Research recommendations coming out of this guidance Optimal time between referral and starting intermediate care:- What is the optimal time between referral to and starting intermediate care in terms of effectiveness and cost effectiveness and in terms of people's experiences? Team composition for home-based intermediate care:- How effective and cost effective are different approaches, in terms of team structure and composition, to providing home-based intermediate care for adults? Crisis response:- What are the barriers and facilitators to providing an effective and cost effective crisis response service, with particular reference to different models for structuring delivery of this service? Dementia care:- How effective and cost effective is intermediate care including reablement for supporting people living with dementia? Reablement:- How effective and cost effective are repeated periods of reablement, and reablement that lasts longer than 6 weeks? A single point of access for intermediate care:- How effective and cost effective is introducing a single point of access to intermediate care? Duration and intensity of home-based intermediate care:- How effective and cost effective are different approaches, in terms of duration and intensity, to providing home-based intermediate care for adults? Support for black and minority ethnic groups:- How effective and cost effective are different approaches to supporting people from black and minority ethnic groups using intermediate care?
Optimal time between referral and starting intermediate care:- What is the optimal time between referral to and starting intermediate care in terms of effectiveness and cost effectiveness and in terms of people's experiences?
Team composition for home-based intermediate care:- How effective and cost effective are different approaches, in terms of team structure and composition, to providing home-based intermediate care for adults?
Crisis response:- What are the barriers and facilitators to providing an effective and cost effective crisis response service, with particular reference to different models for structuring delivery of this service?
Dementia care:- How effective and cost effective is intermediate care including reablement for supporting people living with dementia?
Reablement:- How effective and cost effective are repeated periods of reablement, and reablement that lasts longer than 6 weeks?
A single point of access for intermediate care:- How effective and cost effective is introducing a single point of access to intermediate care?
Duration and intensity of home-based intermediate care:- How effective and cost effective are different approaches, in terms of duration and intensity, to providing home-based intermediate care for adults?
Support for black and minority ethnic groups:- How effective and cost effective are different approaches to supporting people from black and minority ethnic groups using intermediate care?