Health and social work services

Tender description

This contract is for the Provision of Reablement Services within County Durham to individuals in their own home or in the community following an assessment with a responsible social worker, care coordinator or health professional. Reablement is a short-term intervention service, offered for a maximum of 6 weeks and is designed to help people adapt to a recent illness or disability by learning or re-learning the skills necessary for independent living at home. The service may be offered to someone who has recently been discharged from hospital and can include the provision of personal care, help with daily living activities and other practical tasks. Reablement encourages service users to develop the confidence and skills to carry out these activities themselves and continue to live independently at home. The contract is for the provision of Reablement Services within County Durham to individuals in their own home or the community following an assessment with a responsible social worker, care coordinator or health professional. Reablement is a short-term intervention service, offered for a maximum of 6 weeks and is designed to help people adapt to a recent illness or disability by learning or re-learning the skills necessary for independent living at home. The service may be offered to someone who has recently been discharged from hospital and can include the provision of personal care, help with daily living activities and other practical tasks. Reablement encourages service users to develop the confidence and skills to carry out these activities themselves and continue to live independently at home. The Council requires a Provider to be able to provide Reablement Services for the services users as per the specification detailed in the Tender documentation which was available to download for free via the NEPO Portal - http://nepo.org and accessing tender reference DN330707