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Idea two: Provide greater choice for people over when and where they access community activities
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The Council wants to increase the availability of day services, to allow people to access services in the daytime, evenings and at weekends, to suit them. The Council also wants to provide activities from a wider range of locations in future.
The majority of current services are available from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, and are based either within a Council building or a community facility. People currently access these services based on their assessed need and this could mean attending one to five times a week. Normally, the place they attend is based around need, availability and their location, with people going to their nearest base.
In future, the Council wants to offer services at more flexible times, such as evenings and weekends along with weekdays. Fewer services will be provided from Council buildings as more people will have their needs met by accessing community venues such as a bowling alley, cinema, leisure centre or a place or work. The activities on offer at other places out in the community would depend on the availability of local activities and the demand to take part in different types of activities.
We have provided an example to help explain what this idea would mean to people using day services. This example is not based on a real person, it is only provided to help illustrate this idea.
What happens currently for people who use our services
Emma can attend day service activities between Monday and Friday, from 9am to 5pm. Emma goes to her day service for her social activity, and this could include arts and crafts. She may arrive there and stay for the duration of her activity. Emma then makes her way home by transport that has been arranged for her once the day service activity has finished.
What this would mean in the future for people who use our services
Emma has low to moderate needs. Her interests are keeping fit and music. With support and using her Direct Payment, Emma attends the gym three days a week and goes swimming twice a week. In the evening, Emma attends a concert of her favourite local band.
James has higher needs. To support James, he uses an Individual Service Fund with a provider to attend a building-based service twice a week. He also wants to attend his local coffee shop at the weekend and the provider who holds his Individual Service Fund helps to arrange this for him.
The Council wants to increase the availability of day services, to allow people to access services in the daytime, evenings and at weekends, to suit them. The Council also wants to provide activities from a wider range of locations in future.
The majority of current services are available from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, and are based either within a Council building or a community facility. People currently access these services based on their assessed need and this could mean attending one to five times a week. Normally, the place they attend is based around need, availability and their location, with people going to their nearest base.
In future, the Council wants to offer services at more flexible times, such as evenings and weekends along with weekdays. Fewer services will be provided from Council buildings as more people will have their needs met by accessing community venues such as a bowling alley, cinema, leisure centre or a place or work. The activities on offer at other places out in the community would depend on the availability of local activities and the demand to take part in different types of activities.
We have provided an example to help explain what this idea would mean to people using day services. This example is not based on a real person, it is only provided to help illustrate this idea.
What happens currently for people who use our services
Emma can attend day service activities between Monday and Friday, from 9am to 5pm. Emma goes to her day service for her social activity, and this could include arts and crafts. She may arrive there and stay for the duration of her activity. Emma then makes her way home by transport that has been arranged for her once the day service activity has finished.
What this would mean in the future for people who use our services
Emma has low to moderate needs. Her interests are keeping fit and music. With support and using her Direct Payment, Emma attends the gym three days a week and goes swimming twice a week. In the evening, Emma attends a concert of her favourite local band.
James has higher needs. To support James, he uses an Individual Service Fund with a provider to attend a building-based service twice a week. He also wants to attend his local coffee shop at the weekend and the provider who holds his Individual Service Fund helps to arrange this for him.
