Personal Social Services Adult Social Care Survey Data Provision Notice

Adult Social Care Data Hub

This survey asks service users questions about quality of life and what impact care and support services have on their quality of life.

The results of the survey are used to improve local services and to populate indicators in the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF).
It is an important resource for reporting what has been achieved for local people, supporting development and improvement of local services and enabling people to make better choices about their care.

This standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

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Personal Social Services Adult Social Care Survey

The age of the survey participant. Age is calculated as at the day of extraction of the eligible population

Age (ASCS)

The results of the survey are used to improve local services and to populate indicators in the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF).
It is an important resource for reporting what has been achieved for local people, supporting development and improvement of local services and enabling people to make better choices about their care.

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Adult Social Care Data Collections

Adult Social Care Deferred Payment Agreements

Adult Social Care Finance Return

Blind and Partially Sighted People Register

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards under the Mental Capacity Act 2005

Guardianship Under the Mental Health Act 1983

Personal Social Services Survey of Adult Carers in England

Safeguarding Adults Collection

Short and Long Term activity return

NHSE-SD Data Catalogue

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ageGroup

Age Group (ASCS)

yesNoMissing

Information about the make up of the survey participant's care package

Complete Cost of Care Package Does this budget include any care home fees?

Complete Cost of Care Package Does this budget include any contributions made by the service user?

Complete Cost of Care Package Does this budget include any equipment costs?

Complete Cost of Care Package Does this budget include other streams of funding outside of social care (e.g. from the Independent Living Fund) which are seen as part of the service user’s budget?

Currency

Information about the make up of the survey participant's care package. Gross annual budget on services in financial year, to the nearest £

Complete Cost of Care Package Gross annual budget on services in financial year, to the nearest £

Complete Cost of Care Package Has the service user received any centrally funded services not included in the budget?

Text

Complete Cost of Care Package Please provide information on the types of centrally funded services the user has received and any other information regarding the cost of the package

yesNo

Details whether the survey participant requested a copy of the survey results report once it has been released

Did the user request a copy of the report?

ethnicGroup

Defined as the ethnic group that the individual considers themselves to be.

Ethnic Group

gender

Gender (ASCS)

Details whether the survey participant is a replacement for someone who has been excluded form the sample for any of the reasons detailed in the guidance document.

Is this a replacement for someone who has been excluded for any reason?

language

Details the language of the questionnaire completed by the survey participant

Language of questionnaire used

mechanismOfDelivery

The method utilised to purchase the care package for clients.

Mechanism of Delivery

methodOfCollectionASCS

Method by which the survey participant's responses were collected

Method of Collection (ASCS)

primarySupportReason

The Primary Support Reason describes why the survey participant requires social care support; the primary disability / impairment impacting on the participant’s quality of life and creating a need for support and assistive care.

Primary Support Reason (ASCS)

Q1ER

Question used in the adult social care survey

Q1 - Overall, how satisfied are you with the care and support services you receive? (Easy-read questionnaire)

Q1Std

Q1 - Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the care and support services you receive? (Standard questionnaire)

havingHelpQ10

Q10 - Which of these statements best describes how having help to do things makes you think and feel about yourself?

howHelpedQ11

Q11 - Which of these statements best describes how the way you are helped and treated makes you think and feel about yourself?

findingAdviceQ12

Q12 - In the past year, have you generally found it easy or difficult to find information and advice about support, services or benefits?

generalHealthQ13

Q13 - How is your health in general?

Q14a

Q14a - By placing a tick in one box in each group below, please indicate which statements best describe your own health state today. a. Pain or discomfort

Q14b

Q14b - By placing a tick in one box in each group below, please indicate which statements best describe your own health state today. b. Anxiety or depression

Q15a

Q15[a] - Do you usually manage to get around indoors (except steps) by yourself?

Q15b

Q15[b] - Do you usually manage to get in and out of a bed (or chair) by yourself?

Q15c

Q15[c] - Do you usually manage to feed yourself?

Q15d

Q15[d] - Do you usually deal with finances and paperwork - for example, paying bills, writing letters - by yourself?

Q16a

Q16[a] - Do you usually manage to wash all over by yourself, using either a bath or shower?

Q16b

Q16[b] - Do you usually manage to get dressed and undressed by yourself?

Q16c

Q16[c] - Do you usually manage to use the WC/toilet by yourself?

Q16d

Q16[d] - Do you usually manage to wash your face and hands by yourself?

homeMeetsNeedsQ17

Q17 - How well do you think your home is designed to meet your needs?

gettingAroundQ18

Q18 - Thinking about getting around outside of your home, which of the following statements best describes your present situation?

Q19a

Q19[a] - Do you receive any practical help on a regular basis from your husband/wife, partner, friends, neighbours or family members? Yes, from someone living in my household

Q19b

Q19[b] - Do you receive any practical help on a regular basis from your husband/wife, partner, friends, neighbours or family members? Yes, from someone living in another household

Q19c

Q19[c] - Do you receive any practical help on a regular basis from your husband/wife, partner, friends, neighbours or family members? No

Q20a

Q20[a] - Do you buy any additional care or support privately or pay more to 'top up' your care and support? Yes, I buy some more care and support with my own money

Q20b

Q20[b] - Do you buy any additional care or support privately or pay more to 'top up' your care and support? Yes, my family pays for some more care and support for me

Q20c

Q20[c] - Do you buy any additional care or support privately or pay more to 'top up' your care and support? No

Q21 - Did you have any help from someone else to complete this questionnaire?

Q22a

Q22[a] - What type of help did you have? I didn't have any help

Q22b

Q22[b] - What type of help did you have? Someone else read the questions to me

Q22c

Q22[c] - What type of help did you have? Someone else translated the questions for me

Q22d

Q22[d] - What type of help did you have? Someone else wrote down the answers for me

Q22e

Q22[e] - What type of help did you have? I talked through the questions with someone else

Q22f

Q22[f] - What type of help did you have? Someone answered for me, without asking me the questions

Q2ER

Q2a - Thinking about the good and bad things that make up your quality of life, how would you rate the quality of your life as a whole? (Easy-read questionnaire)

Q2Std

Q2a - Thinking about the good and bad things that make up your quality of life, how would you rate the quality of your life as a whole? (Standard questionnaire)

Q2b - Do care and support services help you to have a better quality of life?

Q2c - Which of the following statements best describes how much choice you have over care and support services you receive?

Q3a - Which of the following statements best describes how much control you have over your daily life?

Q3b - Do care and support services help you in having control over your daily life?

Q4a - Thinking about keeping clean and presentable in appearance, which of the following statements best describes your situation?

Q4b - Do care and support services help you in keeping clean and presentable in appearance?

Q5a - Thinking about the food and drink you get, which of the following statements best describes your situation?

Q5b - Do care and support services help you to get food and drink?

Q6a - Which of the following statements best describes how clean and comfortable your home is?

Q6b - Do care and support services help you in keeping your home clean and comfortable?

Q7a - Which of the following statements best describes how safe you feel?

Q7b - Do care and support services help you in feeling safe?

Q8a - Thinking about how much contact you've had with people you like, which of the following statements best describes your social situation?

Q8b - Do care and support services help you in having social contact with people?

Q9a - Which of the following statements best describes how you spend your time?

Q9b - Do care and support services help you in the way you spend your time?

religion

Defined as the religion that the individual considers themselves to be.

Religion (ASCS)

Service User is a Full Cost Client

sexualOrientation

Defined as the sexual orientation that the individual considers themselves to be.

Sexual Orientation (ASCS)

stratum

Each survey participant is categorised into one of four strata according to their age, gender, primary support reason, and support setting. Dividing the survey's eligible population into these strata allows for stratified random sampling and response weighting.

Stratum

supportSetting

Primary setting of services received by the survey participant.

Support Setting (ASCS)

Details whether an advocate aided the survey participant in completing the questionnaire.

Was an advocate used? (ASCS)

Details whether an interpreter aided the survey participant in completing the questionnaire.

Personal Social Services Adult Social Care Survey: data specification

Age (ASCS)

Relationships

Data type