Changes in Adult Social Care Demand
- COVID-19 has had a significant impact on people receiving and providing adult social care.
- Demand for new assessments has increased when comparing 2019/20 to 2020/21.
- Increases in support experienced not only via First Contact, but also directly into main providers.
- Demand also increased, not only from people living in the community, but also those being discharged from hospital.
New assessments – April 2019 to April 2021
![Changes in Adult Social Care Demand1](/Observatory/insights/Health-and-wellbeing/Joint-Strategic-Needs-Assessment/Joint-Strategic-Needs-Assessment-2021/Ageing-well-in-Staffordshire/Indicators/Changes-in-Adult-Social-Care-Demand1.png)
Source: Staffordshire County Council, Operational Intelligence & Performance Team
In addition, there is an evident shift in the types of adult social care support being provided.
- Overall numbers of long term service users has fallen.
- More specifically nursing and residential service users have remained below pre COVID-19 levels. In contrast community users are showing an upward trend, with home care service users now at a rate above pre-COVID-19 levels.
Nursing/Residential care
![Changes in Adult Social Care Demand2](/Observatory/insights/Health-and-wellbeing/Joint-Strategic-Needs-Assessment/Joint-Strategic-Needs-Assessment-2021/Ageing-well-in-Staffordshire/Indicators/Changes-in-Adult-Social-Care-Demand2.png)
Community care
![Changes in Adult Social Care Demand3](/Observatory/insights/Health-and-wellbeing/Joint-Strategic-Needs-Assessment/Joint-Strategic-Needs-Assessment-2021/Ageing-well-in-Staffordshire/Indicators/Changes-in-Adult-Social-Care-Demand3.png)