Tender: Personal Care and Domestic Support for Tenants in Extra Care Housing – Darlington

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Darlington Borough Council is seeking a supplier to deliver regulated personal care and domestic support to tenants living in Extra Care Housing across the borough, with the aim of reducing reliance on residential care by enabling people to receive high-quality care in their own homes, maximise independence and wellbeing, and remain active in their communities. The service will support individuals with assessed care or support needs including people aged 55 and over (and younger people where a Council-led Care Act assessment identifies Extra Care as the best setting), people with dementia, physical or sensory impairments, long-term conditions, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, bariatric needs (with accessibility considered for property allocation), palliative care needs, behaviours that may challenge, and carers with identified needs. The provision covers four Extra Care schemes totalling 154 units across a mix of Council-owned and social rented tenures, with Darlington Borough Council operating three schemes and a partnership with Anchor Housing on an additional scheme, and the accommodation currently supported by a commissioned regulated care provider.