Partnerships for Older People Projects

POPP is an initiative being led by the Department of Health, providing £60m funding to council-based partneships to set up innovative pilot projects to:

• Provide person-centred and integrated care for older people.
• Encourage investment in preventative approaches which promote health, well being and independence for older people.

The strategic aim of 'Partnerships for Older People Projects' is to test and evaluate innovative approaches that enable a sustained focus on prevention. It is expected that partnerships will demonstrate improved outcomes in:-

• Providing more low level care and support in the community with a view to preventing or delaying the need for higher intensity and more costly care
• Reducing avoidable emergency admissions to hospital
• Supporting more older people to live at home or in supported housing such as sheltered or Extra-care housing rather than in long-term residential care.