Emergency Response Team City Wide Alarms Mental Health respite 1 x respite bed Wainwright Crescent, SHSC Learning Disabilities respite 21x respite beds Longley Meadows Warminster Dementia respite 20 x beds Hurlfield View Resource Centre Older peoples respite Spot purchasing for respite Care homes Respite Organised via Direct Payments Care Day opportunities Activities for the service user i.e. the cared for person Multiple providers
Appendix 3: Current ‘short break’ respite provision Area Service Description Criteria Charging Comment Commissioned via Carers support services Sitting Service 3 hours per week (no personal care service) Caring for a person who is resident in Sheffield No charge No eligible need assessment Not subject to any charging Short breaks fund – ‘Time for Me’ (part of Support Services for Carers) Grant toward a break from caring Resident of Sheffield and caring for 35 hours or more No charge – this is a contribution of up to £200 for the Drafting note: impact of T4M Social care commissioned services Short Breaks Short stay nursing or residential Social care eligible needs assessment Adult Social Care Subject to Social Care charging dependent on circumstances Bed occupancy is over 90% in Sheffield and most will not a bed therefore carers are unsure whether they would be able to get respite for future holidays Short breaks can also be privately arranged – there is still the issue of not
being able to pre book Specialist respite provider e.g. Longley Meadows, Warminster Hurlfield View or Wainwright Crescent Specialist stay respite for people with particulate conditions e.g. learning disabilities, dementia and mental health Social care eligible needs assessment Subject to Social Care charging dependent on circumstances Day opportunities for older people, dementia and learning disabilities Social care eligible needs assessment Subject to Social Care charging dependent on circumstances Council delivered service Sharing Lives Befriending, siting. Day care or respite Resident of Sheffield Can be part of a social care package Subject to Social Care charging dependent on circumstances Or charged service for those who do not have assessed eligible needs
Appendix 4: Occupancy rates of care homes Nursing Occupancy rate Total number of beds Vacancies June 2015 Vacancies Oct 2015 Vacancies Dec 2015 Nursing 2313 173 199 177 Available beds 97 132 104 Occupancy level 96% 94% 95.5% Residential Occupancy rate number of beds Vacancies June 2015 Vacancies Oct 2015 Vacancies Dec 2015 Residential care homes 1509 120 220 102 Available beds 120 220 95 Occupancy Level 92.5% 86.5% 94%
If services are right for the cared for person then it will make it easier for me For example People delivering care and support who are reliable, knowledgeable and trustworthy Continuity of care so professionals get to know the person/people I care for The care worker care and support whilst with the person/people I care for, for the full allocated time Training for staff who work with the person/people I care for so they understand their specific Regular evaluation and monitoring of services to ensure good quality When we got allocated a care worker, they didn’t know anything about my Mum even though we had told our story a number of times. She is alright but doesn’t always turn up on time or do quite the right things. Time for me so I can have a life outside of caring For example Time for me so I can have a life outside of caring Flexible respite that gives me a I had to come home early from holiday because my husband was so unhappy in respite.
break from being a carer Time to myself so I can go to work, have interests or hobbies without worrying the person/people I care for Time and support to manage my own health needs – with carer friendly GPs and health services Local activities for me as a carer and inclusive activities I can do with the person/people I care for e.g. peer support groups, Cafes, gym I get to go to the cinema anymore because I can’t get respite in the evenings. I don’t want a break from my wife; I would like a support worker to help us go to a concert like we used to do. I have had to give up work, it was too stressful, they didn’t understand why I was late all the time I don’t get to have a conversation with anyone now since my husband has had a stroke I want to feel in control and safe and have a plan for emergencies For example I want to feel in control and safe I still wake up in the night and worry what will happen to my son when I am
Walkley 20133 1800 8.9 1143 5.7 230 1.1 427 2.1 West Ecclesfield 17659 2386 13.5 1530 8.7 298 1.7 558 3.2 Woodhouse 17212 2076 12.1 1153 6.7 334 1.9 589 3.4 Total 539,064 57,205 10.6 34,974 6.5 7,726 1.4 14,505 2.7