News: North Lanarkshire Reshaping Care

3rd October 2012

The North Lanarkshire Reshaping Care for Older People Steering Group has recognised the importance of the independent sector as a major provider of care to older people in their own homes and in homely settings and the key role they will play in achieving the outcomes of Reshaping Care for Older People.  They have allocated funding to

‘build independent sector sustainable individual and organisational capacity in relation to improve outcomes based around six main themes affecting older people’

Part of this funding has been allocated to bring My Home Life to North Lanarkshire. The My Home Life programme (www.myhomelife.org.uk) will work with 15 Care Home Managers who have chosen to participate. Over fourteen months, through relationship-centred and evidence-based practice the package of support will

1. Support 15 care home managers in North Lanarkshire to deliver quality of life, transformation and voice, choice & control (personalisation) to their residents, relatives and staff through a leadership support programme
2. Enhance quality of life in care homes by facilitating better relationships between care homes and the wider community and health & social care system
3. Help create a sustainable movement of care homes in Scotland, to drive forward quality improvement and professional development of staff, in order to better respond to the complex needs and wishes of residents and relatives.

My Home Life is led by Age UK in partnership with City University, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Dementia UK.

2^nd Independent Sector Provider Event held in September

This event brought together many of the independent care providers in North Lanarkshire.  A full report on the presentations and discussions held on the day has been sent out to all providers and participants on the day. In summary

·        A variety of speakers from across the partnership gave an update on the developments taking place around the Reshaping Care Programme for Older People

·        The workforce development project aimed to build organisational and individual capacity within the independent sector providers in North Lanarkshire was introduced.

·        Sessions with providers were held to explore what learning and development activities could support them to build organisational and individual capacity and Professional Development.

·        A workshop for Care Home Managers led by Julienne Meyer was held to introduce My Home Life www.myhomelife.org and launch the programme in North Lanarkshire.

·        A workshop with Home Care managers was held to discuss how best to take forward workforce development activities.

·        The Independent sector Development Officer gave an update on her activities and outlined some next steps.

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