External Day Services
There are a wide range of day opportunities and support services in Cornwall. These are provided by a good mixture of very small local organisations and larger regional or national business and charities.
In 2017 Cornwall Council asked providers to apply to be part of a new Community Based Day Support framework.
The new contract started in April 2018 and has 28 different providers, some offer more than one service.
- Age UK Cornwall Falmouth / Newquay / St Austell Age UK Information Sheet Falmouth Age UK Information Sheet Newquay Age UK Information Sheet St Austell
- CHAOS Information Sheet for CHAOS
- Coastline Information Sheet for Coastline
- Creative Workshops Information Sheet for Creative Workshops
- Drym Valley Information Sheet for Drym Valley
- Elim CHOICE Information Sheet for Elim CHOICE
- Falcare Information Sheet for Falcare
- GOAL Gorfenna Information Sheet for GOAL Gorfenna
- Hayle Day Centre Information Sheet for Hayle Day Centre
- Headway Information Sheet for Headway
- Heather Lane Information Sheet for Heather Lane
- HFT Information Sheet for HFT
- Holifield Farm Project Information Sheet for Holifield Farm Project
- Home Group
- Kehelland Trust Information Sheet for Kehelland Trust
- Mid Cornwall Hub Information Sheet for Mid Cornwall Hub
- Moorvue Information Sheet for Moorvue
- Mustard Seed Information Sheet for Mustard Seed
- Pengarth Day Centre Information Sheet for Pengarth Day Centre
- People and Gardens Information Sheet for People and Gardens
- Potens
- Royal Association for Deaf People
- Reflections Information Sheet for Reflections
- Scope - transferring to Ambito Information Sheet for Ambito
- South Western Homecare Information Sheet for South Western Homecare
- United Response Information Sheet for United Response
- Valued Lives Information Sheet for Valued Lives
- Work Skills South West Information Sheet for Work Skills South West
The full range of provision in Cornwall can be found on the Support in Cornwall website.
The community based support services are for adults with an eligible social care need. This includes people with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, sensory loss and age related needs.
Around 800 people a year are funded by Cornwall Council to access community based support as a way to meet some or all of the identified needs. Many of the services are also available to people who do not need support from Cornwall Council.
The new framework is designed for service providers and the council to work together to deliver the best possible outcomes for each individual person. This is measured against the four key adult social care outcomes:
- Enhancing quality of life for people with care and support needs
- Delaying and reducing the need for care and support
- Ensuring that people have a positive experience of care and support
- Safeguarding adults whose circumstances make them vulnerable and protecting them from avoidable harm
The requirements of the new contract were co-produced. This included more than 20 face to face events and an online survey. Key people we worked with include:
- Adults with a learning disability
- Adults with other social care needs including sensory loss and physical disability
- Carers
- Older People
- Professionals – social care/health
- Providers
Tender Provider Events
Cornwall Council has held three provider events as part of the preparation for the forthcoming tender. The presentations and questions and answers from the session are available:
- 1. Introduction and Timeline
- 2. E-Tendering
- 3. Relevant Policies
- 4. Quality Assurance Presentation Community Day Support 050317
- 5 Health and Safety
- 6. Finance
- 6a. Submission Form V3
- 7. Wrap Up
- Questions and Answers from provider events
Consultation Reports
The consultation period ran from January – March 2016. Over 400 people engaged with us, exploring what they want and need from community support (day) services and what good quality provision would look like.
- External Day Services Consultation Responses - Full Report
- External Day Services Consultation Responses - Executive Summary
The key issues raised in the consultation included:
- How to extend the opening hours to evenings and Saturdays
- How to deliver an ageless service (not having to changes services at 65)
- What it means to become more community based
- Addressing the role of the centre as building based
- Ensuring wide access to services
- Services supporting person centred planning to achieving goals, including access to college and work
- Delivering activities that are meaningful and provide personal development
These issues were carefully considered in the development of the tender and what we are asking providers to do now (in the service specification). Together with providers we will continue to explore these issues throughout the lifetime of the contract.
There are a wide range of day opportunities and support services in Cornwall. These are provided by a good mixture of very small local organisations and larger regional or national business and charities.
In 2017 Cornwall Council asked providers to apply to be part of a new Community Based Day Support framework.
Continue readingThe new contract started in April 2018 and has 28 different providers, some offer more than one service.
- Age UK Cornwall Falmouth / Newquay / St Austell Age UK Information Sheet Falmouth Age UK Information Sheet Newquay Age UK Information Sheet St Austell
- CHAOS Information Sheet for CHAOS
- Coastline Information Sheet for Coastline
- Creative Workshops Information Sheet for Creative Workshops
- Drym Valley Information Sheet for Drym Valley
- Elim CHOICE Information Sheet for Elim CHOICE
- Falcare Information Sheet for Falcare
- GOAL Gorfenna Information Sheet for GOAL Gorfenna
- Hayle Day Centre Information Sheet for Hayle Day Centre
- Headway Information Sheet for Headway
- Heather Lane Information Sheet for Heather Lane
- HFT Information Sheet for HFT
- Holifield Farm Project Information Sheet for Holifield Farm Project
- Home Group
- Kehelland Trust Information Sheet for Kehelland Trust
- Mid Cornwall Hub Information Sheet for Mid Cornwall Hub
- Moorvue Information Sheet for Moorvue
- Mustard Seed Information Sheet for Mustard Seed
- Pengarth Day Centre Information Sheet for Pengarth Day Centre
- People and Gardens Information Sheet for People and Gardens
- Potens
- Royal Association for Deaf People
- Reflections Information Sheet for Reflections
- Scope - transferring to Ambito Information Sheet for Ambito
- South Western Homecare Information Sheet for South Western Homecare
- United Response Information Sheet for United Response
- Valued Lives Information Sheet for Valued Lives
- Work Skills South West Information Sheet for Work Skills South West
The full range of provision in Cornwall can be found on the Support in Cornwall website.
The community based support services are for adults with an eligible social care need. This includes people with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, sensory loss and age related needs.
Around 800 people a year are funded by Cornwall Council to access community based support as a way to meet some or all of the identified needs. Many of the services are also available to people who do not need support from Cornwall Council.
The new framework is designed for service providers and the council to work together to deliver the best possible outcomes for each individual person. This is measured against the four key adult social care outcomes:
- Enhancing quality of life for people with care and support needs
- Delaying and reducing the need for care and support
- Ensuring that people have a positive experience of care and support
- Safeguarding adults whose circumstances make them vulnerable and protecting them from avoidable harm
The requirements of the new contract were co-produced. This included more than 20 face to face events and an online survey. Key people we worked with include:
- Adults with a learning disability
- Adults with other social care needs including sensory loss and physical disability
- Carers
- Older People
- Professionals – social care/health
- Providers
Cornwall Council has held three provider events as part of the preparation for the forthcoming tender. The presentations and questions and answers from the session are available:
The consultation period ran from January – March 2016. Over 400 people engaged with us, exploring what they want and need from community support (day) services and what good quality provision would look like.
- External Day Services Consultation Responses - Full Report
- External Day Services Consultation Responses - Executive Summary
The key issues raised in the consultation included:
- How to extend the opening hours to evenings and Saturdays
- How to deliver an ageless service (not having to changes services at 65)
- What it means to become more community based
- Addressing the role of the centre as building based
- Ensuring wide access to services
- Services supporting person centred planning to achieving goals, including access to college and work
- Delivering activities that are meaningful and provide personal development
These issues were carefully considered in the development of the tender and what we are asking providers to do now (in the service specification). Together with providers we will continue to explore these issues throughout the lifetime of the contract.