Personalisation, people and alternative

options

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What is SharedLivesPlus ? The UK network for family-based and small-scale ways of

supporting adults.

Members are Shared Lives carers and workers, Homeshare programmes and micro-enterprises.

SharedLivesPlus (formerly NAAPS UK) was established in 1992, has 4,000 primarily Shared Lives members and a developing membership support for micro-enterprises.

Seeks to support the members by, helping them to deliver providing information and guidance campaigning for and promoting small- scale ways of working.

What is Community Catalysts?

A social enterprise and Community Interest Company established by NAAPS in 2010

Works to harness the talents and imaginations of people and communities to provide high quality small scale local care and support services

Aims to make sure that people wherever they live have a real choice of great services

Putting People in control of their own services?

Government commitment to extending personal care and personal health budgets

People buy support and services that help them to live their lives

Giving people control of the money is only half the answer

Not everyone can or could employ their own staff

People need alternatives - real choice of a wide range of great local services and supports

Micro providers Are local people providing support and services to

other local people

Work on a very small scale (5 or fewer workers – paid or unpaid)

Are independent of any larger organisation

What do micro providers offer people who need support and services? An alternative to traditional care services An alternative to employing own staff Personal and tailored Co-produced Flexible and responsive to change Help people to link to their community and build

social capital Help people to make their money go further Local people helping other local people

Supporting micro enterprise Community Catalysts has developed a way to:FindEngageSupport ConnectLocal people running a micro enterprise or those

with a great idea

Have worked with approx 20 councils and communities to help them support micro enterprise in their area

People, possibilities and alternatives

Insight for Carers Launched in July 2010 with a vision of creating a place

for carers in Dudley. Run by volunteers - primarily people with a learning

disability, older people and the unemployed Hosts Carers Surgeries, coffee mornings, Councillors

surgeries, drop in sessions and an IT information hub Now have approximately 100 customers per week Many carers are also users of services and many are

elderly. They often feel that their voices are unheard The cafe offers support, an informal social network,

and empowers volunteers to become less socially isolated and gain valuable work experience

Pulp Friction CIC Jill Carter runs the enterprise with her daughter Jessie, who has

learning disabilities Jessie wanted to find work like her friends but Jill felt it was unlikely

that this would happen so the pair set up Pulp Friction Pulp Friction run cycle powered smoothie bar at community events in

Nottinghamshire Work with young adults with learning disabilities to develop their

social, independent and work readiness skills

Solo Support Services After an accident left him with a disability, Stephen found himself a user of care and

support services He was deeply unhappy with traditional services and felt that a personal health

budget might be a better option Current rules prevent people from taking their personal health budget as a DP (and

to employ own staff) This inspired Nicola to set up her own organisation called Solo Support Services Now registered with the CQC to provide personal care in people’s own homes Also offer a DP support service to people who employ their own personal assistants

Funky Fitness and Fun Set up by Carita who runs a drama group for

people with a learning disability and knew people were looking for things to do with their friends

Focuses on health and well being Members decide the activities which include

aerobics, kickboxing, tai chi, street dancing, belly dancing and visits from a nutritionist and dentist

One member Michael says ‘ ideas are not restricted by management’ as in council services!!

Ace of Spades New service idea from a couple who have a passion for gardening and skills in

delivering care services Will offer older and disabled people including those with dementia support to

garden Older people who used to love to care for their own garden but can no longer do so Carers wanting to maintain their garden, enable their loved one to keep active and

gain some free time Residential care homes wanting to make better use of garden maintenance budget

whilst providing the people who live in the home with a hobby and a real interest in their surroundings

Sunshine Care• A co-operative formed in 2008 by two

entrepreneurial women who had previously worked as council homecare staff for the council.

• Wanted to support older people needing care at home who are funding their own care or using a personal budget

• Mission is :Putting People Before Profit• Registered with the Care Quality Commission • One of the first wave of Pathfinder mutuals • Support other aspiring co-operatives

Why do alternatives need extra support? - micro enterprises The way in which services are supported, regulated and

commissioned has forced many good micro services to close

It is unattractive or impossible for new and emerging providers to enter the market

Without support many existing providers will cease trading and people with great ideas will never set up their service

Existing third sector, business and other infrastructure organisations rarely work together, understand the market, have the specialised knowledge or the remit to provide the necessary tailored support

90% of unsupported micro enterprises fail in the first yearBusiness, Start Ups and Economic Churn: A literature review: NIESR: 2009

About half of the micro enterprises surveyed operate sub legallyMacGillivray, A., Conaty, P., and Wadhams, C. (2001) Low flying heroes: micro-social enterprise below the radar screen, London: New Economics Foundation

For every 100 people with a good idea only one makes itUnLtd July 2010

Why do alternatives need extra support? –pooled budgetsThe Housing Action Charity (HACT) and the new economics foundation (nef) are supporting six collective purchasing pilots. Their initial report ‘Making the choice: early insights from up2us’ found that:

Such collective purchasing was extremely difficult to establish because:•Personalisation and direct payments were underdeveloped•No mechanisms for people to meet to identify collective needs•Professionals’ knowledge of such options was poor •Redundancies was causing further loss of experience•Traditional services not meeting the wish to buy support to develop social connections, experience new things and share with others.•Existing providers too cautious in changing working culture/practice.

But with support...

In Oldham over three years:

78 local would-be micro entrepreneurs were supported.

52% (36) successfully established flourishing enterprises

83% were still flourishing at the end of 3 years 850 disabled and older people were receiving support 140 jobs and 40 volunteering opportunities had been

created.

Things to consider• People need support, advice and information in

order to turn good ideas into sustainable services• Sunshine Care is an exception and establishing a

cooperative can be a real challenge• Pooled budgets are much talked about but are

rare in practice• If imaginative and quirky services are to emerge

they must be purchased by people (chicken and egg).While ever people buy the same services nothing different can emerge

“ If you do what you've always

done, you'll get what you've

always gotten” Anthony Robbins

So... what are you going to do?

For further information

Contact:simon.taylor@sharedlivesplus.org.uk

www.sharedlivesplus.org.uk

angela.catley@communitycatalysts.co.uk

helen.allen@communitycatalysts.co.uk

www.communitycatalysts.co.uk

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