Accommodation Services for Older People

(ASOP) programme

What’s it all about?

Hertfordshire County Councilwww.hertsdirect.org

Presentation outline

• Purpose of this programme

• Objectives of this programme

• Working together

• Local Programme Boards

• Local Programme Managers

• Vision for the future

Purpose of this programme

• To give older people more choice about where they live by increasing the type and capacity of accommodation based services

• To ensure there is sufficient residential and nursing home capacity for older people who require it

• To ensure extra care housing is increased across Hertfordshire (Extra Care Housing being a group of apartments for older people with 24 hour care available)

• To achieve a better balance of residential care home -v- extra care housing

Objectives of this programme

• Secure sufficient care capacity, all of a high standard

• Make best use of resources across partner agencies including revenue funding, capital and land

• Ensure the right amount of housing related support is available

• Engage with individuals (current and future tenants) and carers - responding to their views

• Address the needs of black and minority ethnic service users and carers

The key partnerships

• Hertfordshire County Council with the ten District / Borough Councils and the two PCTs have signed up to the Accommodation Services for Older People programme

• Working with Age Concern (Herts) – Hertfordshire Voice

Local programme boards

• Sit below countywide programme board and governance arrangements

• HCC + District / Borough Council + PCT + Age Concern (Hertfordshire Voice) + providers, as appropriate

• Share mapping and candidate project areas

• Local partnership forum

Local programme managers

• Heather Russell – Dacorum + St Albans

• Sue Fox – North Herts + Stevenage

• Barry Fearon – Welwyn Hatfield

• Ted Maddex – Watford + Three Rivers + Hertsmere

• David Quirke-Thornton – Broxbourne + East Herts

Local programme managersand their wider roles

• Heather Russell – respite care

• Sue Fox – property

• Barry Fearon – community equipment

• Ted Maddex – telecare and telehealth

• David Quirke-Thornton – programme management

More people living longer demands a new vision for the future

• We want older people to be happy with their accommodation and care / support

• We don’t want older people to feel lonely or isolated

• We want family carers to feel confident

• We want a range of accommodation that’s affordable for older people and us, the local authorities

What the vision will look like

• Many more older people living and supported in their own homes

• Many more older people using an Individual Budget – choice and personal control

• Many more older people living in accommodation based care services (e.g. extra care housing)

The challenge for us

• More than 100 project sites already identified

• Beginning to shift the balance from residential care to extra care housing

• Building into all change a ‘balanced community’ philosophy

• Taking advantage of the latest technology (telecare) and ensure accommodation is adaptable to changing needs (e.g. equipment)

Thank You

• Any Questions?