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- 1. National Body forHome Improvement Agencies Improving Delivery of the Disabled Facilities Grant DFG Champions Roadshows Autumn 2019
- 2. About Foundations • NationalBody for Home Improvement Agencies since 2000 • As contracted by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government • Here to support with improving the delivery of DFGs • Almost everything we do is FREE OF CHARGE* • Advice, support, training, workshops – please ask. *Apart from software, external training and in-depth consultancy #DFGChampions
- 3. #DFGChampions “The sum ofthe expertise of the people in the audience is greater than the sum of the expertise of the people on the stage” Dave Winer
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- 6. DFG Theory ofChange #DFGChampions
- 7. Theory of Change? •Sometimes called “logic chains” or “logic models” • Improvement projects are usually: • Time limited • Focus on improving the process • But what impact will that make, and when? • What about continual improvement? • Lots of reporting but no clear view of what you do? • A theory of change links up the change process so you can measure if it works #DFGChampions
- 8. Theory of Change •Helpteams work together to achieve a shared understanding of a project and its aims. •Bring the process of change to the forefront. •Make projects more effective •Quickly communicate a project’s aims •Encourage teams to engage with the existing evidence base #DFGChampions
- 9. Working back fromthe Impact •Developing a theory of change #DFGChampions Inputs Activities Outputs Outcomes Impact Work backwards
- 10. Required Impact • From2015 Spending Review: • Increased funding to deliver 85,000 adaptations per year • This is expected to prevent 8,500 people from needing to go into a care home in 2019-20 • Assumes 10% of DFG recipients are prevented from needing residential care • Use NHS Number to link DFG and Care data #DFGChampions
- 11. DFG Logic ChainExample #DFGChampions Inputs Activities Outputs Outcomes Impacts Budget? Staff? How many people assessed or supported to apply? How many DFGs approved, how quick? How many homes adapted? Less people entering residential care
- 12. DFG Baseline for2018/19 #DFGChampions Inputs Activities Outputs Outcomes Impacts £1.2m of DFG 4 FTE staff 123 DFG applications Avg DFG £9,750, 116 days from application 110 homes adapted 11 fewer people entering residential care
- 13. Inputs and Activities •Charge an agency fee? • Pays for more staff • Supports people better • And means lower average grants (including the fee) • Introduce or update RRO policy? • Simplify the process • More grants processed per member of staff • More staff? More budget? Alliance Contracting? #DFGChampions
- 14. Grant Uses Showers Straight stairlift Curved stairlift RampExtension Other 55% 15% 10% 10% 3% 7% £4,755 £2,358 £4,495 £3,928 £31,939 N/A #DFGChampions
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- 16. DFG - SausageMachine? #DFGChampions
- 17. Traditional DFG Delivery Person contacts Social Services Occupational Therapist makes assessment Agencyhelps with application Local Authority approves Grant Contractor carries out works
- 18. #DFGChampions “In every fieldof inquiry, it is true that all things should be made as simple as possible – but no simpler.” Albert Einstein “And for every problem that is muddled by over- complexity, a dozen are muddled by over- simplifying.” Sydney J. Harris
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- 20. The Wall –Housing and OTs #DFGChampions
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- 22. We’ll be backnext year! Thank you for Coming! Please complete the survey