Care Needs AssessmentCare Needs Assessments are set to double by November 2022.
As adult care in the UK in its various forms begins to buckle under the unprecedented volumes, a new report is forecasting that over 500 people a day are joining the back of long waiting lists to get their needs assessed for care and support.
Figures taken from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services are showing that almost 300,000 people are now waiting to be assessed.
This enormous number contains an increase of 44% in just 5 months and this is causing the wait times for 1 in 4 people to be over 6 months.
This rate of increase clearly indicates one thing. By November our country will have 400,000 people waiting to be assessed, and that figure is double the number from the previous year.
After ADASS recently published its annual Spring Survey it shared that 82% of councils were dealing with larger referral numbers from people in hospitals and another 74% were seeing more referrals for care from the local communities.
The same research has shown that one of the biggest reasons that thousands of people are waiting is that local care providers simply don’t have enough team to provide and sustain the services required and some were even closing down and handing back their coveted council contracts.
Why is it different with Carefour?
At Carefour we are incredibly proud to say we have planned ahead and invested wisely to avoid our clients having to join these national pressures and delays.
We have recruited effectively and are retaining our teams so that we are able to provide a quick care needs assessment. Something you are unlikely to get nationally.
How quickly can you provide an assessment?
Carefour and our sister company, Live-In Care can arrange care needs assessments, for our privately funded clients within days.
(And sometimes even on the same day!)
Our forward-thinking approach has enabled us to continually grow our business. We can quickly extend support to our new clients when they need it most, while others are sadly waiting in a national backlog. Carefour provides Homecare and 24hour Live-in Care across the Midlands and Oxfordshire. Our teams are fully trained with our in-house academy and ready and waiting to be able to support you and your loved ones with a bespoke care package.
You can start the ball rolling with us immediately by contacting using the details below and we’ll be in touch shortly to help you arrange the care you need.
You can call us on 01905 699699 or connect with us on our website https://carefour.co.uk/#contact-us
