Delivering Better Care
Our vision is to ensure that people can get the right care, in the right place, at the right time to prevent, reduce or delay the need for ongoing support and maximise their independence
Our Adult Social Care strategies are informed, developed and co-produced through engagement and consultation with our:
- Learning Disability and Autism Partnership Boards
- people accessing our services
- providers of services
- parent / carers
- practitioners
You may request copies of any of this information in a different format.
Adult Social Care Strategy 2022-26
Our Maximising Independence and Better Lives Commissioning Strategies should be read in conjunction with each other. Together they are our Adult Social Care Strategy for 2022-26.
Maximising Independence Strategy
Our Maximising Independence Strategy is our universal offer for people who use adult social care services. The main focus of this will be support for:
- older people
- people with physical disabilities and / or sensory loss
- carers
It should be read together with our Better Lives Commissioning Strategy.
View our Maximising Independence Strategy
Better Lives Commissioning Strategy
Our Better Lives Commissioning Strategy is for adults in Cornwall aged 18-64 with:
- learning disabilities
- autism, and
- mental health needs
The Strategy set out six clear strategic intentions for the commissioning and delivery of support and services for adults with learning disabilities and adults with autism.
View our Better Lives Strategy
Our Strategic Commissioning Intentions
Our Strategic Commissioning Intensions sets out our plan for delivering our strategies.
View our Strategic Commissioning Intentions
Adult Carers Strategy 2020-25
A person is considered a carer if they provide unpaid care to someone who has needs arising from a physical or mental condition.
Our key objective is to ensure Carers can maintain their own physical and mental health and wellbeing to achieve a balance between their caring responsibilities and a life outside caring, while enabling the person they support to enjoy the best quality of life.
View our Adult Carers Strategy
Supported and Specialist Housing Strategy 2023-50
This strategy covers our approach to specialist, supported and accessible homes
for:
- people at risk of homelessness, including:
- people with multiple and complex needs
- rough sleepers
- people experiencing domestic abuse
- young people (including care leavers, young parents)
- offenders
- people with drug / alcohol related needs
- refugees
- people with learning disabilities and / or autistic people
- people with serious mental health needs
- people with physical disabilities / long term conditions
- older people (people aged 55+)
View our Supported and Specialist Housing Strategy
You can also view our summary document.
Market Position Statement
Cornwall is embarking on a period of very significant social care transformation. Our Market Position Statement (MPS) provides a summary of the local demand and supply for services and is intended to signal business opportunities within the care market to facilitate future business planning, which includes service delivery, workforce development and capital investment.
View our Joint Market Position Statement
