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An essential part of demonstrating the impact and building the financial case was measuring how outcomes and ongoing care costs changed for those receiving the targeted support. The financial benefit has now been directly measured, with those who received a targeted intervention showing a £175 decrease in weekly care costs compared to those outside of the pilot. The council now has ambitions to roll out this approach more widely to other groups that could benefit from early targeted support in this way such as those living with physical disabilities.
At the point of their follow-up call, 100% of those receiving interventions quoted no falls since their intervention. Residents subsequently reported a 15% reduction in their fear of falling, one of the main leading indicators for having a fall. Furthermore, satisfaction with the programme was high, with 71% of people citing that the support they received was beneficial. As well as a clear benefit for residents, there is also a compelling financial case behind this approach. The pilot identified £600k - £700k of financial benefit for adult social care, excluding health benefit. For all adults at risk, this would equate to a saving of up to £5.8m across health & social care.
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