The provision of five geographically based long term care and support contracts and 2 geographically

Descriptions

The Supporting People at Home model aims to deliver support on a localised, neighbourhood basis by building a collaborative partnership approach between GPs, social workers, community nursing, therapists, palliative care services, home care workers and the voluntary and community sector. This will improve communication, coordination of care, reduce travel time for care workers, therapists and community nurses and offer improved working conditions as well as enhanced quality of care. The services to be commissioned will provide:— Support to maintain well-being or prevent deterioration reducing the need for unnecessary hospital or residential care admission;— Long term support with personal care, minor physical health care and support with daily living; and— Intensive support following a period of hospitalisation or treatment, which enables the person to regain confidence and improve self-help skills in their own home.