Why are we doing this?

If people do need to access help from us directly we are still here for you. Why are we doing this?

There are several reasons why we need to change how we work:

• People’s changing expectations about what they need and how they want to live their lives. • The growing number of older people in Doncaster – by 2020, 60,650 residents will be over 65. • An increase of 11.2% people who have a limiting long term illness. • The number of people predicted to have dementia will increase by more than 20% by 2020. • The availability of new technology that can help us to work more quickly and efficiently. • Changes in national social care policy, including the

Care Act, the biggest change to social care law in over 60 years. By the end of the four year programme of change we will have:

• Implemented and embedded requirements of the new Care Act.

• Implemented a revised customer journey, with clear and accessible information to help people decide how they live their lives; with an embedded community led model to support people • Become more efficient in the way we work, making more use of technology to produce better results for people. • Supported new and existing providers of public health and social care to increase the range and quality of services. • Developed a confident, skilled and knowledgeable workforce that works flexibly with a range of partners to provide services. • Worked jointly with partners to integrate service delivery where appropriate. • Reviewed our approach to performance and quality management. We are confident the plan we have in place will deliver all of this. We have already seen some great progress over the last few months, with a significant reduction in the number of people in long term care in favour of more suitable options such as supported living or extra care housing schemes. A good example is Spring Lodge, a purpose built supported living accommodation in Askern, where four adults with a range of disabilities are supported by a team of staff who provide flexible care and support to meet each individual’s needs and promote independence. We want to help you to live ‘YOUR LIFE, YOUR WAY’.