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Jon Boswell, Chief Executive Local Community Coordination Older Peoples Partnership Board 9 th February 2018 Founded in 1953 as Bedfordshire Rural Community Council Part of the national ACRE Network Based at The Old School,


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Jon Boswell, Chief Executive Local Community Coordination Older People’s Partnership Board 9th February 2018

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  • Founded in 1953 as

Bedfordshire Rural Community Council

  • Part of the national ACRE

Network

  • Based at The Old School,

Cardington

  • Around 50 members of staff

(many part-time)

  • Also employ Village Agents,

run Door to Door, Good Neighbours etc

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Commissioned by Bedford Borough Council (2 + 1 years contract) Based on the principles of Local Area Coordination – “Get a life, not a service” Aim is to reduce reliance on funded packages of care by diverting people to local community support Preventative impact also anticipated for other statutory services

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  • Embedded in communities, so they can form

‘real relationships’ and identify local solutions

  • Accessible and visible in their community,

meaning that people know who to go to

  • Focus on people’s own visions for a ‘good life’

beyond services or formal support

  • Help people build on their own assets and

natural supports before looking to service solutions

  • Not statutory or means-tested
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  • Kempston – Wendy

Jephcote

  • Kingsbrook and

Cauldwell – Simon Gooch

  • Goldington and Putnoe

– Kate Ellis

  • Queen’s Park – Fsella

Afzal-Pagliari Started July 2017

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  • feeling safer at home
  • becoming healthier
  • pensions and benefits advice
  • support for carers
  • transport options
  • joining a local group
  • local volunteering opportunities
  • housing issues
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  • Welcome suitable

referrals from service providers

  • No age limit
  • Particularly looking for

people who may end up requiring care services without our intervention

  • People can self-refer
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Situation

  • Lady living alone, suffers from Epilepsy,

Autism / Asperger’s with poor mental health and high levels of anxiety

  • Didn’t feel safe in her flat: felt victimised by

some residents and had to call the police following some verbal abuse from a resident

  • Used the bus daily and had reported

arguments on the bus, she has been asked to get off on occasions

  • Savings had reduced so running short of

money

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Action taken

  • Agreed with her to engage with some local

groups – broke this down into small achievable goals

  • Signposted to her local parade of shops,

including Community Centre and Café

  • Supported her to move into a privately

rented house and manage the move

  • Supported her to make a claim for Universal

Credit

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Intermediate Outcomes

  • Client now independently accesses her local

walking group once a week

  • Attends 2 other social groups and has made

some new friends

  • Mental health has considerably improved
  • Claiming Universal Credit
  • Shops locally and is a regular face in her

local café, no further reports of being asked to leave the bus

  • Engages with LCC and her community
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Situation

  • Single lady who had to take early retirement

due to the experience of losing a parent

  • Moved to Bedford from elsewhere and has

felt socially isolated

  • Had lost all confidence due to her anxiety /

depression

  • House needed renovating, but she did not

have confidence in dealing with tradespeople

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Action taken

  • Arranged for her to volunteer at 2 local schools
  • Referred her to MIND’s one-to-one mentoring

service – agreed with her that she would declutter her house

  • Arranged for her to volunteer at local

community project where she could get involved in organising events and activities in the local area

  • Agreed with her that she would take on a small

project in her house

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Intermediate Outcomes

  • Feeling much more confident
  • Making new friends as well as feeling a sense of

belonging in the community

  • Feels happier and finds volunteering rewarding
  • Physical and emotional wellbeing has improved

since attending ladies’ fitness classes

  • Arranged to have roof repaired – next project is

to change the boiler

  • Feeling a lot more positive with life and would

eventually like to get a part-time job

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Jon Boswell jonb@bedsrcc.org.uk / 01234 834931 Any questions?