Daffodil is a web-based system developed by the Institute of Public Care (IPC) for the Welsh Government.

The system pulls together in one place the information you need to plan what care services might be required in your local area in the future.  Information from research and population projections show potential need for care over the next 20 years for children, adults and older people.

Provides population data by age band, gender, ethnic group, and by disability living allowance, and household growth data, for local authorities and local health boards in Wales.

Prevalence rates from research are applied to the children’s population projections: deprivation, family composition, mental health problem, limiting long term illness, disability, learning disability, autistic spectrum disorders (ASD), Down's syndrome, challenging behaviour, visual impairment, hearing impairment, epilepsy, obesity, parental health, abuse and neglect, provision of unpaid care.

The following data is applied to population projections: teenage pregnancies, youth justice - offences resulting in a disposal.

Prevalence rates from research are applied to the young people’s and/or adult and older people population projections: living alone, tenure, no central heating, provision of unpaid care, limiting long term illness, bronchitis and emphysema, continence, diabetes, falls – A&E attendance and falls - hospital admissions, hearing impairment, visual impairment, heart condition, obesity, stroke, physical disability, domestic tasks, self care, mobility, learning disability, including Down's syndrome, challenging behaviour, autistic spectrum disorders (ASD); mental health problems including drugs misuse and hospital admissions, alcohol – binge drinking, suicide, survivors of childhood sexual abuse and dementia including early onset.

Finally, nationally available performance data on adults and older people receiving community based, reablement and residential services are applied to the projected population figures.

Picture of lady reading with two children - supplied by and reproduced with kind permission from Age Cymru.