Citywide Connect: Autumn 2017 Locality Hubs Presentation
Collaborative efforts to prevent loneliness and promote well-being in later life through strategic partnerships, effective operational practices, and post-event initiatives aiming for community integration and support.
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Citywide Connect: Autumn 2017 Locality Hubs Presentation to the Partnership Board 24 January 2018
Preventing loneliness and ill health in later life Embedding understanding of the key transitions/risk points Evidence base/vision/calls to action What offers do we have to support people experiencing these transitions? Where are the gaps/opportunities? Bringing it together pledging for action Our research shows that life transitions are key triggers for loneliness. We need to focus on these moments and work together to prevent loneliness from taking hold in the first place
Attendance and operational effectiveness 110 attendances booking to attendance ratio = 72% Over 95 organisations represented 28 new teams/organisations linked to the Programme Operational effectiveness remains strong: Range of services/organisations, facilitation & organisation, welcome and accessibility, structure and time keeping 4.7/5 (94%) Understanding of role in prevention loneliness 4.6/5 (92%) Caf discussions 4.5/5 (90%) New format well received: Like the breakfast idea, much better due to time pressure Very good and helpful meeting, really enjoyed and learnt from the cafe style - moving from one topic to another, great way to interact with other organisations and discussing different topics
Brilliant morning. Very informative and encouraging. Opened up my knowledge of different organisations & services Excellent event so many take-aways and follow-up actions to get on with Thank you for putting this on. Please keep us involved we have to learn more about how we can connect the local community to support available Really well thought out structure. Nice balance of facilitated and open connecting. Warm and welcoming..feel very energised Very impressed. Welcome was brilliant. Staff knew everyone well. Very surprised at how positive ideas have come from nothing
Post event intentions 95 Collaborate/work together with other organisations, or services 5 91 Jointly promote services/activities 2 1 6 91 Share information with colleagues 2 1 6 89 Share assets or resources with others 3 8 Widening choices or options available to maintain an active lifestyle 89 5 6 88 Collaborate or work together with other sectors 4 8 Widening choices or options available at the point of role transition 87 7 6 82 Work towards developing initiatives to tackle gaps 9 1 8 76 Identify and reach more people in need of support 18 1 5 Find more effective ways for people in later life to access digital platforms 71 19 1 9 70 Make better use of time and resources available 22 8 60 Do things differently/improve our working practices 29 3 8 Agree Neutral Disagree N/A
Long-term health conditions/ mobility difficulties Moving from work to retirement Becoming/ giving up caring Role Bereaved transitions in later life 24,000 providing unpaid care. Most of working age. 80% lonely/isolated. Little known about needs at key transition points 75% didn t get support needed. Increases risk of mortality/ poor health. Annual cost of hospital stay between 150 and 190 million Delaying the onset of one LTHC across the population by one year = annual saving to the NHS of 30.8 million Only half of workers looking forward to retiring. Many don t plan or receive guidance /support Context/ Impact Carers supported and recognised as individuals, with needs of their own. Focus on becoming a carer/retiring Awareness of and access to support and services throughout the bereavement experience Support to self- manage ie information, practical support/ independence, social networks Access to tools/ resources/ advice/local opportunities to help plan for this transition Vision The role of digital skills and maintaining an active lifestyle in preventing triggers for loneliness
Long-term health conditions/ mobility difficulties Moving from work to retirement Becoming/ giving up caring Role Bereaved transitions in later life Lifestyle change Volunteering Managing finance Housing needs Working options Social connections Practical skills/ distraction based activities Peer support Transition based needs Raising profile Peer support Online resources Taking control Information and advice Supporting independence Peer support networks Calls to action Resources, signposting hubs, training (incl digital skills therapeutic support, men in sheds, casserole club, practical support (in- home), low cost/free activities Disability collective, online self- management tools, DFG/housing options, Expert Patient, Carelink, Armed Forces Network, Home safety visits, books on prescription Signposting hubs, Housing support, Digital skills, retirement package being piloted, review of B&H buses package, volunteering, PT work, social enterprise, retraining Signposting hubs, DFG/Housing options, Carers Card, carers tasters/free health & wellbeing support, LGBT support, Mind, Ad hoc respite, Digital skills, moving into work 26 Offers/ themes 26 22 38
Getting the most out of digital Vision: That people in later life have the skills to access digital technology in ways that they want Preventing triggers for loneliness through digital means helping people in later life have access to: digital platforms work, education and training opportunities private sector services and offers online practical support such shopping health services and local authority services friends/family, social networks/peer support information and advice low cost and free activities information for use when pursuing new hobbies/interests Digital Brighton & Hove Digital Champions, workshops/courses/, partnership network, signposting website Equipment/resources Accessible tech Scams prevention Online hubs Carers, It s Local Actually, Food Partnership, Healthy Lifestyle, Tech in home TTTB/Red Cross, U Can Do It (65+) Skills support Volunteering Matters, befrienders, Home Care, The Bridge, HOP 50+, Libraries, Age UK. Place based housing, hospital, rehab, in-home, residential care Promotion pathways eg Community Pharmacy/newsletters Offers/ themes (50)
Moving more, ageing well Vision: that people in later life, through maintaining an active lifestyle, live and age well Making every contact count to: highlight the importance of an active lifestyle build confidence and motivation through behaviour interventions identify impactful programmes in the local community and pathways to access these, including those that improve strength and balance to prevent falls) signpost to relevant local activities identify engagement opportunities where health and lifestyle advice can be dispensed as standard Active for life: bite-sized talks Mind benefits of active lifestyle as part of wellbeing Motivational approaches - Healthy Lifestyles Team - Fitness MOTS, Health trainers, Brighter Outlook, MECC Age UK Horizons BLAGGS (LGBT) Food Partnership (gardening, Shape-up), It s Local Actually (independent providers) Signposting to resources - ia CCC s eye folders, Royal British Legion, Volunteering Matters, Neuro Rehab Team, Funeral Directors, Retirement planning package, Private home care/help agencies, Carelink, ESFRS health and wellbeing assessments Seniors Housing, Tower House, Blind Veterans, HOP 50+, The Bridge spaces Love to Move Group (Sussex County Hospital) Digital Brighton & Hove (online apps/tools) Offers/ themes (28)
Gaps/opportunities - transitions Bereavement Engaging with other entry point providers Joining up and broadening support gateways & signposting hubs Signposting resource Distraction based activities Training for workers Starting a conversation Pre bereavement planning Carers Other routes to support (outside of assessment?) Issue with people not identifying with the term carer Flexible working/learning opportunities Financial/housing support Carers Hub? Retiring from caring Carers hub promotion/gaps Long-term health conditions Accessibility Self-care tools/resources/info and advice Online peer support Confidence building/buddying In home digital skills (U can do it for 65+) Flexible offers Joining up support/advice through Disability collective Retirement Age friendly workplaces/employers Retired carers Local offer - retirement package Promotion of volunteering/part-time working opportunities/social enterprise/self- employment (enterprise exchange?) Peer support Support for LGBTQ/BME communities Financial advice, Digital skills, Healthy Lifestyle
Gaps/opportunities- digital skills/healthy lifestyle Digital Healthy Lifestyle Confidence building/motivational approaches Embedding falls prevention messages/preventative activities Volunteers (providers) to run activities (Seniors Housing/Volunteering Matters/Tower House/HOP 50+) Tailored to lifestage/physical needs Accessible and flexible Broadening support through single point of contact It s Local actually independent providers/BLAGGS for LGBTQ communities Engagement opportunities where health and lifestyle advice dispensed as standard MECC approach Online shopping Visual map of digital access points More tech buddy volunteers needed (Hop 50+)/Anchor Housing need digital champion to run sessions in Scheme / Peer-to-peer support Getting tech into people s homes Phone number for initial access to online support Printing services at a reasonable cost Tech support phone line to support people just starting out to help build their confidence? U can do it not for under 65s? Joined up framework/toolkit for digital skills training
Bringing it all together: pledging for action
Pledges - transition outcomes Long-term health conditions/mobility difficulties 4 2 6 Digital skills 3 1 2 1 Carers 1 1 2 Bereavement 1 2 1 4 Moving more 2 1 2 Retirement 1 1 Awareness raising Tools/resources Building capacity/plugging gaps New referral pathways
Pledges - other For specific communities (LGBTQ/dementia/ex armed forces 8 New initiatives/collaboration 6 Coordinating support/referral pathways 6 Promotion/awareness raising 5 Building capacity 2 Sharing info internally 2 Training 1
Bereavement Retirement Carers Long-term health conditions/mobility Housing Disabled facilities grant/housing options team Housing providers/schemes to link in with support pathways Reaching private payers Finances Funeral & disbursement costs. Adjusting to a change in income. Benefits Strategies to help manage budgets/finance Carers Assessment via Carers Hub? Carers Card Tailored to specific needs? Money advice services Scope? Accessibility? Accessible/confidence building/buddying Healthy Lifestyles - Single point of contact gateway/It s local actually. Falls prevention Staying active Benefits of active lifestyle/prevention Age friendly/compassionate employers/retirement planning Support for disabled people/those with long-term health conditions Confidence building/skill development Employment Part-time working opportunities It s local actually embedding within support gateways & digital access points/training Social connections/ Peer support Digital skills Disability Collective Online? Limited provision Limited provision Carers Hub gateway Practical support/skills Support At Home site Accessibility? Finances, home help, home repairs, cooking, etc New learning opportunities Carers Hub gateway Flexible learning opps? Digital skills Digital Brighton & Hove website. Phone number? Access? Tech in home (under 65s?) Access points/cost Building capacity in community spaces, public services, Housing schemes Preparing for the future Funeral planning. Wills Practical skills. Finances. Gateway? Food partnership: access to healthy food/cookery skills/weight management/food poverty/resources/action plan Retirement planning package Self management of condition supporting independence/info/advice Outside of caring/transition specific needs/planning, emergency back up Employer engagemt Nutrition/ Food Links with healthy lifestyles gateway? Private sector? Support tailored to transitions? Future of Casserole Club? Range of opportunities available across sectors incl digital champions Promoting opportunities (including accessible volunteering) across transitions/entry points? Volunteering Information/ advice Pre planning, processes, suicide, bereavement care awareness Retraining Options/local offer Formal assessment? Self-management tools, condition specific advice How to care ,
