Development of a membership scheme to offer wider preventative, social and practical community solutions

Staffordshire County Council (SCC) is seeking interest from voluntary and/or private organisations to develop a membership scheme which offers wider preventative, social and practical community solutions to help people maintain independence and to reduce demand for health and social care provision. Currently over 18,000 people contact SCC annually for services which are not social care and are generally referred to the voluntary sector offer in their areas. SCC would like to work with an organisation to explore whether this demand can be met through a membership scheme.

Target Population

The membership scheme will be available to adults (18+) who:

•are not eligible for social care services.

•have a limited care package and want to enhance it through purchasing a membership for different non-personal care options.

•have physical, sensory or learning disabilities.

•have mental health conditions

Exclusions

The membership scheme will not provide traditional home care or personal care services.

Membership Scheme Scope

Based on the needs of people currently presenting to SCC the membership scheme would need to offer a range of options:

-Meals, shopping, household management/maintenance, support with pets

-Bespoke social activities including one to one support to access social activities or other personal appointments.

-Transport - if required.

Membership Scheme Funding

The membership scheme would be self-financing through member subscriptions, there would be no financial obligation to SCC.

SCC Involvement

SCC are wanting to work with interested providers and will provide limited officer support to develop the concept and explore feasibility at this stage which would include aiding with background consultation with potential customers to help explore potential demand. If a membership scheme can be developed SCC's officer support would relate to promotion of the scheme via existing networks and within SCC Contact Centre and 'no cost' promotions for example social media. The Officer will also provide some oversight of safeguarding and quality requirements to ensure there is confidence in the continued promotion of the offer. SCC currently manage the social care front door and will be able to facilitate access to people who would be eligible for the membership scheme (dependent on the above-mentioned safeguarding and quality assurance measures being in place).

Timescales

SCC would like to work with a potential provider to see how feasible the approach would be with a view to piloting it by Autumn 2019.

Process

At this stage SCC are seeking interested providers to work with to develop the membership scheme model. If you are interested, please send the following information to the email address below:

Full name

Organisation

Address

Email

Telephone number

We aim to be in touch with all interested parties by 29th April 2019 to agree next steps. If you have any queries these should also be addressed to the contact name