NHS Norfolk and Waveney Discharge to Assess 2: Reablement and Recovery Pathway in appropriate Care Home Settings

Description

NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB sought expressions of interest for the provision of a Discharge to Assess: Reablement and Recovery Pathway in Care Homes within Central Norfolk.<br/><br/>NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB sought to commission 28 beds in suitable Care Homes, across two, three or four Providers, to deliver a Reablement and Recovery pathway. This service will form part of our Central Norfolk intermediate care bed model and be supported by Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust (NCHC).<br/><br/>This pathway is for individuals registered to a Central Norfolk GP (ie; North Norfolk, South Norfolk and Norwich practices), who are 65 years and over with moderate cognitive decline and who are identified to require a short period of reablement and recovery in an appropriate bedded setting to enable discharge home/usual place of residence (UPOR) or suitable long term placement, following an Acute Hospital admission.<br/><br/>The pathway includes an in-reaching multi-disciplinary team (MDT) comprising; Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Social Care and Primary Care with operational delivery through NCHC. An expected date of discharge will be agreed on admission, supported by a patient centred reablement plan together with weekly MDT meetings to enable recovery and progression of discharge plans.<br/><br/>The Contract will be for a period of 2 years and 5 months with the option to extend for up to an additional 1 year.<br/><br/>The service is priced at £1,200 per bed per week.<br/><br/>Prerequisites:<br/>Care Homes included in any bids must be within a 5 mile radius of the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital.<br/>Care Homes included in any bids are required to have a minimum of six beds available (on the ground floor) from 1st November 2024.<br/>Care Homes included in any bids must be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for the delivery of Dementia care.<br/><br/>Providers were asked to register their interest via https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome and search via Project Reference: C299308