Request 101004048419

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like the following information about adult mental health care in residential homes, nursing homes and supported living. Please answer in the attached Excel spreadsheet and return it with your reply.

All questions relate to adults aged 18 to 64 funded by the Local Authority in long-term residential care, nursing care or supported living. Please include placements funded under Section 117 aftercare as well as those under the Care Act 2014, including where these are jointly funded with the ICB.

Information requested

1. Please supply the name, job title, telephone number and email address of the commissioner with responsibility for mental health placements for adults aged 18 to 64, covering residential, nursing and supported living.

2. Please provide the total number of adults aged 18 to 64 with a primary support reason or primary diagnosis of mental health funded by the Local Authority in long-term care – residential care, nursing care and supported living separately. Please give an end-of-year snapshot (at 31 March) for each of 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26, and the most up-to-date figure available for 2026/27.

3. Please provide the number of new long-term placements made for adults aged 18 to 64 with a mental health need – residential care, nursing care and supported living separately. Please give the number during 2025/26 (year to 31 March 2026) and during 2026/27 to date.

4. Please provide the highest, lowest and average weekly rate paid for placements for adults aged 18 to 64 with a mental health need – residential care, nursing care and supported living separately – for 2026/27 or the latest year available, together with the average for 2025/26 for comparison. For supported living, please give the care and support fee only, excluding rent and housing costs, and please state the average hourly rate if care and support is commissioned by the hour. If you use weekly rate bands, please give these too.

5. Please provide a list of providers of residential care, nursing care and supported living used by the Local Authority for adults aged 18 to 64 with a mental health need. For each provider, please give the setting (residential, nursing or supported living), the number of service users, and the gross expenditure, using the latest month available (or financial year 2025/26 if not), and state the month used.