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As we’re right in the summer holiday period this week’s issue is a short one, but it’s great to hear about summer activities in two care settings.
We do our best to keep the content and structure of our PEN website up-to-date in these fast-changing times and your suggestions on how to improve the website are always welcome.
Reminder: Engagement on ASC Care Home Contract (all ages) & Proposed Older Persons Fee Model
Devon County Council (DCC) invites all care home providers to engage in feedback on:
- The Adult Social Care (ASC) Care Home Contract (all ages)
- The proposed fee model for placements for Older Persons (65+)
- Engagement period Opened: 4 August 2025 and closes: Midnight, Sunday 21 September 2025
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Updates this week
Thank You to Webinar Attendees on Tuesday 19 August
- Thanks to those who joined the second drop-in webinar on Tuesday.
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Presentation slides & Q&As from 5 & 19 August sessions will be uploaded to the Provider Engagement Network (PEN) soon.
- Email notification will be sent once available.
Amended Terms & Conditions
- Updated Adult Pre-placement Agreement now live on the PEN website and can be accessed here.
- Currently being worked on in collaboration with the Devon Care Home Collaborative.
Upcoming In-Person Meeting
- Date: Thursday, 11 September 2025
- Time: 09:00 – 12:30
- Venue: Fingle Glen, Tedburn St Mary, Exeter, EX6 6AF Please save the date!
Join the Provider Information Resource Group
- Co-producing a guide for the new fee model & placement process – On the agenda for the next meeting - ‘Form and process for sourcing client placements’.
- Membership – Providers, Commissioners, Operations staff and the ICB
- Bi-weekly meetings starting first week in September
- Interested in joining? Email: socialcarebusinessrelationsmailbox@devon.gov.uk
How to Make Your Adult Social Care Workforce Date Set Update Easier!
What is bulk upload? Rather than using the service to input records individually, you use a file to upload your records in one go. The system reads your data from the file and puts it into the right place in your account for you.
Who can use it? It is recommended that bulk upload is used by large providers who need to add data for multiple workplaces. Individual workplaces with less than 50 staff members often find it easier to add their data manually.
This video https://vimeo.com/939099613 shows you the process looks like to give you an idea of what's involved.
Want to know more? - take a look at our webpage… https://www.devon.gov.uk/providerengagementnetwork/workforce-development/adult-social-care-workforce-data-set/
Reminder - Delegated Healthcare in Action: Local voices, Shared Solutions Roadshows
These Skills For Care roadshow events will bring together everyone involved in delegated healthcare activities, ranging from registered professionals who delegate healthcare activities and commissioners, to providers and people who draw on care and support.
The events will draw on local insights and address common challenges to promote safe and personalised delegation. They are an opportunity to network with others delivering delegated healthcare activities in your region. You’ll also be able to find out what’s new and innovative and share with others what’s working well in your area.
The roadshows are open to anyone interested in delegated healthcare activities across adult social care.
We are committed to being as inclusive and representative of the sector as possible, this includes delegates and speakers.
This includes people with lived experience in receipt of delegated healthcare activity- for example:
- an individual employer and their Personal Assistant.
- A provider/regulated professional delegating activity to a care worker.
- System Lead – Integrated Care Board/Local Authority Commissioner who has delegated healthcare activities.
- System/project/pilot in place that can evidence impact.
Find out more and register for the roadshow nearest you, in Taunton on Thursday 11 September.
Good News Stories -
Edenmore and the Ilfracombe Soapbox Derby
Edenmore Nursing Home had great fun participating in a Soapbox Derby, put on by Ilfracombe Round Table to support their own charity and Children’s Hospice South West.
Staff, residents, and relatives collaborated to hand-build a kart which did the home proud, with special thanks for Gayle Cooper the home manager’s husband who helped create the Edenmore-shaped kart and who commented that: “‘It was just brilliant to be part of the first-ever derby,’ shared Gayle. ‘The atmosphere was electric, and the community spirit made all the hard work worth it. We’ve already started talking about ideas for next year!’
Team member Jesu had the challenge of guiding the kart: “manoeuvring down the course was quite challenging. The steering was all over the place as the kart was not designed to have a house built on it – but I had so much fun and the turnout was absolutely amazing.”
For more information about Edenmore Nursing Home, visit: www.edenmorenursinghome.com
Bole Aller House Family BBQ
Bole Aller House, located in Westcott just outside of Cullompton in Devon, is a residential care home for those with mental health and learning disabilities. On Sunday, 3 August 2025 they held their first family BBQ event, planned in response to a suggestion made at one of the monthly house meetings.
The day was great fun, with numerous games a diverse range of delicious food, and staff in attendance on their day off.
To find out more about Boile Aller House visit https://www.allied-care.co.uk/homes/bole-aller-house
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