NHS Wakefield CCG: Domiciliary Care AQP

The overarching aim for the service is for every service user to achieve their maximum possible level of independence at home and to improve well-being.

This represents a shift in thinking and approach away from traditional models of domiciliary care which have tended to focus on maintenance, rather than enablement, promoting independence and a person's individual wellbeing.

The objective is a change in culture, working practices, service delivery methods and the intention to foster a genuine spirit of partnership between the Parties, working closely together to ensure the successful implementation and further development of the domiciliary care service.

Aims & Objectives

• To provide high quality care through experienced, competent, supported and trained workforce

• To improve the service users' health and wellbeing and ensure their safety delaying and reducing the need for residential care and/or hospitalisation

• To have care needs met in a way that puts the service user at the centre

• To provide good quality care that meets the required and expected standards of domiciliary care providers

• To safeguard vulnerable adults and care for people in a safe environment

• Promote the independence of people in their own homes and support people to regain and maintain their skills with a "supporting to" rather than "doing for" approach

• To establish effective links with and work in close collaboration with other Health and Social Care Services to support service users' care, signposting to other services and supporting this where required