Social care, housing, health and winter

It gathered information on a range of issues including adult social care budgets, the number of people waiting for assessments, care and support or a direct payment to begin, or for a review of their care plan, the health and social care interface and insight to inform discussions with the Older People’s Housing Taskforce (OPHT). [...] Evidence provided to the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee inquiry on the Long-Term Funding of Adult Social Care highlighted the financial benefits to health and social care of investing in good quality accessible, specialised and age friendly housing and accommodation:8 • Sheltered housing saves the NHS £486 million a year; • For every resident in extra care, the local authority sav. [...] The implication is that in these areas, adult social care and the NHS may be working together but neglecting to engage sufficiently with the people they support and take full account of their views, aspirations and wishes and to give them the opportunity to consider the risks, benefits and costs of their options. [...] Joint NHS and social care discharge planning The use of multi-disciplinary teams Availability of home-based intermediate support Availability of timely information, advice and support to enable people to make choices about their future care Joint NHS and adult social care rapid reviews for people being discharged from hospital Availability of bed-based intermediate support in residential care home. [...] We promote higher standards of social care services and influence policies and decision-makers to transform the lives of people needing and providing care - so that all of us needing care and support can live the lives they want regardless of age, disability, status and social background.