The Living Well and Early Help Service (LWEH)
was established to help the island address some of the demographic
challenges which present themselves. One in five of the population
is over the age of eighty years old, and there is higher than
national average population of adults with learning disabilities on
the Isle of Wight.
The significant challenge of ensuring adults on the island gain or
regain the right levels of independence, to meet their own
objectives is key to sustaining people away from statutory services
both at a health need and social need level.
Over 55% of older people living on the island do not meet the
financial threshold to receive state funded social care, so they
are required to make their own arrangements. Over 40% of those
people who approach Adult Social Care for help are deemed not to be
eligible for statutory care.
The importance to have a holistic service to meet the optimum need
of individuals not eligible for statutory services, ensures
individuals have sustainable care journeys within our community and
with minimal statutory service input.
The service is jointly commissioned and funded by the Isle of Wight
Council and the NHS Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight
Clinical Commissioning Group.
The matter to be considered is the continuation of the Local
Authority funding contribution for the service.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Significant impact on communities or those working in two or more electoral divisions;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Electoral Divisions affected: (All Electoral Divisions);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/09/2021
Decision due: 14 Oct 2021 by Cabinet
Considered on: 12 Oct 2021 by Corporate Scrutiny Committee
Lead director: Assistant Director of Adult Social Care (Commissioning and Partnerships)
Contact: Alaster Sims.
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