Covid 19 - Support to providers

Support to providers that the council has contracts with. In addition to financial support the Council has developed a voluntary workforce scheme to support the care homes using volunteers sourced from both local authority staff and individuals from the voluntary and community sector. Several volunteers are currently working in the homes, with a number subsequently taking up full time employment as care workers. The City Council also operates a 24/7 Integrated Crisis Response Service to facilitate hospital discharges and community step up. If needed, this team can be redirected to support failing care homes as part of the Council’s emergency response service, in addition to the Council’s Reablement Service *(from Fee uplifts in dataset) The Council has paid fee uplifts to cover the additional operating costs of self-funder residents in care homes as well as those clients who are fully or part funded by Adult Social Care