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- 1. Prevention and EarlyIntervention Services In Knowsley Graham Keeling Commissioning and Independent Living Services Manager To Support Residents to Live Longer, Healthier Lives in Their Own Homes
- 2. Centre for IndependentLiving (CIL)
- 3. CIL Based Services Centrefor Independent Living Sensory Impairment Community Loan Store Integrated Adaptations Team Equipment Retail and Showroom Wheelchair Services Home Improvement Agency Blue badge Services Knowsley user Led Organisation AT Demonstration Area and accessOccupational Therapy Services Falls Services Postural Stability
- 4. Original Aims ofthe CIL • Reduced Waiting Times • Simple for residents to access information, support and low level preventative services • People with more complex needs seen by fewer professionals; don’t have to access different Directorates, teams and locations • Improved health, economic, social and environmental outcomes for people with disabilities • Residents initially seen by non statutory providers for guidance, advice and sign posting.
- 5. Care & RepairKnowsley / Home Improvement Agency • In the last financial year over 5000 of our residents received a service from the C&R Service. • The trusted assessor & combined handyperson service provides a quick and simple way for residents with low level needs to access preventative services such as additional rails up the stairs, grab rails, lever taps, alterations to steps, etc as well as usual handy person repair work. • The core service assists residents to maintain and repair their own homes, i.e. rewiring, re-roofing, replacement windows, etc. • Other C&R services include home from hospital service, crisis support service to prevent admission or promote early discharge, low level equipment retail services, temporary wheelchair loans, gardening, decorating services.
- 6. Is C&R deliveringwhat is required? • Residents originally told us they wanted a one stop simple access service to minor adaptations & equipment. • C&R deliver this and prevent huge numbers of residents having to enter statutory services. • C&R pick up some of the most complex housing and care needs in our borough.
- 7. DFG Provision • TeamDirectly Managed by Commissioner with budget responsibility for all of the other related services that go hand in hand with DFG. • Team Located in the CIL alongside all the related prevention services. • Frameworks in place for routine adaptations and lifts. • Minor Adaptations managed by team outside of DFG provision.
- 8. DFG Provision • Grantsand surveying staff employed within social care structure not housing. • All grant staff are trusted assessor trained. • Frameworks in place for routine adaptations and lifts. • Quality Checking of completed DFG works is carried out by the Care and Repair officers separate to the grant staff.
- 9. Housing Options Support •Dedicated officer that works across CBL service, Housing Strategy, OT’s and Grants staff and leads on Extra Care nominations policy. • OT and Grant staff linked in to housing developments, extra care and other housing options services.
- 10. Extra Care CaseStudy • 2 Brothers in late 50’s both have physical disabilities and one also has learning difficulties • Younger brother cared for older brother in a rented property until recently when a breakdown in his caring role occurred • Older brother was admitted to nursing care. • Extra Care is now allowing the brothers to live back together in the community and with 24/7 support on site the younger brother is able to continue his caring role and get a break when needed
- 11. Can it bebetter? A combined Trusted Assessor, Handy Person, Grants Officer with knowledge of all assistive technology, support services and housing options. BUT we are not quite there yet!
- 12. Anyone from FinanceHere? Does all the performance KPI’s and average benchmarking work make a difference?
- 13. Thank You -Any Questions ?