Re-provision of the Napier unit and Enhanced care unit

Tender description

It has been the Council’s long standing intention to re-provide the Napier Unit respite service and the Enhanced Care Unit (ECU) day service onto one site. The Napier Unit is situated on the site of Rochester Care Home (owned by Agincare) and the ECU situated to the rear of the Balfour Centre site both in Pattens Lane Rochester. These services are inextricably linked as the services support the same group of service users. The Napier Unit provides overnight, long and short term care to service users over the age of 16 years who have profound and complex learning and physical disabilities and who may have a sensory loss, who live in Medway in their family homes and those within the Shared Lives Service (Adult Placement). The ECU service provides day care and supports families / carers to have a break from their caring responsibilities – the care is delivered by highly trained support staff. The day service due to the nature of those using the services has close and strong links with Health services and professionals. The need to provide day service support is not only of benefit to the carers in supporting them to continue in their caring role, but is also important in providing care and support to the service users through meaningful activities and opportunities that support their emotional and physical wellbeing. This support enables these individuals to remain with their families in their communities preventing or reducing the need for higher cost care and support interventions. It is recognised that the average care time-span for this client group can be up to 50 years and as such as people get older the pressure on carers will increase, which will lead to an increase in demand for respite provision.