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

ASCS

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

Age (ASCS)

Age Group (ASCS)

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

Ethnic Group

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?

Details the language of the questionnaire completed by the survey participant

Language of questionnaire used

The method utilised to purchase the care package for clients.

Mechanism of Delivery

Method by which the survey participant's responses were collected

Method of Collection (ASCS)

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)

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)

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

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

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?

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

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

Q13 - How is your health in general?

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 - 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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?

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?

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 £

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?

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

Religion (ASCS)

Service User is a Full Cost Client

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

Sexual Orientation (ASCS)

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

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

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.

Was an interpreter used? (ASCS)

Details the type of questionnaire the survey respondent was sent

Which questionnaire was used?

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

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?

XML Mapping - 0.xml

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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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Currency

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primarySupportReason

Q1ER

Q1Std

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generalHealthQ13

Q14a

Q14b

Q15a

Q15b

Q15c

Q15d

Q16a

Q16b

Q16c

Q16d

homeMeetsNeedsQ17

gettingAroundQ18

Q19a

Q19b

Q19c

Q20a

Q20b

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Q22a

Q22b

Q22c

Q22d

Q22e

Q22f

Q2ER

Q2Std

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stratum

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questionnaireType

Name	Description	Type	Occurs
Age (ASCS)	The age of the survey participant. Age is calculated as at the day of extraction of the eligible population	Number	Could occur once
Age Group (ASCS)	Categorised age of survey participant	Custom	Could occur once
Complete Cost of Care Package Does this budget include any care home fees?	Information about the make up of the survey participant's care package	Custom	Could occur once
Complete Cost of Care Package Does this budget include any contributions made by the service user?	Information about the make up of the survey participant's care package	Custom	Could occur once
Complete Cost of Care Package Does this budget include any equipment costs?	Information about the make up of the survey participant's care package	Custom	Could occur once
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?	Information about the make up of the survey participant's care package	Custom	Could occur once
Complete Cost of Care Package Gross annual budget on services in financial year, to the nearest £	Information about the make up of the survey participant's care package. Gross annual budget on services in financial year, to the nearest £	£	Could occur once
Complete Cost of Care Package Has the service user received any centrally funded services not included in the budget?	Information about the make up of the survey participant's care package	Custom	Could occur once
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	Information about the make up of the survey participant's care package	Text	Could occur once
Did the user request a copy of the report?	Details whether the survey participant requested a copy of the survey results report once it has been released	Yes or No	Could occur once

Personal Social Services Adult Social Care Survey: data specification

Personal Social Services Adult Social Care SurveyASCS

Elements

Type

Occurs