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Market Position Statement 2025 to 2040 for Services for Working Age Adults with Long-Term Needs - Current position 2024/early 2025

Walsall Council Adult Social Care - overall position

There are an estimated 3,524 Walsall citizens in receipt of long-term costed adult social care support as of the end of December 2024.

 The total number of contacts received during April – December 2024 (10,617) was 3.2% higher than during April – December 2023 (10,279). The number of contacts received by 2024/25 financial year end is currently projected to be 16.2% higher than the 2023/24 total. This is evidence of an Increase in demand for adult social care. 

The number of people receiving a long-term service during 2023/24 increased for the second year in a row, with the cumulative figure for 2023/24 standing 7.3% higher than 2022/23. Cumulative figures for 2024/25 April – December 2024 are 4.1% higher than the cumulative total for the equivalent period in 2023/24. 

Below gives a summary of key aspects of Adult Social Care business and key performance measures to December 2024 (Walsall Story, December 2024). It tells a story of improvements against historical performance and in-year so far 2024-2025 and some decreases in performance in key service areas against historical performance and in year so far 2024-2025.

In terms of improvements in performance against key measures so far in 2024-2025: 

  • Improvements in the total number of assessments conducted albeit significant process changes have been implemented since April 2023/24, making it difficult to compare directly 2023/24 to 2024/25
  • % of CQC assessments rating providers Good or Better

 In terms of decreases in performance against key measures so far in 2024- 2025:

  • More people accessing long-term support (more adults of all ages in long-term support)
  • Less people using direct payments.