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- Country: United Kingdom
- Summary: Short Breaks for Adults with a Learning Disability And/Or Autism (West)
- GBT Ref No: 80505349
- Deadline: 10 Apr 2023
- Competition: ICB
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: Public
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: DN661434
- Purchaser's Detail :
- Description :
- Short Breaks For Adults With A Learning Disability And/Or Autism (West)
A short break (sometimes referred to as respite) is a short term, temporary service for people who are usually supported in their own or the family home by a family member or friend who is not paid for their caring tasks. The short break is beneficial to both individuals and carers as it enables the carer to have a break from their caring responsibilities and enables the individual to have a break without the carer. Short breaks complement the range of services currently available to adults with a learning disability and or autism and carers and forms part of the range of options available to meet an individual-s assessed needs. Short breaks can have a significant impact on an individual-s independence and choice by contributing to the care and support elements which maintain people in their own homes and enable carers to continue caring. The aim of a short break is to enable personalised and quality informal care and support arrangements to be sustained. A key element of the short break offer is to support an individual to gain the skills they will need for greater independence. The required short break offer is not simply a passive one of care and support, the expectation is that the Service Provider will build the service on a progression model and actively support independence. The Council is seeking to develop a long-term strategic partnership with a provider/s that are: a) A sector leader in ser... - Documents :
Purchaser : CUMBRIA COUNTY COUNCIL
Cumbria HouseCarlisleCumbriaCA1 1RDUnited Kingdom
Contact Name :Alyson Delin
Telephone :01228 221706
Email :Alyson.Delin@cumbria.gov.uk
Email :Alyson.Delin@cumbria.gov.uk
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