1) Bridge: a piloting project of social enterprise to enhance reablement and social inclusion for people with physical disabilities

Abstract

The paper presents a piloting project aimed to set up a new service delivery model for people with physical disabilities, either acquired or inherited, named "Bridge". The service can be defined as a personalised care plan PCP placed at intermediate care level, time-limited and home based, and based on a multi-disciplinary approach and care team. Bridge's objectives are to support these frail persons by assessing their multiple needs and provide a PCP, which is conceived as complementary to the health and social care services they should already receive, and enhance their reablement and social inclusion. The project has been developed by Spazio Vita, a social enterprise aka a Community Interest Company that derives from a hospital's patient association for people with Spinal Cord Injury. The paper provides an in-depth analysis on tools developed and results achieved for organising the service delivery model, based on the data collection from the 50 patients enrolled in the first pilot)