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- • Powerful assessment tool, for planning cost-effective care packages.
- • Self-contained kit, quick and easy to install by your own teams. No installation or set up costs. Helpline service for staff.
- • Easy to move between service users. One kit can be used for multiple assessments in a year.
- • Charts accessed via the internet; multi-disciplinary teams can all access the charts from wherever they work.
- • Helps postpone residential care.
The system pays for itself:
- If residential care is postponed for just 2 weeks
- If 1 hour less of home care is needed per week
- If 1 short, daily ‘checking’ visit is not needed
1 in 3 of all local authorities are using Just Checking for assessment and care planning.
Birmingham City Council has made it a policy that there will be no admission to residential care without a period of assessment using the Just Checking system.
Staffordshire County Council has gradually rolled out Just Checking to all these teams:
- Social Care and Health
- Access, Reablement and Well-being
- Community Mental Health
- Housing partners
Jim Ellam explains how and why in this LocalGovTV video.
Herefordshire Council and PCT have pioneered a new mental health intermediate care service, resulting in 43% reduction in residential care admissions.
Bath & North East Somerset Council has covered the entire cost of 10 Just Checking systems with just two of their cases.
Evidence for Just Checking
The Just Checking system is used by more than 100 local authorities and PCTs, who are convinced by its effectiveness. Read more about the evidence.
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Just Checking Professional
Used for assessment, Just Checking Professional is designed to be moved between service users. It is quick and simple to install by any member of a social care or community mental health team. Some teams are using a system with 10 service users in a year.
Cost for the Just Checking Professional can be found here in the prices section
Case studies for commissioners.
Just Checking Carer
Designed for long-term use with a single service user, Just Checking Carer is a tool for family members to keep a gentle eye on their relative and manage their caring role with their other responsibilities. Several members of the family can log on, wherever they live, even if it is the other side of the world.
Cost for the Just Checking Carer can be found here in the prices section
A direct payment could be offered for families who qualify for support.