Reablement in Walsall
Redevelopment of In House Services
 Part of a 3 million pounds SCI savings
programme with Assessment services.
 Mapped against the TOM (Target Operating
Model)
 Delivering transient services (Throughput)
 From PMLD to employment experience and
placements (LINKS to WORK) as well as 65+
 Response/Reablement/Opportunities and
Employment
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Reablement : Philosophy not a service
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Increasing independence
Any can last between 1 minute and 6 weeks
Although this will be focused on the individual
Focused reablement not just reducing care packages but
refining them
 Will manage call timings with Response and Brokers
 eABLE
 Fusion of bed-based and community services, bringing
people back to borough and resettling them, through
Hollybank.
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HR Issues
 Single Reablement JD
 Lone Worker Training and support from the lone worker
system
 Cutting out double ups where it is not necessary, through
equipment
 All driver service
 Contracted hours for 3 on 3 off 8 week rolling rota.
 Culture, from home help to enabler
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Telecare
 Thousands of options to help people live independently,
not just call alarms and smoke detectors.
 Visit the ILC
 To deliver simpler solutions to outcomes, more cost
effective packages
 Universal Offer, the over 80s offer from 2012
 Telehealth, the monitoring of vital signs will expand to
ensure people do no re-admit
 Close work with ICES/Links to Work/ILC; Front to back
end ordering to delivery.
 Lone Worker Monitoring.
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Traditional Equipment
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Epilepsy sensors
Low temperature sensors
Falls detectors
Carers pages alert which can be linked to a community alarm system
Pressure mats
Smoke detectors
Flood detectors
Medication dispensers
Lamp and light controls
Movement detector
Bed or chair sensors
Carbon monoxide detectors
Bogus caller button
Gas detector and shut off valve
Prompting call
Home exit sensor
Radio sensor
Door bell intercom
Memo reminder
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Thinking Outside of the electronic box
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Little less expensive but prevents falls and bad backs
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Equipment for the sensory impaired
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Future developments
 Co-location of therapists at Hollybank and with teams
 Synergy between the re-modelling of community health,
community social work and the in-house model
 MDT: Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Nurse,
Senior Reablement Officers working across the health and
social care economy
 In reach for dementia into the Swift step down facility and
the Manor
 Strong links with Neighbourhood Managers, community
resources
 Further links via NCOs GP surgeries and Health Centres
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