Braemar Care Initiative Why does Braemar need a Care Initiative?

Ageing population Geographical limitations in delivering care Opportunity to keep people in their own homes/community for longer Employment opportunities Community engagement Case Study 1

 Lady in her 80’s living alone in her own home, family work abroad, needs additional care, does not wish to go into a nursing home  Receives home care twice a day, once in the morning to get her out of bed and dressed; once in the evening to get her dinner  Family pays for a cleaner one day a week, this person also comes in one day a week to deliver personal care  Neighbours care for her on a daily basis, she has frequent falls and they respond to her panic alarm  Confused, forgets what medication taken, to go to bed and where she lives and who lives with her. Confusion improves with social interaction  Neighbours are untrained carers delivering around 18 hours of care a week Case Study 2

 Gentleman in his 80’s being cared for at home by his wife also in her 80’s  Homecare twice a day – morning, get out of bed, washed and dressed – early evening undress and put to bed  Could be after 9.30 am and he would try and get out of bed himself, attempting to stand, concern about falls  Evening could be 5-6pm, too early for him, would be dressed for bed, wife would put him to bed but this became too difficult  Went to nursing home care over an hour away Case Study 3

 Gentleman in his 90’s cared for at home by his wife  Initially one carer visit a day, extended family moved in to assist  Required assistance to get to the bathroom but only one carer could be provided at a time  Care increased to two visits a day  Care overnight required when patient was poorly, this only available as on call cover (carers covering Laurencekirk to Braemar)  Marie Curie was used as a short term measure  Went to nursing home care Aims of the Braemar Care Initiative

 Help to meet the care needs of the vulnerable in the community in a timely and appropriate way.  Employ and train people in the community to deliver care  Keep the elderly and vulnerable in their homes and in their community for longer  Encourage the community to be responsive and aware of the care needs of others What is the vision of the Braemar Care Initiative?

 Engage with an existing, accredited care provider to employ and train carers in the Braemar community, with a strong preference for a more flexible and sustainable social enterprise model  Provide flexible working opportunities to meet the needs of individuals receiving care and employees  Use existing funding for care provision  Work directly with the individual to use their funding allocation in the best way for them  Provide ‘top up’ care paid for by the individual as required  Have volunteers provide services such as shopping, transport, befriending etc What are we building on?

 Scottish government commitment for innovation in the provision of ‘local support at home services’  Financial and practical support from Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership  Local support articulated in the Braemar Community Action Plan  Experience of other rural areas in Scotland Progress to date

 Established a steering group under the auspices of CAP, to direct and oversee the development phase  Seeking charitable status with the advice of Development Trust Association Scotland  Investigated innovative care models in other rural areas of Scotland  Meeting with potential partners on Aberdeenshire Council’s list of approved providers  Engaged with the community and key stakeholders to report progress and obtain views Next steps

 Upcoming workshop to inform the structure of BCI  Set up as an organisation, social enterprise or partner?  Establish organisation as a charity if appropriate  Find a partner organisation to work with that shares our vision  Apply for funding/identify funding streams  Fulfil the requirements of the Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnerships Framework Any questions?