How to win: Extra care and Supported Living Services for Older People and Vulnerable Adults

About this contract

The term ‘Extracare and Supported Living’ describes a broad range of housing and support options and can be defined as: When an older person or vulnerable adult with care and support needs rents somewhere to live and receives personal domiciliary care and support from a domiciliary support provider that is not the owner/landlord of the accommodation. The fundamental principle is that people live in their own home, shared or on their own and receive the care and/or support that works for them. Social Services statutory obligation is to meet eligible assessed need; how that need is met will be through a variety of means, to be determined by the individual, their family members and with the social worker. The aim is to enable people to remain as independent as possible, utilising a mix of dedicated care and support packages and support from universal services in their community. The service will enable and assist individuals to live in their own accommodation within the schemes, and to maintain and promote their independence in order to achieve a good quality of life. The intention is to provide effective support in order to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and to prevent or

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Cardiff Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £5,937,984, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
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