Derby City Council’s Adult Social Care service is set to join an ambitious initiative, focusing on helping people remain independent, stay in their own homes, and avoid unnecessary hospital stays.
The proposal for Derby’s inclusion in Derby and Derbyshire Community Transformation Programme will be presented to Cabinet members for discussion at their meeting on Wednesday, October 8.
The Community Transformation Programme involves local authorities and health services working together to improve care and help people live independently for longer.
This will be achieved by enhancing the support offered to people in the community to both reduce avoidable hospital admissions and maximise people’s independence after a hospital stay or a community care escalation.
By strengthening community-based support, the programme aims to help people live fuller, more independent lives in their own homes, while also relieving some of the pressure on Adult Social Care services.
Councillor Alison Martin, Derby City Council Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Care, said:
Our new Adult Social Care strategy is all about supporting people to be as independent as possible, to remain at home for as long as possible, surrounded by the people they love.
By helping more people stay in or return to their own homes, and by supporting them to live as independently as possible, we’re aiming to deliver more personalised and compassionate care.
By ensuring care is delivered in the right place, at the right time - before people are in need of our Adult Social Care services – we’ll also be relieving pressure on those services.
The Council is committed to working with partners across the system to deliver this transformation, paving the way for a more resilient Adult Social Care service for the city.