Our Adult Social Care Strategies

Delivering Better Care

Our vision is to ensure that people can get:

• the right care

• in the right place

• at the right time

We are trying to prevent, reduce or delay the need for ongoing support and maximise their independence.

Our Adult Social Care strategies are 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 Adult Social Care Strategy for 2022-26 is made up of our:

• Maximising Independence Strategy

• Better Lives Commissioning Strategy

These should be read together.

Adult Social Care Choice in Care Policy

Our Choice in Care Policy supports us in offering individuals choices on how their care and support should be delivered. It provides a framework of support in helping to make decisions about the provision of care.

View our Choice in Care Policy

View an Easy Read Choice in Care Policy

Adult Social Care Approach to Prevent

Cornwall Council and partners are working hard to address the rapidly changing context of health and social care support required by our population by supporting a prevention strategy of:

• prevent

• reduce

• delay

View our Prevent - Reduce - Delay Strategy

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 people in Cornwall aged 18 to 64 with:

• learning disabilities

• autism

• mental health needs

It sets out six clear strategic intentions for the commissioning and delivery of support, and services. It includes adults with learning disabilities and adults with autism.

View our Better Lives Strategy

Autism Strategy 2025-30

Autism Strategy for individuals aged 16 and over is a co-designed plan. We developed it with:

• those with lived experience

• families

• professionals across health, social care, and the voluntary sector

View the Autism Strategy

View the easy read version of The Autism Strategy

All Age Carers Strategy 2026-31

A carer is someone who gives unpaid support to a friend, neighbour or family member due to:

• illness

• disability

• mental health needs

• addiction, or 

• age related challenges 

Our four priorities are:

• carers have timely access to information

• carers can access help, support and activities to enable them to live the life they want

• carers are supported when they need us the most by addressing system gaps and challenges

• carers of all ages feel heard, they are recognised, appreciated and valued

View our Carers Strategy

Technology Enabled Independence Strategy 2025-2028

Technology Enabled Care (TEC) offers innovative digital solutions that support individuals to live safely and independently.

This strategy focuses on enhancing health and social care for all age groups in different care settings including:

• Children and young people

• Working Age Adults

• Older People 

• Carers

View our TEC Strategy

 Dementia Strategy and Delivery Plan 2023-28

This strategy set out the actions to deliver the well pathway for dementia, specifically:

• preventing well

• diagnosing well

• treating well

• supporting well

• living well

• dying well

View our Dementia Strategy and Delivery Plan

Digitally Enabled Care and Wellbeing Blueprint 2023-26

Digital transformation in the health and care sector is about making the best use of technology to improve outcomes for people by improving:

• the organisation

• quality of care

• delivery of care

It involves people, process and technology with the intention of changing the way an organisation operates for the better.

View our Digitally Enabled Care and Wellbeing Blueprint

Information, Advice and Guidance Strategy 2025-27

Our strategy sets out our aims and ambitions for Information, Advice and Guidance offered by Cornwall Council. It enables people with care and support needs, their carers and families, to have the best possible experience and assistance when they need it.

View our Adult Social Care Information, Advice and Guidance Strategy

Adult Mental Health Strategy

This strategy is for people aged over 18 years living across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. It particularly focuses on those who are at risk of developing a mental health problem because of their lifestyle and people who are experiencing poor mental health and wellbeing.

It places an emphasis on prevention, keeping healthy and the delivery of evidence based, specialist care for people who need it. 1 in 4 adults experience at least one mental health problem in any given year While this is an adult mental health strategy it pays particular attention to the needs of young adults who are transitioning into adult services. Find out more about the Adults Mental Health 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.

Our Strategic Commissioning Intentions

Our Strategic Commissioning Intentions sets out our plan for delivering our strategies.

View our Strategic Commissioning Intentions

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. It is intended to highlight business opportunities within the care market. This is to facilitate future business planning, including:

• service delivery

• workforce development,

• and capital investment

View our Joint Market Position Statement