Market Position Statement 2025 - 2040 Community-Based Services

Introduction

This Community-Based Services (CBS) Market Position Statement sets out information on current and future projected demand and supply of community-based services in Walsall from 2025-2040. The information contained within this document is best estimation at the time of writing with the intelligence available to us.

We are ambitious for progressive, outcomes-focussed, good quality, flexible and responsive community-based services in the Borough of Walsall. We seek to create the right conditions for a sustainable market that is ‘right sized’ to meet the current and future projected needs of Walsall citizens. We welcome new providers to the Borough as well as seeking to work with existing good quality providers of community-based services.

 The development of the workforce for community-based services in Walsall is of pivotal importance. We seek to support the retention and recruitment of carers to the community-based sector through strategic workforce development with partners and providers. 

Scope of this Market Position Statement:

Definition Of Community-Based Services 

Community-based services can be defined as care and support people in their own homes and communities. This includes a range of support delivered in community-settings, for example, personal care, isolation and befriending support, equipment and adaptations, day activities, carers support and other engagement to ensure that people are supported before adult social care formal support and while in adult social care with care needs eligible under the Care Act 2014.