Adults Step Up/Down Units

Norfolk County Council wishes to establish step-up / step-down units, for hospital discharge care and crisis care stepping up from the community. The need is for c.150 residential care beds which could be either:• in one central location• in 3 separate locations (ideally close to acute hospitals NNHH, JPUH or QEH) • or spread across the 5 localities of Norfolk consisting of 30-50 beds.The units are only intended for short term (up to 6 weeks) accommodation in order that ongoing support and assessment needs can be conducted and longer-term care options considered for people returning home to their permanent residence. The accommodation must be secure and suitable for enhanced residential care and be comfortable for people living with dementia and complex care needs.We would like to have an initial conversation with you about how you might offer these units and what support you might need from us. We are setting up individual discussions via Microsoft Teams between 14 June 2021 and 25 June 2021 If you would like to attend one of these meetings please email your contact details, a brief summary of your organisation and your preferred date and times to Ellen Saw, email ellen.saw@norfolk.gov.uk by midday on 4 June 2021 stating who will be attending.