NHS Norfolk and Waveney Discharge to Assess 2: Reablement and Recovery Pathway in appropriate Care Home Settings

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NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB sought expressions of interest for the provision of a Discharge to Assess: Reablement and Recovery Pathway in Care Homes within Central Norfolk.NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB sought to commission 28 beds in suitable Care Homes, across two, three or four Providers, to deliver a Reablement and Recovery pathway. This service will form part of our Central Norfolk intermediate care bed model and be supported by Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust (NCHC).This pathway is for individuals registered to a Central Norfolk GP (ie; North Norfolk, South Norfolk and Norwich practices), who are 65 years and over with moderate cognitive decline and who are identified to require a short period of reablement and recovery in an appropriate bedded setting to enable discharge home/usual place of residence (UPOR) or suitable long term placement, following an Acute Hospital admission.The pathway includes an in-reaching multi-disciplinary team (MDT) comprising; Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Social Care and Primary Care with operational delivery through NCHC. An expected date of discharge will be agreed on admission, supported by a patient centred reablement plan together with weekly MDT meetings to enable recovery and progression of discharge plans.The Contract will be for a period of 2 years and 5 months with the option to extend for up to an additional 1 year.The service is priced at £1,200 per bed per week.Prerequisites:Care Homes included in any bids must be within a 5 mile radius of the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital.Care Homes included in any bids are required to have a minimum of six beds available (on the ground floor) from 1st November 2024.Care Homes included in any bids must be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for the delivery of Dementia care.Providers were asked to register their interest via https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome and search via Project Reference: C299308