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Homecare Re-ablement Approach
Added on
12/03/2009
Updated on
20/04/2009
CSED's Homecare Re-ablement work seeks to improve choice and quality of life for adults who need care. Evidence shows that focused timely bursts of therapy, intermediate care or homecare can either prevent hospital admission or post hospital transfer to long-term care, or appropriately reduce the level of ongoing home care support required. Benefits include:
- maximised independence
- minimised whole life cost of care.
Social care and health services will always need to make best use of limited resources. Demographic projections also show an increasing demand on all modes of care. The approach needs to ensure that the lowest appropriate level of intervention is provided set within an active and ongoing assessment process to balance risk against 'quality of life' for adults who need care. Other initiatives such as telecare services will also play a significant part in supporting people in their 'home', whether it be an individual residence, sheltered or extra care housing.
CSED's re-ablement work focuses on four main projects
- Review of continued roll-out and support for re-ablement
- Prospective longitudinal study
- Homecare re-ablement for those on maintenance packages
- Post-initial re-ablement phase
- Outline of Proposed Direction for 2008/2009
Building on the work completed during the last comprehensive spending review to support councils with development of their homecare re-ablement services, CSED have identified four projects that it will...
For more information about Homecare Re-ablement, contact the programme leader, gerald.pilkington@dh.gsi.gov.uk
Home Re-ablement
"Homecare Re-ablement is a sea change in the way Social Care can be delivered for adults. It represents a real opportunity to focus resources on person centred care and improve services. Several local authorities have been redesigning services and CSED have taken a lead, holding a workshop in January which was a great opportunity for Councils to come together, share experience and best practice to take this important agenda forward"
Anne Williams, former Director of Social Services, Salford City Council
Homecare Re-ablement at Wirral Around Hospital
"We a have a Homecare Re-ablement service in place at Wirral around hospital discharges and are very happy with the impact it is having. We are looking at expanding the service into other areas and look forward to working more with CSED."
Anne Bailey - Service Manager - Home Care, Wirral Borough Council