Living Longer, Living Well – the role of the district council Norfolk Older People’s Strategic Partnership Board Wednesday 30 September 2015

The Breckland Context Breckland Council Corporate Plan priority to enable stronger, more independent communities and work with partners on supporting older people to remain active, participative and live independently within the community. Breckland Older People’s Forum in place and working well [supported by district]. In Breckland, 1 in 4 people are aged 65+ and the population is ageing. District Councils have a housing specific role but also… Customer Services, Environmental Services, Community Services and Leisure.

Housing – wider context Poor housing conditions have a detrimental impact on health Impact on the NHS budget of well over £0.5 billion per year LA and RP controlled housing has improved significantly Issues around the current and the future condition of private [rented] housing stock Need for housing stock that meets demographic needs

Housing Central Norfolk Strategic Housing Market Assessment… Evidence base for Local Plan development and Policy Formation Assessment of housing needs for Older People For example… Central Norfolk has a current supply of 6,053 specialist housing units and a projected gross need for 21,850 specialist homes by This indicates a provisional net need for 15,797 specialist housing units, of various types and tenures. New housing supply for older people is a complex issue, and any future specialist housing needs to be considered within the wider health and social care policy context.

Housing NHS England Healthy New Towns Norfolk bid: Thetford, Kings Lynn, Long Stratton, Bowthorpe and Beeston Park Health and planning focus but… design that incorporates care for dementia community-led healthcare integrated out-of-hospital care new assistive technology models

Housing Rising demand for adaptions – demand management Breckland Integrated Housing Adaptions Teams – districts and county Maintain capital budget for adaptions Review of handyperson service – lower referral threshold Joint Care and Repair service with KLWN Falls Action in Breckland (FAB) programme

Customer Services All frontline staff are trained on supporting people with dementia Customer Service presence in each of the 5 Breckland market towns Co-location of services with DWP, NCC Locality Teams and others Re-tender contract for information and advice services for 2016… Investment in Broadband and Digitalisation Transformation Programme

Community and Environmental Services Assisted Bin Collections Volunteering programmes and opportunities Grant and funding support ASB related victim focused approach Our Day Out project for people with dementia and their carers

Leisure Services Activities and Classes Concessions Exercise Referral with links to trips/falls prevention Dementia Friendly facilities Carers Membership Fit 4 Life Over 60s Badminton Zumba Gold Daytime Aqua fit Over 60s Indoor Bowls Mature Movers

Living Longer, Living Well – Breckland Council Living Longer, Living Well is a corporate priority for the next 4 years Breckland Older Peoples’ Forum actively supported Transformation and investment to enable greater focus on those in greatest need Increasing demand for services… Maintaining current investment in preventative actions Working smarter across depts. and other public/voluntary agencies Focused commissioning of services

Contact details NameRole Rob Riana RudlandPlace Steve JamesCommunities Ross BangsHousing