Prevention and Assistive Technology Stuart Brown - Adult Early Help Manager Lucy Forrest - Assistive Technology and Sensory Services Team Manager
Adult Early Help Reablement Enhanced response Prevention Assistive Technology Sensory Services Discharge planning
Purpose of Services Increasing: Reducing: Independence Choice and control Use of community support Self-care opportunities Support for informal carers Hospital admissions Crisis The need for formal support Dependency on others
The Transforming Lives Model Right Skills, Right People Safeguarding Help To Help Yourself Accessible, friendly, quick, information, advice, advocacy, support to carers and families, universal services to the whole community, prevention, early identification and early intervention Right Skills, Right People Help When You Need It Immediate short-term help, time limited, reablement, rehabilitation, intense support to help regain independence, minimal delays, no presumption about long term support, goal-focused, integrated support On-going Support for Those Who Need It Self-directed, personal budget based, choice and control, highly individualised, integrated support, strengths based
Adult Early Help Phone or face-to-face in-depth conversations. Focus on prevention and wellbeing through a strength based approach. Build a plan around the customer, looking at outcomes and aspirations. Make use of natural and local support within the community. Break the link to long term care and promote empowerment and independence. Reduce hand offs to other teams and ensure early resolution.
Assistive Technology Loan of equipment to individuals based on a preventative need Activity assessments using “Just Checking” Carers UK - “Jointly” app Linked telecare using lifelines Enhanced Response Service E.R.S Standalone reminders and prompts Alerts for carers and family using pagers
Sensory Services Visual Impairment Rehabilitation Assessment, advise and signposting Deaf equipment Registration Expert guidance to colleagues
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Any thoughts or questions? For referrals into service use: Referral.centreadults@cambridgeshire.gov.uk 0345 045 5202