Short Breaks (Play and Leisure) and Domiciliary Care for Children with Disabilities Framework

Description

Leicestershire County Council is undertook a procurement process to identify and appoint a number of service providers to provide a range of disabled children’s services as described below. Lot 1: Short breaks (play and leisure) provide opportunities for disabled children and young people to spend time away from their parents and carers, with friends and peers, for positive opportunities; Lot 2: Domiciliary care domiciliary care is a statutory service that the Council has a duty to provide and it relates to the provision of care and support to children and families in their own home (e.g. personal care, meal preparation, moving and handling etc.). Lot 1: Short Breaks (Play and Leisure) Short breaks (play and leisure) provide opportunities for disabled children and young people to spend time away from their parents and carers, with friends and peers, for positive opportunities. They are intended to promote their positive mental health and emotional well-being. Short breaks normally occur on a regular and planned basis and should be part of an integrated programme of support which is regularly reviewed. Emergency short break provision will need to be provided from time to time. Lot 2: Domiciliary Care Domiciliary care is a statutory service that the Council has a duty to provide and it relates to the provision of care and support to children and families in their own home (e.g. personal care, meal preparation, moving and handling etc.). The service can only be provided following an assessment of need and if certain thresholds are met. This service is not exclusively for disabled children and young people although they make up the vast majority of service users. Two broad areas of domiciliary care include: (i) domestic tasks; and (ii) sitting service.