Consultation – Accommodation strategy for adults with care and support needs

Consultation closed: Tuesday 23 November 2021
Consultation opened: Wednesday 8 September 2021

Working with developers and landlords

We will seek to work with housing providers who share our ambition to support people with care and support needs to live fulfilling lives and expect developers and landlords to:

• preferentially develop new accommodation in locations where there is a current or forecast shortage
• offer accommodation to people at rent levels appropriate for the location
• develop new accommodation types and in locations that support a "core and cluster" approach
• follow the "Design Specification: Accommodation for Adults with Care and Support Need" unless other constraints prevent them from doing so

We will work with developers to help design, develop and build sustainable, energy efficient single and shared accommodation in locations where we know there is a current or future need.

We will work with local landlords and registered local housing providers to plan the replacement of existing buildings that have been deemed to be unsuitable.

Working with care providers

We're keen to work with care providers who share our vision and ambitions for enabling people with care and support needs to live fulfilling and meaningful lives.

We expect our care providers to:

• embed a culture of dignity and respect throughout all services and teams
• promote independence, choice and control for people who use their services
• work with people and their families to understand the strengths and capabilities that will enable them to reach their goals and aspirations
• work proactively to quality assure their services, listening to the views of people and families, and to adopt a co-production approach to any service change or improvement
• work in partnership with all agencies across social care, health and the voluntary / community sector to continuously improve the quality of service provision and to develop innovative ways of working
• work to deliver good value for money
• invest in the development and training of their workforce and encourage the workforce to deliver support with skill and imagination
• focus on preventing, delaying and reducing the need for care and support
• work closely with the community to form strong partnerships with local services and businesses to create meaningful opportunities for work experience, training and employment

Wherever possible consider the use of technology-enabled care (TEC) to enable people to live as independently as possible, feel safe and secure and participate in their local community.