2017/S 120-242653 Dementia Care Safe Beds

Safe Beds are an alternative admission to an acute hospital for people with a superimposed delirium on dementia. Walsall CCG intends to operate a twelve month pilot with a suitably experienced local nursing home provider (The Lakes) with capacity for the provision of up to six Safe Beds @ a rate of £1,500 per bed per week. This will be with a view to proving concept and within 6 months of operating the pilot the CCG will review the outcomes and if successful in the following six months undertake a procurement for...