COMMUNITIES AND WELL BEING

The Future of Adult Social Care

in Trafford Consultation

2011/12

Adult Social Care Now:- £69million (gross expenditure) Pays for services for vulnerable adults in

Trafford• Older people

• Adults with a learning disability

• Adults with a mental health condition

• Adults with a physical disability

• Carers

1. Context

Service Range:• Residential Care• Homecare• Assessment and reablement• Day support• Respite• Meals• Carers support services• Telecare• Equipment

1. Context

Adult Care now: – rated as excellent by Care Quality Commission

Good track record of engagement Good track record of partnership working Excellent track record of innovation Excellent track record of value for money

services Excellent track record of reducing costs Excellent track record of financial management Backdrop of increasing demand

1. Context

• Face major reduction in its funding over the next 3 years

• Council cost reduction target of £42million by 2015• Adult social care target of £5.9 million in 2012/13• Difficult choices ahead• Remain fully committed to delivering services to

meet the needs of people in Trafford• Major change needed

2. Context: Adult Social Care in the Future

3 key approaches to improve how we use available resources• Personalisation• Promoting independence / prevention

• Integration with health

Budget proposals for 2012/13 to balance our budget

Subject to consultation We want and need your views

3. Approach to the Future

4. Proposals

• Supporting People– Reduce the costs of:

• supported living for older people and people with a learning disability

• services supporting ex-offenders, women fleeing domestic violence and those with drug and/or alcohol issues

• services preventing homelessness• services for young people including those leaving

care and teenage parents

- £2.4 million target

Fee Levels – We will consult the market to inform our

decision about fee levels for 2012 -2013.– We will agree a programme of further cost

reductions with homecare providers.- £1.632 million target

Charging - Reduce threshold for full charges to people

with £23,250 capital- Additional income of £300,000

4. Proposals

Day support - Continue to transfer traditional day support- Increase charging for transport and meals- £257,000 cost reductions

Advice and information services- Review and streamline- £136,000 cost reductions

4. Proposals

Luncheon clubs:- - Review charges for luncheon clubs- Potential cost reduction £20,000

Contracts with the Voluntary Sector:- Reduction in contract costs- Potential cost reduction of £280,000

4. Proposals

Physical disability services- Personal Budgets- Reablement- Cost reductions target of £100,000

Learning disability services- Continuation of new model of accommodation

and support- Cost reductions target of £300,000

4. Proposals

Mental health services- Review the range of services- Cost reductions target of £140,000

Homecare services- New assessment framework- Focus on personal care- Cost reductions target of £164,000

4. Proposals

Starts on the 5th of December and ends on the 27th of February 2012

A wide range of ways to voice your opinions:- Now- Complete response template- Write direct to the Adult Social Care Consultation at Quay West,

Trafford Wharf Road, Trafford Park M17 1HH- E-mail Adult Social Care Consultation at

access.trafford@trafford.gov.uk- Call the ‘Have Your Say’ Adult Social Care Helpline on 0161 912

1219 between 9.00am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday- Make your views known to the Independent Local Involvement

Network (LINk) on 0161 962 7266

5. Consultation – Have Your Say!