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Provision of a Dementia Assessment Bed Service

Medway Council · South East

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Medway Council seeks an experienced, CQC-registered residential care provider in Medway to deliver an Assessment Bed Service for working-age adults and older people, including those with dementia. The service involves providing eight assessment beds in a dedicated unit or wing, supporting individuals who are medically stable but need short-term support to regain independence or assess long-term needs. The service aims to deliver high-quality care, reduce hospital stays, support recovery in a non-clinical environment for up to six weeks, and improve overall wellbeing to enable safe return home.

Medway Council is seeking to appoint an experienced, Care Quality Commission (CQC)-registered residential care provider based within Medway to deliver an Assessment Bed Service for working-age adults and older people, including those living with dementia.

The service will provide eight assessment beds, ideally located within a dedicated unit or wing of a residential care home. The beds will support individuals who are medically stable but require further short-term support to return to independence or further assessment to determine their longer-term needs.

The Assessment Bed Service aims to:

•Deliver high-quality residential care and support to adults in Medway, including those experiencing cognitive impairment associated with hospital admission, acute illness, or unfamiliar environments. The service is expected to primarily support older people with complex needs and behaviours that may challenge.

•Reduce unnecessary hospital stays and prevent deconditioning by enabling safe, timely and person-centred discharges from hospital into an appropriate care setting.

•Provide care and support in a non-clinical environment for up to six weeks, allowing individuals time to recover, regain confidence and achieve their optimum level of wellbeing before longer-term care needs assessments are completed by Adult Social Care or health professionals.

•Improve physical health, mental wellbeing and overall independence, enabling individuals to return home safely, with or without a package of care, wherever possible.

•Enable adults in Medway to maintain their independence for as long as possible and achieve the best possible outcomes for their health and wellbeing.Medway Council is seeking to appoint an experienced, Care Quality Commission (CQC)-registered residential care provider based within Medway to deliver an Assessment Bed Service for working-age adults and older people, including those living with dementia.

The service will provide eight assessment beds, ideally located within a dedicated unit or wing of a residential care home. The beds will support individuals who are medically stable but require further short-term support to return to independence or further assessment to determine their longer-term needs.

The Assessment Bed Service aims to:

•Deliver high-quality residential care and support to adults in Medway, including those experiencing cognitive impairment associated with hospital admission, acute illness, or unfamiliar environments. The service is expected to primarily support older people with complex needs and behaviours that may challenge.

•Reduce unnecessary hospital stays and prevent deconditioning by enabling safe, timely and person-centred discharges from hospital into an appropriate care setting.

•Provide care and support in a non-clinical environment for up to six weeks, allowing individuals time to recover, regain confidence and achieve their optimum level of wellbeing before longer-term care needs assessments are completed by Adult Social Care or health professionals.

•Improve physical health, mental wellbeing and overall independence, enabling individuals to return home safely, with or without a package of care, wherever possible.

•Enable adults in Medway to maintain their independence for as long as possible and achieve the best possible outcomes for their health and wellbeing.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:

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To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/XYPMT74553

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