Mental Health residential is the largest area of spend at approx. £8.5million representing under 50% of the MH Accommodation Spend whilst the Mental Health Nursing spend is approx. £1m.
In line with ECC’s commissioning intentions to only make placements into residential care for people with the most complex mental health and to increase the use of supported living, the trend for residential care has shown a reduction in the number of placements over several years.
The Mental Health Residential and Nursing market is made up of a small number of specialist providers delivering support in residential and nursing home settings looking after people with the most complex mental health.
Existing capacity is mainly concentrated in the north of Essex and our data indicates a possible gap in provision in the south and west quadrants with many people placed out of county in Southend and Thurrock.
Therefore, in line with ECC’s commissioning intentions, a full review of our MH Residential and Nursing provision countywide will be undertaking to transform our offer in partnership with the Mental Health Trust and ICB’s, aligning with SET MH Strategy. This will include a review of demand and need to define requirements and contribute to the development of the offer to be delivered within our entire MH Accommodation model and pathway ensuring the approach is people centred.