Older Persons’ Service
is ‘A’ OK

Residents and staff of Somer’s Older Persons’ service have been celebrating a high level of success in a recent inspection of our service by Adult Social Care Commissioners in Bath & North East Somerset.

In November 2011, supporting people review staff met with residents, front-line sheltered housing officers and team leaders and said they were “very impressed with what they saw and experienced.”

They awarded Somer’s Older Persons’ Service an ‘A’ in the Quality Assessment Framework for the two areas they reviewed at their visit of safeguarding and support planning and needs assessment.

Harriet Bosnell, Older Persons’ Housing and Support Manager, said “we are all really proud of the service we offer to residents and older people in the community alike. Staff and residents work closely together to create the level of service we would all wish to experience in our later years.”

Somer was commended for the effectiveness and warmth of the service it offers to people living in sheltered accommodation.

Somer has recently extended its valued Older Persons’ Service to support people living in their own homes in the community through the Independent Living Service. This service provides daily, weekly and twenty-four-hour response via a push-button alarm and visits from our caring professional staff at the level of service people want.

If you would like to know more call us on 01225 366136 or email independentliving@somer.org.uk.