Invitation to Tender for 13 Intermediate Care (IMC) Beds (Adults)

<p>Bury Council is seeking to commission 13 Intermediate Care Beds in the Community, a service that is focused on delivering positive outcomes for individuals who live in Bury. This service specification outlines Bury Council&rsquo;s vision for the delivery of this service, the key features of the service and the outcomes we expect it to achieve. This is an exciting opportunity to provide a service to people in a new and flexible way to maximise their ability to live independently and safely, in their own home within their community and in-line with Bury 2030 strategy.</p>
<p>The 13 residential beds are being commissioned by Bury Council to deliver rehabilitation and reablement for people who are medically stable and optimised. However, these customers are often stepping down from hospital discharge and can on admission have more complex needs and require a holistic assessment to maximise personal outcomes. Some customers will need to enter the service as a community step up as their current care needs cannot be met through providing care in their own home.</p>
<p>The service will be provided by a registered and regulated Residential Care Service Organisation with the Care Quality Commission that have achieved Outstanding or Good Ratings under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities Regulations) 2014. The scope of the registration will include Personal Care and the regulated service structure of the Organisation must have a registered Nominated Individual and Registered Manager.</p>
<p>The criteria for admission for hospital step down provision is as follows;</p>
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<li>People who need active rehabilitation</li>
<li>People who need recovery and recuperation</li>
<li>No condition would be excluded; but for people with a mental health need, admission would only take place if the condition was stable and managed</li>
<li>Short term stays pending start date for community care package.</li>
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<p>The criteria for community step up is as follows;</p>
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<li>For those who would be avoiding and admission to hospital, whose health, social and therapy needs cannot be met at home</li>
<li>There may be occasions when the provider will need to accept referrals for patients who require short term one to one care</li>
<li>There may be a need to support people with a diagnosis of dementia and/or delirium</li>
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<p>Exclusions are as follows:</p>
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<li>Those who require a nurse over a 24-hour period for either general nursing or mental health nursing needs</li>
<li>Unstable mental health needs</li>
<li>Those whose primary need is housing</li>
<li>Complex or challenging dementia</li>
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<p>Service Requirements:</p>
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<li>The beds must be provided on one site</li>
<li>The service will develop strong links with the intermediate tier</li>
<li>The commissioner will provide equipment for people to use in this service, but this must be returned when no longer required by the customer. Any lost or misplaced equipment must be replaced by the provider and is the property of the commissioner</li>
<li>The provider must be able to host a small team of a nurse, a therapist, social work support either in reach, or based in the unit. The team will set the goals for the customer and the provider will implement the goals. The provider will become a part of the multi-disciplinary team. The team will commission the package of care for the customer. The provider will manage and record a customer&rsquo;s progress towards set goals</li>
<li>All customers will have been assessed by a multi-disciplinary team as requiring a recovery, rehabilitation or reablement pathway prior to discharge and there will be a confirmed assessment that the person is medically fit for hospital discharge</li>
<li>The Admissions Co-ordinator will make the referral using the Trusted Assessor form and will have already assessed that the care setting will be the most appropriate setting for the customer</li>
<li>Customers can access up to a maximum of 6 weeks funded care but there is an expectation that a customer will be discharged earlier than this if their goals are met</li>
<li>The service must have a decision maker available to accept referrals within 1 hour of receipt between 9-5pm</li>
<li>The assessment will be in the form of a Trusted Assessor document and may come from any member of the multi-disciplinary team, the service must accept this referral / screening from any member of the multi-disciplinary team</li>
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<p>All customers will need to be registered with a Bury GP</p>
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<li>The service will need to operate on a 7-day basis</li>
<li>The service must confirm acceptance of referral within 1 hour</li>
<li>The service must accept admissions up until 8 pm 7 days a week</li>
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<p>The contract is expected to commence 31st March 2022 to 30th March 2023 with the option to extend for a further 12 months dependent upon a satisfactory annual review.</p>
<p>If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity, please click on the 'Login and register interest in this opportunity' button. Once you have registered your interest you will be able to access the ITT and supporting documentation.</p>
<p>The closing time for completed tender submissions, via The Chest, is 5pm on Monday 20th December 2021.</p>