SCIE 2 November 2016
- This paper explores the potential for scaling up the most promising examples of social care and support services to see what their impact would be on outcomes and costs.
- Using real data from Birmingham City Council, the report estimates potential benefits from three models
- Shared Lives which provides family-based support for older people and people with disabilities
- Age UK’s Living Well scheme which involved providing low-level support to day-to-day living and utilising asset-based resources to promote empowerment and well-being
- Kent County Council hospital discharge project which introduced social care discharge coordinators into hospitals, using a reablement approach.
