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Over the next 18 months, new housing accommodation will be
built which has been secured through a partnership between KCC and
10 of the 12 District Councils.
340 units of housing will be delivered by the RSL partner,
Housing
21 (this link will open in a new window), and consists of 275
units for older people, 58 for learning disabled (LD) and 7 for
people with mental health problems (MH).
The accommodation has been procured to a high specification
which was developed with OT's, District Managers and teams. The
models of care are being finalised through a group which reports to
the Policy Development and Review Board.
Supported Accommodation for LD and MH
These apartments will be built in Thanet (MH and LD), Dover
(LD), Canterbury (LD), Shepway (LD), Maidstone (LD), Swale (LD),
Tonbridge and Malling (LD) and Dartford (LD).
All schemes have seven apartments for tenants and one for
communal/staff with the exception of Dartford that has nine
apartments for tenants and one for communal/staff. The apartments
will have a bedroom, bathroom, sitting room and kitchen. They will
all be wired to connect in Telecare and will all have use of a
buggy store.
People are eligible if they are over 16, have a housing and
social care need and live locally. A panel will be established to
identify suitable tenants from the Housing Register with a care
need. The panel will consider applications and will take advice
from a care provider and Housing 21 but nominated people will be
put forward and voted on by Kent Adult Social Services (Care
Management Teams) and District Council Housing partners.
Extra Care Sheltered Housing for Older People
These apartments will be built in Canterbury, Dartford, Shepway,
Maidstone, Thanet, Dover and Ashford.
These schemes have approximately 40 units each and have a range of
community facilities including:
- a restaurant
- a gym
- a hairdresser
- a shop
- an internet cafe
- communal lounges
- staff offices and over night rooms
- wheelchair/buggy store
- guest bedroom and bathroom (for the whole scheme)
- laundry
- licensed bar
- assisted bathroom, self assisted bathroom and luxury
bathroom
- flats with one and two bedrooms
People are eligible if they are over 55, have a housing and
social care need and live locally. A panel will be established to
identify suitable tenants from the Housing Register with a care
need. The panel will consider applications and will take advice
from a care provider and Housing 21 but nominated people will be
put forward and voted by Kent Adult Social Services (Care
Management Teams) and District Council Housing partners.
This accommodation is part of a 30 year PFI project between KCC
and the 10 district partners and Housing 21. There are a number of
agreed performance standards to be met by Housing 21. If they do
not perform to this standard they will suffer deductions to their
monthly payment. There is also action KCC and the Districts need to
take in terms of nominations to ensure the maximum benefit is
obtained from this contract.
The contract will be monitored centrally. If you have any
queries, please contact Christy Holden, BHAL PFI Contract Manager
through email at
bhal.pfi@kent.gov.uk. |