The UK Care Report – Islington, December 2018
Compare the cost, quality, speed, availability, and NHS wait times of care in Islington, London
Last updated: 04/12/2018
Cost of home care in Islington
Most home care providers in Islington charge between:
£12.96 – £20.48
£16.72 average hourly cost
Source: based on price per offer of every provider that has offered on Care Sourcer in 2018. Cost distribution is calculated as one standard deviation from the mean average cost, which is 68% of care offers.
Cost of care per hour in Islington vs. the London average
Availability of home care in Islington
8.55 offers
On average a care request in Islington will get 8.55 offers.
Source: based on providers offering on Care Sourcer 2018
Average offers per request in Islington vs. the London average
Quality of home care in Islington
The majority of Islington care offers on Care Sourcer are rated:
Good
Islington quality comparison, vs UK as a whole
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. They are responsible for inspecting care providers to make sure they are delivering high-quality care.
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Waiting times for care in Islington
When people are waiting for discharge from hospital, how long does it take them to find care?
<table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><thead><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><th scope="col" style="padding: 8px;"></th><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><th scope="col" style="padding: 8px;">NHS or Council-sourced care</th><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><th scope="col" style="padding: 8px;">Care found with Care Sourcer</th><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></thead><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td scope="row" style="padding: 8px;">Average wait for care in Islington</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="padding: 8px;"><strong>11 days</strong><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->Once deemed medically fit to leave, it take an average of 10.93 days for a patient to be discharged from a London hospital.</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="padding: 8px;"><strong>18 minutes</strong><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->Average time receive your first care offer from a CQC-registered care provider</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td scope="row" style="padding: 8px;">Choice of care providers</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="padding: 8px;">Typically one provider with availability</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="padding: 8px;">An average of 8.55 providers with availability</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td scope="row" style="padding: 8px;">Who finds the care?</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="padding: 8px;">NHS or the Local Authority</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="padding: 8px;">You, supported by Care Sourcer’s care matching experts</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td scope="row" style="padding: 8px;">Who pays for the care?</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="padding: 8px;">NHS or the Local Authority</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="padding: 8px;">NHS or Local Authority if using Direct Payment or you, if you are assessed by the council as self-funded or paying privately</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></table>
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