See answers to previous information requests

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information regarding placements and spending for older person’s care home services. Please report all fees without Funded Nursing Contribution (FNC).

1. Who within the Local Authority, has the commissioning responsibility for care home placements for older people (aged 65+)? Please provide their:
a) Name: Charlotte Sehmi
b) Job title: Operational Commissioning Manager
c) Telephone number: 0118 9746000
d) Email address: charlotte.sehmi@wokingham.gov.uk

2. Please provide the gross total expenditure on older person’s (age 65+) services for financial years 2023/24, 2024/25 (actual) and financial year 2025/26 (projected):
For question 2a, please provide total spend on personal social services for people aged 65+. This will include spend on residential, nursing, and domiciliary care (2b, 2c, and 2d) as well as other social care for older people such as day services, etc
a) Gross total expenditure on older person's (65+) services:
2023/24: £28,510,700
2024/25: £31,306,167
2025/26: £33,632,100
b) Gross total expenditure on residential home placements (65+)
2023/24: £8,383,449
2024/25: £9,119,821
2025/26: £9,727,230
c) Gross total expenditure on nursing home placements (65+)
2023/24: £9,795,000
2024/25: £10,683,568
2025/26: £11,344,230
d) Gross total expenditure on domiciliary care/home care (65+)
2023/24: £9,748,544
2024/25: £10,795,802
2025/26: £11,760,540

3. Please provide figures for the total number of older people (aged 65 and over) that the council has funded during the financial years 2023/24, 2024/25 (actual), and 2025/26 (projected). This should include both new placements made during each year and ongoing placements funded by the council:
a) Residential care
2023/24: 235
2024/25: 261
2025/26: 258 (as of 13/02/2026)
b) Residential dementia care
Not distinguishable so included in above answer
c) Nursing care
2023/24: 262
2024/25: 279
2025/26: 250 (as of 13/02/2026)
d) Nursing dementia care
Not distinguishable so included in above answer
e) Domiciliary care/home care
2023/24: 739
2024/25: 760
2025/26: 708 (as of 13/02/2026)

4. Please provide the total number of adults (aged 18-64) with a primary need of dementia (including early-onset dementia), funded by the LA, receiving long-term nursing care in a care home, for the financial year 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26 (projected), broken down by the following weekly fee bands:
a) Under £2,000 per week:With primary need type of Support with Memory and Cognition (not all of these people will be diagnosed with dementia but this is the closest primary need type that we have)
2023/24 - 2
2024/25 - 1
2025/26 -1
b) Over £2,000 per week: 0

5. Please provide a list of all providers with which the LA is funding older people (aged 65+) with dementia receiving nursing care in care homes, where the cost of care exceeds £2,000 per week.
Abbeycrest Nursing Home - Aria Health Care Group

6. Please provide the highest, average (mean), lowest weekly fees paid for care home placements for older people (aged 65+) in financial years 2023/24, 2024/25 (actual) and 2025/26 (projected):
a) Older person’s residential
As of 31/03/2024:
max - £4,305, average - £1,085, min - £299
As of 31/03/2025:
max - £11,334, average - £1,170, min - £299
As of 13/02/2026:
max - £6,440, average - £1,187, min - £352
b) Older person’s residential dementia
Not distinguishable so included in above answer
c) Older person’s nursing
As of 31/03/2024:
max - £11,130, average - £1,130, min - £171
As of 31/03/2025:
max - £8,978, average - £1,273, min - £171
As of 13/02/2026:
max - £4,935, average - £1,256, min - £261
d) Older person’s nursing dementia
Not distinguishable so included in above answer

7. Please provide the set or banded weekly fees paid for care home placements for older people (aged 65+) in financial year 2023/24, 2024/25 (actual) and 2025/26:
a) Older person’s residential
b) Older person’s residential dementia
c) Older person’s nursing
d) Older person’s nursing dementia
We do not have set or banded weekly fees.

8. Please provide the proposed average percentage uplift to the weekly rate paid by the council between 2024/25 and 2025/26:
a) Older person’s residential: 3.4% uplift up to Councils Approved Rate of £956 (no uplift above approved rate)
b) Older person’s residential dementia: 3.4% uplift up to Councils Approved Rate of £982 (no uplift above approved rate)
c) Older person’s nursing: 3.4% uplift up to Councils Approved Rate of £1034 (no uplift above approved rate)
d) Older person’s nursing dementia: 3.4% uplift up to Councils Approved Rate of £1034 (no uplift above approved rate).