This section discusses the continued development of the Adult Services budget into clusters begun in 1998 and then focuses on three additional service themes that cut across the department.
Every operation organizes itself to perform the actions most regularly demanded of it.
Conventional processes of organization and budget are strong on accountability, but can become inflexible and unable to respond well to changing or non-routine circumstances. On the other hand, some alternative strategies tried in both the private and public sector have yielded greater flexibility but produced unacceptably low levels of accountability and strategic alignment. The ASD is in transition toward a more integrated approach than in the past while retaining the strengths of accountability and strategic alignment. This transition is incomplete, but this exciting development is designed to increase connections, foster integration and coordination, increase efficiencies and improve client outcomes. This cluster also addresses adults vulnerable to abuse and neglect.