Publication of “Domiciliary Care Services for Adults in Northern Ireland (2017)”

Date published: 20 December 2017

The Department of Health today published a statistical bulletin summarising information on adults receiving domiciliary care services during a survey week in September 2017.

The Department of Health today published a statistical bulletin summarising information on adults receiving domiciliary care services during a survey week in September 2017.

The bulletin presents information on the numbers of clients receiving domiciliary care, contact hours, domiciliary care visits and intensive domiciliary care provision.

The survey was completed by each Health and Social Care Trust between October and December 2017.

Key Facts and Figures:

During the survey week in September 2017:

Contact Hours

  • An estimated 261,652 contact hours of domiciliary care were provided by HSC Trusts in Northern Ireland, a decrease of 3% (7,231) from the survey week in 2016 (268,883).
  • The statutory sector provided 31% of domiciliary care contact hours, with 69% provided by the independent sector.
  • An average of 11.3 domiciliary care contact hours were provided per client, the same when compared to 2016 (11.3).

Clients Receiving Domiciliary Care

  • HSC Trusts provided domiciliary care services for 23,195 clients, 3% less than the number during the survey week in 2016 (23,873).

Domiciliary Care Visits

  • 493,700 domiciliary care visits were provided to clients, 28% from the statutory sector and 72% from the independent sector.
  • Over half (51%) of all domiciliary care visits provided to clients were between 16 and 30 minutes long.  Over three in ten (31%) visits were 15 minutes or less and under one in five (18%) were more than 30 minutes long.
  • 10,176 clients received a domiciliary care visit lasting 15 minutes or less, over two-fifths (44%) of all clients receiving domiciliary care.

Service Intensity

  • Nearly nine-tenths (86%) of all clients receiving domiciliary care services received 6 or more visits. The proportion of clients receiving 6 or more visits has increased by 2% (327) since 2013.

Clients Receiving Intensive Domiciliary Care

  • 8,445 clients received intensive domiciliary care services, 4% (307) less than during the survey week in 2016 (8,752).

Notes to editors: 

1. All publications are available online.

2. About the data:

The source of the data contained in this release is the Departmental CC7b statistical return which is collected from HSC Trusts on an annual basis.

Figures incorporate all returns and amendments received from HSC Trusts up to 15th December 2017.

3. This statistical bulletin was produced by Community Information Branch, DoH.

Further information is available from:

Community Information Branch
Department of Health
Room 11
Annexe 2
Castle Buildings
Stormont Estate
Belfast
BT4 3SQ

Tel:     (028) 90 528134

E-mail: cib@health-ni.gov.uk

Internet: https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/topics/dhssps-statistics-and-research-social-services/social-care-statistics

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