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The
promotion of active ageing by ensuring that older people have
access to recreational activity and healthy living advice and can
participate in the life of their local community.
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Management
of long term conditions to ensure optimum independence and
promotion of Self Care.
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Expanded
Preventative and Anticipatory Care Services enabling more older
people to remain independent for longer in their own home.
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Improved
24 hour responsive services for older people reducing unnecessary
admissions to hospital, residential and nursing care.
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The
development of Intermediate Care facilities within the home and
close to home preventing unnecessary admissions to hospital,
facilitating early hospital discharge and preventing premature
admission to residential and nursing care.
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Improved
support to carers providing support to older people allowing them
to feel valued, supported and key partners in care.
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Improved
integrated health and social care services in the community to
ensure high quality, efficient and cost effective services which
enable more older people to remain independent and living at home.
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Develop a
workforce where there is no ageism and the staff have the skills
that meet older people needs, understand needs of older people and
foster an enabling and rehab approach.
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A
commissioning strategy that maximises the opportunities for older
people to be supported at home
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An
expanded range of housing and care options for older people to
have real choice and control about how and where they live
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Improved
information and advice about services and facilities for both
staff and User/Carers.
