Independent Intermediate Care (South Angus)

Concepts

• south angus
• health and social work
• forfar
• intermediate care
• independent intermediate care
• long-term care
• anticipatory care planning
• care
• community care assessment
• residential care

Location

This service provision must be within South Angus. As an area this includes South West and South East Angus.

Description

Block purchase of 4 beds in a Care Home setting

Total Quantity or Scope

Intermediate Care is an umbrella term describing an approach involving a collection of services working with common shared objectives and principles. It provides a set of bridges at key points of transition in a person’s life, in particular from hospital to home or from home to hospital and from illness or injury to recovery and independence; helping them achieve their personal outcomes. The key aims of the Service are prevention, rehabilitation, enablement and recovery. Intermediate Care can: - Prevent unnecessary acute hospital admission or premature admission to long-term care; - Support timely discharge from hospital - Promote faster recovery from illness - Support anticipatory care planning and self-management of long-term conditions The Service will concentrate on providing independent intermediate care for Supported People, in South Angus, who are requiring rehabilitation intervention before they can return home from hospital (Step-down) or to prevent admission to hospital (Step-up). Supported People will meet the following criteria: - Step-down Care - Person over 65 years old; - Requires a period of rehabilitation / community care assessment/intervention prior to returning home; - Potential for recovery / rehabilitation within 21 days. This period of intervention should be no more than 6 weeks in duration. Step-up Care - Person over 65 years old; - Does not require 24-hour medical intervention; - Clear requirement for 24-hour supervised care; - Potential for recovery / rehabilitation within 21 days. This period of intervention should be no more than 6 weeks in duration Additional information: Bidders may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see Part2-AnnexA-Evaluation document for evaluation criteria. This contract is for an initial term of 2 years with two optional extension periods of 1 year each. Please see Part6-SPD attached, all questions must be answered.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Indicators

• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

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