Rochdale Borough Partnerships for Older People Project

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Rochdale Borough Partnerships for Older People
Project

• Building Healthy Communities
• for Older People

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Rochdale Borough

• Population 206,400
• Ethnicity
• - 86 White British
• - 7.7 Pakistani
• - 1.3 Bangladeshi
• Ranked the 25th most deprived council area out of
  354 in England

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Older People in Rochdale

• 29,500 people 65 yrs.
• 65 population will increase by 30 between 2006
  and 2021
• 40 of people 65 have a limiting long term
  illness
• Adult Care FACS level is set at moderate
• Many older people struggle to stay independent
  but fall outside social care services

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POPPs a Township model
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Our POPPs target groups

• Older people who may be beginning to experience
  difficulties caused by social isolation, ill
  health, changing family circumstances etc but
  dont receive social services
•    Socially excluded and hidden older people
•    Carers of older people, and/or older carers.

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What does the project test out?

• Devolved commissioning to older peoples
  organisations in Townships
• Expansion of local services and activities
  through stimulating volunteering and enterprise
  development
• New ways of providing traditional day time
  activities and low level services
• The impact of community engagement and activity
  on the wellbeing and quality of life of older
  people

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The building blocks

• Multi-agency whole systems model
• Joined up information about services and
  activities
• Outreach to older people and carers
• Co-ordinated community transport
• Development of volunteer capacity
• Devolving control to older peoples organisations
  
• Budget for healthy living/learning activities
  transport within townships
• Expansion of community activities
• Sustainability through training

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Interlinked initiatives
capacity building
volunteers
information
social enterprise
Social inclusion
empowerment
carers support
healthy living
transport
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POPPs Team Project Manager (CVS) Volunteer
Co-ordinator(CVS) Transport Co-ordinator (GMPTE)
Carers Worker (Carers Assocn) TOPPs Development
Worker (CVS) 5 Outreach Workers (RMBC) Admin
asst (RMBC)
Pennines Township Older Peoples Partnership
Rochdale Township Older Peoples Partnership
Middleton Township Older Peoples Partnership
Heywood Township Older Peoples Partnership
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Township Older Peoples Partnerships (TOPPs)

• Representing older peoples organisations within
  the Township
• Chaired and led by older people
• Links with Township democratic process
• Membership also includes
• Named Councillor
• Township Manager
• Carers Association rep.

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Information outreach project

• Reaching out to older people at home
• Independence and wellbeing check
• Personalised information about local services and
  activities
• Referring into mainstream services
• Identifying individual access needs and barriers
• Arranging volunteers, transport, carers support
  etc
• Identifying unmet need to inform the TOPPs

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the TOPPs commissioning process

• Indicative budget of 400,000 over 2 years
• allocated by distribution of people 65
• Pennines 68,000 Heywood 72,000, Middleton
  96,000 Rochdale 164,000
• spend must meet the POPPs criteria -
• Does the proposed spend fit with the health and
  wellbeing objectives of POPPs?
• Does it fill an unmet need identified through
  outreach visits?
• Does it reach out to socially isolated and
  excluded older people?
• Is it sustainable? what element is included for
  skills development and training of older people?

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Developing the TOPPs

• CVS provides development support
• Identifying training needs of members
• Developing and supporting the commissioning
  process
• Moving towards independent status
• TOPPs budgets enhanced by alignment of other
  resources
• Able to apply for external funds

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Anticipated services and activities

• Getting out and about - Social contact/befriending
  
• Benefits advice/form filling
• Help with shopping
• Garden maintenance
• Flexible transport
• IT training
• Healthy Living activities
• Expert Patient Programme
• Healthy lifestyle and relaxation programmes
• Anxiety management classes
• Arts therapy
• Healthy eating and cooking programmes
• Yoga and tai chi dance
• Exercise referral and health walks

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Making POPPs sustainable -1

• Partnership between statutory and the voluntary/
  community sector
• Project management via Council for Voluntary
  Services CVS
• Sustainability through capacity building -
  community development approach
• Training and skills development for older
  people/carers - TOPPs and members
• TOPPs able to attract external funding
• Development of social enterprise and small
  businesses

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Making POPPs sustainable -2

• Some ongoing core statutory funding is needed -
  dependent on evaluation outcomes
• Shift of resources from high cost care needs
  whole systems commissioning and decommissioning
• Potential for commissioning of healthy
  living/preventive services - through PBC
• TOPPs fits with greater devolution to Townships
  giving greater voice to older people to influence
  local decision making