placements and subsequent hospital admissions. Ensure local community provision is robust enough to support a community based step down package by providing skilled and confident staff with the right resources in the right place. Ensure the least restrictive option of support is available, which is focused on strengths. individual’s £123,923 Transfer of Care Advice and Q1: Project initiation on hold pending £123,923 Q1: £0 Project not approved. Reduction in the number of Liaison Service WG approval of Capital bids admissions and re-admissions into (TOCALS) acute care (Carmarthenshire) Decreased length of stay on admission £120,000 Carmarthenshire Q4: All works completed by the end of £120,000 Q4: £98,264.08 Alternative proposal Citizens are aware of C.I.L.C and what Independent Living Centre March 2017 with contractors visiting for TOCALS. it can do for them. (CILC) after the project end to liaise with the CILC has started Citizens have a greater choice of (Carmarthenshire) Project Manager to ensure sign off. taking meeting room options to help them with their daily The work has been completed in booking for 2017 and living. accordance with the project plan and has had many pieces Professionals have a centre that they to a high standard. The completed of equipment donated can use to demonstrate large project has seen the creation of a for use in the equipment and re-assure families who large demonstration / display room demonstration rooms. have to have significant support in that can be used by prescribers and Visual and hearing their lives. the general public to see how impairment Support services are relied on less, as community and Telecare equipment equipment will also different types of equipment and can lives and will be displayed at the enhance peoples’ assistive technology in particular, are showcase what is available to the centre. A publicity used by individuals which can reduce public through the Health Board, campaign will take dependency on formal and informal Social care and what can be place in mid-May carers. purchased in the market place. A new which will promote The centre becomes self-funding it – training room has been created so the centre and its use should also be recognised that the that prescribers and members of the centre should make in other “savings”
placements and subsequent hospital admissions. Ensure local community provision is robust enough to support a community based step down package by providing skilled and confident staff with the right resources in the right place. Ensure the least restrictive option of support is available, which is focused on individual’s strengths. £123,923 Transfer of Care Advice and Liaison Service (TOCALS) (Carmarthenshire) Reduction in the number of admissions and re-admissions into acute care Decreased length of stay on admission Q1: Project initiation on hold pending WG approval of Capital bids £123,923 Q1: £0 Project not approved. £120,000 Carmarthenshire Independent Living Centre (CILC) (Carmarthenshire) Citizens are aware of C.I.L.C and what it can do for them. Citizens have a greater choice of options to help them with their daily living. Professionals have a centre that they can use to demonstrate large equipment and re-assure families who have to have significant support in their lives. Support services are relied on less, as different types of equipment and assistive technology in particular, are used by individuals which can reduce dependency on formal and informal carers. The centre becomes self-funding – it should also be recognised that the centre should make “savings” in other Q4: All works completed by the end of March 2017 with contractors visiting after the project end to liaise with the Project Manager to ensure sign off. The work has been completed in accordance with the project plan and to a high standard. The completed project has seen the creation of a large demonstration / display room that can be used by prescribers and the general public to see how community and Telecare equipment can enhance peoples’ lives and will showcase what is available to the public through the Health Board, Social care and what can be purchased in the market place. A new training room has been created so that prescribers and members of the £120,000 Q4: £98,264.08 Alternative proposal for TOCALS. CILC has started taking meeting room booking for 2017 and has had many pieces of equipment donated for use in the demonstration rooms. Visual and hearing impairment equipment will also be displayed at the centre. A publicity campaign will take place in mid-May which will promote the centre and its use
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