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Short Term Services

Meeting: 20/07/2022 - Improvement and Scrutiny Committee - People (Item 22)

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The purpose of this report is to consider the offer of the Short Term Services (Homecare) for local Derbyshire residents

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Minutes:

Linda Elba-Porter, Service Director Adult Social Care and Tanya Henson, Assistant Director Adult Social Care, attended the meeting to present a report on the offer of Short Term Services (Homecare) for Derbyshire residents. Short Term Services offered an opportunity for local residents to restore all or part of their independence with daily living tasks following an admission into hospital or a crisis in the community. The offer supported people to remain in their own and local communities.

 

In 2019, the Authority had established a different way of working to support residents of Derbyshire to achieve the most independent outcome possible. Starting in 2020, this way of working had been piloted before it was rolled out countywide in 2021 and Adult Care was committed to maintaining people in their homes and communities whenever possible. An example and timeline of the process was presented.

 

Early 2022, the demand for the service had increased and a lack of long term homecare had had an  impact. Recruitment and retention had also emerged as an issue for the short termservice. There were local and national workforce challenges that impacteddelivery

 

Therefore, the purpose of the current review had been to identify opportunities for positive change, which would result in local residents receiving a consistent service that recognised local variation, the expertise of partner agencies and utilisation of voluntary and community support. The focus would be to generate increased capacity so that more local people could benefit from the  service

 

It was acknowledged that during the pandemic many care workers had had to upskill quite quickly in order to deal with end of life care. Members discussed whether this topic was appropriate for further consideration at a scrutiny committee.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the Committee notes:

 

a)    The offer of the Short Term Services and the benefits for local residents who were either leaving hospital or experiencing a crisis to remain in their own homes; and

 

b)    The further changes planned for the service.