The new long-term contracts will provide stability to Assist Care Group and will allow the expansion of salaried carers, ensuring frontline staff enjoy consistent a reliable employment.

Managing Director, Tim Wilson says…

“It is a credit to the team at Assist Care Group that through a pandemic, they have shown the skills and experience to help move vulnerable people away from hospital settings quickly and into their own homes. We are really proud to continue our partnership working with colleagues in the NHS and the Council to make a difference in people’s lives. Being able to extend our Salaried Carer roles an ambition of the group which these contracts will help deliver.”

Assist Care Group operates the Homefirst contract in West Sussex serving Worthing and Chichester Hospital. Since the service launched in May 2020, they have helped between 20 and 50 people per month get a swifter discharge into the safety of their own homes. Working closely with colleagues in the NHS and West Sussex Council, they have a 1.5 hours response time, 7 days a week.

The service has proved that people recuperate more quickly at home and responsive service helps prevent isolation and repeated hospital visits.

The service supports individuals with up to six weeks of free personal care package, which includes practical help, companionship, confidence building and support to ensure the home environment can also support recovery.

Tim Wilson, Managing Director at Assist Care Group said:
“It feels good to lead a credible and experienced team, through a pandemic, to help move vulnerable people away from hospital settings quickly and into their own homes. We are really proud to continue our partnership working with colleagues in the NHS and the County Council to make a difference in people’s lives when it matters. Being able to extend our Salaried Carer roles remains an ambition of Assist Care Group which these contracts will help deliver.”