Adult Social Care Glossary, v 0.6

(From Care and Support Statutory Guidance, para 2.12 - Intermediate Care) Services providing short-term care (up to 48 hours)

Community-based services provided to people in their own home or a care home. These services aim to avoid hospital admissions. Crisis response usually involves an assessment, and may provide short-term interventions (usually up to 48 hours). Crisis response is delivered by a multidisciplinary team but most commonly by healthcare professionals.

What and where? - Community-based services provided to people in their own homes (or care homes) to people in a crisis situation needing urgent support. Usually short-term interventions lasting up to 48 hours. Why? - Aims to avoid hospital admissions. Who? - Delivered by multidisciplinary teams but most commonly by healthcare professionals.