As part of an assistive technology pilot, Dorset County Council evaluated Just Checking as an assessment tool in ensuring value for money was being achieved in Learning Disability care packages. Key findings from the ten assessments (ranging from two to seven weeks) completed over four months were very conclusive:

• Actual savings of almost £70,000 and avoidances of £47,000 were made as a direct result of the trial of 10 cases, as well as potential further savings of more than £125,000.
• The trial concluded that Just Checking facilitated good value for money in care cost and quality, and recommended that Dorset County Council made the system permanently available to its Learning Disability Teams.

In every assessment the Just Checking data could be used positively. Outcomes were:

• Improved quality of care
• Reduced package costs, through support reduction or change in the way support was provided
• Evidence based practice in risk assessment
• Where care needs increased, care could be provided at the minimum level in response to the risk evidence provided through Just Checking
• Supported adult safeguarding investigations

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