Purpose

To ensure the sustainability of adult social care services now and in the future, approval will be sought to publicly consult on a redesign of the services provided by the council through the 16 council-owned and managed residential care homes and ten building-based day care centres for older people.The proposed consultation would seek views on future delivery models that would ensure that care services focus on support for older people to retain or regain their independence, to continue to live in their own homes and interact in their own communities, and when residential care is needed, a choice of quality options are available.

Decision

RESOLVED to:

 

1)  
Approve the
programme of formal public consultation for a period of 12 weeks on the two
proposed options concerning the future of the eleven residential homes and
integrated day opportunities for older people, and all of
the non-integrated day opportunities for older people; and

 

2)  
Receive a further
report following the conclusion of the consultation process, including an
Equality Impact Analysis.