Respite beds pilot A respite house is being Quality Innovation Impacts: The service The respite project is a (Wellbeing House) developed to offer short Productivity and will be one of the few pilot. Its continued stays. The aim is to provide Prevention (QIPP) of its kind in the funding is entirely a therapeutic experience that investment funds. country. Demand for dependent upon its will help people manage it is expected to be performance during their mental health and keep high. Links to other the pilot phase. them out of states of acute services will be need. The respite pilot numerous. The scope model will be developed in for innovation is conjunction with the MH considerable. The service teams to ensure therapeutic value of there is a safe staffing model the service to the focused on supporting the user should be individual pre or post crisis. substantial which – The service will be jointly run should result in with Curo and will include a reduced demand for peer support worker and other MH services. support from peers. The Challenges: The Wellbeing House has main challenge so far opened in July 2015 after has been finding a extensive refurbishment. suitable location for what is a sensitive service. However a Curo owned property was found in Bath and its previous supported living use may mitigate challenges in the
Respite beds pilot (Wellbeing House) A respite house is being developed to offer short stays. The aim is to provide a therapeutic experience that will help people manage their mental health and keep them out of states of acute need. The respite pilot model will be developed in conjunction with the MH service teams to ensure there is a safe staffing model focused on supporting the individual pre or post crisis. The service will be jointly run with Curo and will include a peer support worker and support from peers. The Wellbeing House has opened in July 2015 after extensive refurbishment. Quality Innovation Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) investment funds. Impacts: The service will be one of the few of its kind in the country. Demand for it is expected to be high. Links to other services will be numerous. The scope for innovation is considerable. The therapeutic value of the service to the user should be substantial – which should result in reduced demand for other MH services. Challenges: The main challenge so far has been finding a suitable location for what is a sensitive service. However a Curo owned property was found in Bath and its previous supported living use may mitigate challenges in the The respite project is a pilot. Its continued funding is entirely dependent upon its performance during the pilot phase.
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