Motor business charity Ben plans to spin off its care centres and residential houses in response to rising demand for its assist providers as a part of a brand new five-year strategic plan.
Ben mentioned the automotive business charity had skilled a major improve in demand for its providers since 2018, managing over 300% extra enquiries by its confidential helpline and supporting over 200% extra folks by its assist and specialist providers.
Ben’s board of trustees and govt group mentioned they’d spent the previous 12 months finishing a strategic overview of each facet of the assist and providers it operates and needed to mirror the altering context for folks working within the automotive business by enhancing and accelerating each its reactive and preventative well being and wellbeing assist providers and driving elevated impression and engagement throughout the automotive business.
As a part of the basic overview of all Ben’s present providers, the charity mentioned the way forward for its care, and latterly village, providers which have been an integral and valued a part of the charity for over 70 years had been examined.
Ben Care offers versatile care and assist at its care houses in Ascot, Easenhall in Warwickshire and Berwick-upon Tweed in Northumberland with residential, nursing, dementia and respite care, and assist for the over 55s neighborhood in Coventry. In its annual report & monetary statements for the 12 months ended March 2022, the charity mentioned the prices of offering care in its care houses had risen by 7% to £11.1 million.
“After very cautious consideration, the board, supported by Ben’s govt group, has unanimously concluded that now could be the suitable time to advocate the switch of those providers to the stewardship of recent operators. We imagine this can be certain that these providers and our workers working in them have the perfect alternative to proceed to flourish, develop and thrive going ahead.”
Zara Ross, Ben’s CEO, mentioned: “The announcement being made at present marks a major interval of change for our charity, however we imagine now could be the suitable time for us to make this dedication. This can allow us to develop and speed up assist and providers for our automotive household.
“Since 2018 when Ben launched its earlier 5-year strategic plan, we’ve got developed our well being and wellbeing providers and managed vital progress in demand. Extra folks than ever are reaching out to us attributable to their psychological well being and monetary pressures, together with many life and well being or wellbeing associated points. Along with this, we’re additionally, sadly, responding to extra instances the place automotive folks have been affected by the lack of a colleague by suicide.
“Our board of trustees and govt group are dedicated to rising our charitable impression even additional, however we should increase consciousness of the assist that Ben offers to make sure we could be there for many who are struggling, or in disaster. We can not do that alone; we want our business to hitch us in elevating consciousness and assist us to assist much more of our automotive household. We sit up for sharing extra in regards to the scale of our ambition and plans quickly.”