Care Association Alliance COVID Financial support survey

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* 1. Which Local authority does your organisation interact with?

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* 2. How would you rate the support received from your Local Authority to council funded placements with providers?

Very Supportive to care providers

Supportive to Care Providers

Slightly Supportive to care providers

Not Supportive to care providers

Created additional work for care providers

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How would you rate the support received from your Local Authority to Privately Funded placements/ clients with providers?

Very Supportive to care providers

Supportive to Care Providers

Slightly Supportive to care providers

Not Supportive to care providers

Created additional work for care providers

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What up-front financial support was offered to providers by your Local Authority?

Lump Sum paid to domiciliary care providers - please specify in the comments box following this question

Pre-payment of short-term fee increases - please specify in the comments box following this question

Prepayment of fees, not clawed back at a later date

Prepayment of fees, to be clawed back at a later date.

Lump Sum paid to care home providers - please specify this in the comments box following this question

No Up front financial support was offered

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Comments

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* 6. What ongoing financial support was offered to providers in April?

Repayment by the Local Authority of any additional COVID costs

Repayment by the Local Authority of some additional COVID costs - please specify in the comments box below

Repayment by the Local Authority of staffing COVID costs - please specify in the comments box below

<1 % increase in fees to Local Authority funded placements with providers

1-4% increase in fees to Local Authority funded placements with providers

5-9% increase in fees to Local Authority funded placements with providers

10% increase in fees to Local Authority funded placements with providers

> 10% increase in fees to Local Authority funded placements with providers

No assistance offered

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What ongoing financial support was offered to providers in May?

Repayment by the Local Authority of any additional COVID costs

Repayment by the Local Authority of some additional COVID costs - please specify in the comments box below

Repayment by the Local Authority of staffing COVID costs - please specify in the comments box below

<1 % increase in fees to Local Authority funded placements with providers

1-4% increase in fees to Local Authority funded placements with providers

5-9% increase in fees to Local Authority funded placements with providers

10% increase in fees to Local Authority funded placements with providers

> 10% increase in fees to Local Authority funded placements with providers

No assistance offered

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What ongoing financial support was offered to providers in June?

Repayment by the Local Authority of any additional COVID costs

Repayment by the Local Authority of some additional COVID costs - please specify in the comments box below

Repayment by the Local Authority of staffing COVID costs - please specify in the comments box below

<1 % increase in fees to Local Authority funded placements with providers

1-4% increase in fees to Local Authority funded placements with providers

5-9% increase in fees to Local Authority funded placements with providers

10% increase in fees to Local Authority funded placements with providers

> 10% increase in fees to Local Authority funded placements with providers

No assistance offered

Other (please specify)

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* 9. comments

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* 10. Has your Local Authority provided free PPE to providers?

Yes - All PPE purchased by providers

Yes - Most PPE purchased by providers

Yes - very limited PPE stocks needed by providers

Yes - only covid specific items (eg. facemasks/ long sleeved gowns)

Yes but only emergency PPE when providers ran out

Yes but costs were recharged to providers at a later date

No - we were only supported through the National Supply Disruption System

No - We received no support at all

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* 11. Of the additional PPE that your providers purchased during the COVID crisis what percentage was provided via government initiatives (eg. the NSDR, Local resilience forums, Clipper etc.)?

100%

75% - 99%

50% - 74%

25% - 49%

1% - 24%

None

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* 12. Has your local authority offered any financial support beyond the end of June, above the Department of Health Infection Control Grant?

Yes

No

Comments

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* 13. Has you Local Authority paid out 75% of the infection control grant to care home providers?

Yes

No

Comments

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* 14. What has your Local Authority decided to spend the additional 25% of the Infection Control Grant on?

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* 15. Do you have any further comments around the Support offered by your Local Authority?