| Demographic variables |
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| Local Authority |
Name of Local Authority providing care |
| Postcode |
Postal area code |
| Datazone |
Scottish neighbourhood statistics small area geography datazone relating to postcode of client |
| Date of Birth |
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| Age |
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| Gender |
Multiple choice. 1. Male 2. Female |
| Ethnic Group |
Multiple choice – 6 potential levels. 1. White, 2. Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 3. Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British 4. African, Caribbean or Black 5. Other 6. Ethnic Background Not Disclosed |
| Alone |
Flag indicating whether client lives alone |
| Type of Housing |
Multiple choice 1. Mainstream 2. Supported 3. Long-stay Care Home 4. Hospital or another medical establishment |
| Carer |
Flag indicating whether client is known to have a carer |
| Care Plan Date |
Date of care plan review (optional) |
| IoRN Date |
Date Indicator of Relative Need assessment (optional) |
| IoRN score |
Indicator of Relative Need score (optional) |
| Housing Support |
Flag indicating whether client received housing support |
| Hot Meal |
Flag indicating whether client received Meals on Wheels (Hot) |
| Frozen Meal |
Flag indicating whether client received Meals on Wheels (Frozen) |
| Home Care |
Flag indicating whether client received Home Care |
| Social Work |
Flag indicating whether client is known to have a social worker or support worker |
| Alarm |
Flag indicating whether client received a community alarm |
| Telecare |
Flag indicating whether client received another form of telecare other than an alarm |
| SDS |
Flag indicating whether client received Self-directed Support funding |
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| Client Group Variables |
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| Client Group |
Group that client belongs to (more than one category can be returned) – 9 potential levels: Dementia, Mental Health Problems, Learning Disability, Physical Disability, Addiction, Palliative Care, Carer’s, Problems arising due to Infirmity due to age, Other. |
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| Home Care Variables |
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| Total weekly home care hours |
Scheduled number of weekly home care hours provided, available split by provision (e.g. Local Authority, Private provider etc.), scheduled or actual hours, and number of Free Personal Care hours provided |
| MultiStaff |
Indicated if two or more staff are required for home care visits |
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| Self-Directed Support Variables |
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| SDS Option |
Whether receiving option 1, 2, or 3 (Multiple options can be returned) |
| SDS start date |
Start date of time period associated with SDS Care Package |
| SDS end date |
End date of time period associated with SDS Care Package |
| TotValueSDS |
Total Value of the SDS package |
| ValueSDS1 |
Total Value of SDS1 package |
| ValueSDS2 |
Total Value of SDS2 package |
| ValueSDS3 |
Total Value of SDS3 package (optional) |
| SDSContrib |
Contributors to Financial Value of Total Care Package – 7 potential levels: Social Work, Housing, Independent Living, Health, Client, Other, Not known |
| SDSNeeds |
Type of assessed support needs provided through SDS – 10 potential levels: Personal Care, Health Care, Domestic Tasks, Housing Support, Social Educational Recreational, Equipment & Temporary Adaptions, Short Breaks, Meals, Other, Not known |
| SDSSupport |
Type of support mechanism provided through SDS – 6 potential levels: Client employs one/more Personal Assistant, Client purchases service from or has service provided by Local Authority, Client purchases services from a private provider, Client purchases services from a voluntary provider, Client purchases services from another source, Not known. |
