1. Building Community Capacity for Health and Wellbeing
Housing LIN network meeting 13th Feb 2013

2. Contribution to health and wellbeing outcomes
Projects
Challenges
Rewards
Contribution to health and wellbeing outcomes
Scope for housing schemes to link into these sorts of projects

3. Cambridgeshire Population
Approximately 114,000 adults aged in 2011
99,000 adults aged 65 or over (forecast to increase to 140,000 by 2021)
Approximately 7,000 Adult Social Care clients in ‘Older People’ category in March 2011
There will be corresponding increases, of over 50%, in people with dementia

4. There is a lot out there already...........
But some people may need help to make best use of it

5. Care Network Cambridgeshire
An independent Cambridgeshire charity since 1986
Mission:
To help older, isolated and vulnerable people living in Cambridgeshire to stay independent and maintain social contact with friends and the community.
Vision:
For a Cambridgeshire where all older and vulnerable people at risk of isolation, loneliness or ill health
feel supported in their local community
achieve greater independence & a healthier, happier life
are enabled to support each other for mutual benefit.

6. Help at Home, Information @ GPs and Community Navigators
Care
Help at Home, GPs and Community Navigators
142 Volunteers support people directly and navigate them to services and activities – recruited, trained and supported by CNC
Network
Community Development help to set up and support community groups
Village Help Schemes
Mobile Wardens
Social Car Schemes - (over 500 drivers)
Luncheon Clubs
Practical Help Schemes

7. Local older people say they want
A range of social and community activities to combat loneliness
Accurate, relevant, timely information
“That bit of help” at the right time, from a listening ear to help with practical tasks
A plan for a fulfilled older age
Help for more isolated older people
A key purpose of the Community Navigator approach is to respond to the views expressed locally by Cambridgeshire residents and stakeholders, through a number of consultation events including; Ageing Well, Somersham Community Planning and the Melbourn Locality Commissioning workshops. These consultations reinforce the findings of previous local and national consultations through highlighting that older people want to be able to remain in their own home and to live healthy active lives for as long as possible. A number of main themes have been identified as being important to older people including:

8. I was amazed at how quickly help was arranged!
Projects - Help at Home
I was amazed at how quickly help was arranged!
The volunteer phoned me every day to check that I was alright.

9. Projects – Community Development
Local offices and volunteers
Supporting local people to identify and fill gaps
Research community transport needs in the City
Community Car Schemes - (over 500 drivers) –
Other groups e.g. community cafes
Mobile warden schemes
Lunch Clubs
Our Community Development team support and encourage local communities to set up and run groups such as lunch clubs, community car schemes, mobile warden schemes and a variety of other community group valued by older people. They also refer seamlessly to our Help at Home service who support individuals through a difficult time such as illness or following a hospital stay to regain their confidence and independence and to our new Community Navigator project which aims to enable older people to access activities and services which would maintain or improve their health, wellbeing and independence.

10. Projects – Community Development
“it will all be a big help when next applying for a grant”
(mobile warden scheme)

11. Projects – Community Navigators
To maintain and improve the health and
well being of older people in
Cambridgeshire by:
Informing people about and referring
them to relevant activities and services
Helping people overcome barriers to
make use of activities and services
Identifying where more activities and services are
needed and working with local people to provide these
Targeting people at risk of poor health and well being
Reach out to isolated and lonely people at a local level, to reduce the (health and social) impact of loneliness, and to avoid the adult social care pathway starting with an expensive crisis, as far as is possible
Raise awareness of, and connect people to, existing activities and services
Ensure high quality information is available in key locations (e.g. with GP’s and Parish Councils) within communities, alongside trusted individuals who can help interpret it

12. Challenges Demonstrating quantitative outcomes
Evidencing savings to statutory sector purse
A key purpose of the Community Navigator approach is to respond to the views expressed locally by Cambridgeshire residents and stakeholders, through a number of consultation events including; Ageing Well, Somersham Community Planning and the Melbourn Locality Commissioning workshops. These consultations reinforce the findings of previous local and national consultations through highlighting that older people want to be able to remain in their own home and to live healthy active lives for as long as possible. A number of main themes have been identified as being important to older people including:

13. Rewards What people say – esp through “call backs” Job satisfaction
Gaining respect for a job well done – not to mention funding for new projects!
A key purpose of the Community Navigator approach is to respond to the views expressed locally by Cambridgeshire residents and stakeholders, through a number of consultation events including; Ageing Well, Somersham Community Planning and the Melbourn Locality Commissioning workshops. These consultations reinforce the findings of previous local and national consultations through highlighting that older people want to be able to remain in their own home and to live healthy active lives for as long as possible. A number of main themes have been identified as being important to older people including:

14. Contribution to Health and Well being outcomes
International Longevity Centre UK (ILCUK) Feb 2010
“Good Neighbours – measuring quality of life in older age”
1. Having good social relationships with family, friends and neighbours
2. Having social roles & participating in social, voluntary, other leisure activities
3. Having good health & functional ability
4. Living in a good home & neighbourhood
5. Having a positive outlook & psychological well-being
6. Having adequate income
7. Maintaining independence & control over one’s life
A key purpose of the Community Navigator approach is to respond to the views expressed locally by Cambridgeshire residents and stakeholders, through a number of consultation events including; Ageing Well, Somersham Community Planning and the Melbourn Locality Commissioning workshops. These consultations reinforce the findings of previous local and national consultations through highlighting that older people want to be able to remain in their own home and to live healthy active lives for as long as possible. A number of main themes have been identified as being important to older people including:

15. Local older people say they want
A range of social and community activities to combat loneliness
Accurate, relevant, timely information
“That bit of help” at the right time, from a listening ear to help with practical tasks
A plan for a fulfilled older age
Help for more isolated older people
A key purpose of the Community Navigator approach is to respond to the views expressed locally by Cambridgeshire residents and stakeholders, through a number of consultation events including; Ageing Well, Somersham Community Planning and the Melbourn Locality Commissioning workshops. These consultations reinforce the findings of previous local and national consultations through highlighting that older people want to be able to remain in their own home and to live healthy active lives for as long as possible. A number of main themes have been identified as being important to older people including:

16. Scope for housing schemes
Volunteers or funded staff might:
Be trained to navigate residents, and others
Coordinate local volunteers
Housing schemes as venues for community activities. Coffee mornings, lunch clubs, chair based exercise, film showings etc
A key purpose of the Community Navigator approach is to respond to the views expressed locally by Cambridgeshire residents and stakeholders, through a number of consultation events including; Ageing Well, Somersham Community Planning and the Melbourn Locality Commissioning workshops. These consultations reinforce the findings of previous local and national consultations through highlighting that older people want to be able to remain in their own home and to live healthy active lives for as long as possible. A number of main themes have been identified as being important to older people including:

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