Provision of a Provider List for Day Time Support Service for Older People and People with Dementia.

he Authority is inviting suitably experience Service Providers to apply for their Day Time Support service(s) to be included on the Authority's Provider List of Day Time Support Services for Older People and People with Dementia. The List has been open from 1 July 2018 and will remain open for a maximum of 10 years (unless terminated early). Please note this service does not include Domiciliary /Home Care Services. Daytime supports for older people and people with dementia offer a wide and diverse range of supports including social interactions, healthy meals, activities, personal care support such as hairdressing and bathing, exercise classes and these can be provided in a variety of settings. Day time supports do not include care at home but can be provided within a residential care home as well as in specialised centres and other community centres. A day time support is defined as an establishment where one or more of the following services are provided for more than four hours during the day: Personal care or personal support with or without practical assistance; Reablement activities; Respite; and/or Therapeutic activities. It does not include Luncheon Clubs, Shared Lives, Domiciliary/Homecare and befriending services To gain a place on the Provider List, Service Provider will need to satisfy the selection requirements, have no grounds for exclusion and confirm they meet and will maintain the Minimum Quality Standards throughout the period of validity to be added to the Provider List.