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These case studies relate to High Impact Change Area F of the High Impact Change Model: Improving the timely and effective discharge of people with dementia and delirium into the community.
These case studies relate to High Impact Change Area G of the High Impact Change Model: Improving the timely and effective discharge of people with dementia and delirium into the community.
These case studies relate to High Impact Change Area H of the High Impact Change Model: Improving the timely and effective discharge of people with dementia and delirium into the community.
The Isle of Wight is a county of two halves. In the summer the island is very busy with a large influx of tourists. In the winter it is very quiet. For people working in social care on the island it can be quite hard to not bump into people you are supporting in a range of non-support environments.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council was keen to explore how they could use the national shared workforce priorities to support the adult social care workforce programme that they were developing locally.
Yorkshire and Humber, like many other regions, identify their workforce as their biggest asset, but also an area of significant challenge. Keeping pace with a pandemic, and with rapid demographic, political, economic and technological changes, requires a sharpened focus on doing the right thinks to allow the workforce to thrive.
Colchester City Council launched a cost of living campaign in July 2022 to support residents of Colchester who may be facing financial hardship due to rising energy, food and fuel costs. The campaign aimed to showcase and signpost support available across the city from a wide range of partners, not just the council itself.
Bradford Respite Intermediate Care Support Services was launched in 2013 to support people who were ready for discharge from hospital, but who are homeless, at risk of being homeless or those who are unable to return to unsuitable housing. It provides accommodation and clinical care from a 13-bed ground floor building, which used to be a care home, with four bungalows also available to provide step-down accommodation.
Kirklees commissions a wide range of supported housing services from general needs accommodation to specialist services for people with learning disabilities. These options include a dedicated accommodation offer for those who are getting treatment for substance misuse or have been just released from prison.