Decision details
Community Reablement Service capacity increase - contract variation OKD61 (20/21)
Decision Maker: Executive Director Adults and Health
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
West Sussex County Council (WSCC) has a contract with Essex Cares Limited (ECL) for the provision of Community Reablement Services. Reablement is the term to describe services, to support residents following a change in ability, most likely due to a medical condition or episode. A Community Reablement Service (CRS) is essential to prevent people requiring longer term support, enabling people to retain/regain independence and remain at home.
The Service was re-procured in 2017 for an initial term of 3+2 years. With the full two-year extension period now being utilised the contract will run until 30 November 2022.
An independent diagnostic assessment in summer/autumn 2019 asserted that increasing the capacity of the WSCC Reablement service could deliver marked benefits in terms of outcomes for residents and financial benefits.
Decision:
The Executive Director Adults and Health has approved a modification to the current Community Reablement Service contract to increase the service capacity at a cost of £2.223m, effective from 1 April 2021 to 30 November 2022.
Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:
None.
Publication date: 19/02/2021
Date of decision: 19/02/2021
Effective from: 03/03/2021
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