Somewhere Else to Assess Beds, Respite Beds and Emergency Beds

Sheffield City Council (SCC) and NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are looking for care home providers located within the Sheffield city boundary to provide a number of short-term care beds on both a block and spot basis. Care homes providers should be willing to work with SCC and CCG to develop the service where this is required, be flexible in approach and provide good quality care and accommodation. The beds will be initially for a 4-year period ( subject to break clauses), predominantly for Older People (although by exception there may be a need to consider people who are younger in the Somewhere Else to assess beds) There will be 6 lots available which cover the following types of beds:- A. Somewhere Else to Assess (S2A) beds ( general nursing, nursing EMI and residential EMI) – A place away from home which allows a person’s longer term needs to be assessed away from a crisis or outside of an acute hospital setting ( Both framework and block) B. Respite beds ( residential and residential EMI) – To offer an unpaid carer the opportunity to take a break from their caring role. ( Both framework and block) C. Emergency beds (residential and residential EMI) – To offer a quick and easily accessible safe place for a person to stay in a crisis/emergency (Both framework and block)