Aims & Service Objectives 2001

The Rathfredagh Cheshire Service aims:
  • To continue to deliver its existing service to the residential population
  • To respond to the emerging needs of persons with physical and sensory disabilities in the community through day and respite services.
  • To enhance the lives of persons with physical and sensory disabilities through social interaction in the community and through Internet access.

Reflection on Objectives 2001

  • All Cheshire services aim to continue and develop the social model of care within our services. To do so requires that all practices be evaluated against this model and practices changed where neccessary.
  • The service reached new population in 2000. However we acknowledge that we do not always reach the young population of disabled people and a stategy to do this will be developed in 2001.

Service Integration

  • Case conferenceing involvement with the MWHB and other voluntary service providers to develop packages of care for individuals and their families
  • Develop networks with statutory and voluntary housing providers to provide community housing with asisted living support to persons with physical and sensory disabilities.
  • Planned respite provision to maximise respite systems for families.
  • Ongoing service development needs identifications through Mid Western Health Board Co-Ordinating Committee and other organisations.

Performance Review

  • Occupancy levels for all services to be targeted 100%
  • Reduction of waiting list through exploration of alternative services for clients.
  • Implementation of integrated care plans for service users and achievement of target outcomes as identified by clients and staff.
  • Implementation of planned capital expenditure.
  • Enhance service integration across statutory and other voluntary organisations through partnership.

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