we've certainly heard that anecdotally. And yes, I think you'd be
right to be concerned about whether many people will move to a new
package of support once they've become accustomed to a more
traditional package of support.
> Hi All. Bradford Trident are seriously examining the feasibility of
> setting up a new social enterprise, a personal assistant programme
> to meet the needs of older people, initially in BD5. This would give
> a further service in addition to the preventative services we
> already offer to older people locally. We are currently in the
> business planning phase and part of the reason for my attendance
> yesterday was to try to establish relevant issues relating to our
> proposed business. One issue which was raised by other attendees
> yesterday was Bradford Council’s ability to respond to identified
> needs, carry out assessments and make it possible for providers to
> access funds necessary to provide the services. Some of the
> discussions in one of the groups worried me, regarding a backlog in
> administration relation to personal budgets. It was stated that the
> current situation is that clients are assessed then given the
> Council’s internal care package. Then, because of an administrative
> backlog, they are referred to an agency for approx 4 months. At the
> end of that time they are probably settled with their service and
> will not want to move to another provider.
> This seems to negate against us setting up a substantial business
> involving personalisation.
> Have I got this right? I would appreciate any info from people who
> are already involved with this issue, it may help me to decide
> whether this is a ‘dealbreaker’ or not.
> Thanks. Mick.
