Purpose

An
update on the reablement centre programme in Adult & Housing.

Content

(a)      
That the
Council owned site of the former Sidney Gale Care Home, Flood Lane, Bridport be
allocated for development as Dorset’s first reablement centre.

 

(b)      
That the
Executive Director of Adults & Housing, in consultation with the Cabinet
Member for Adult Social Care, be authorised to procure and award the contract
for the services for the demolition of the existing buildings and clearance of
the site in accordance with the Council’s financial regulations and Contract
Procedure Rules.

 

(c)       
That the
Executive Director of Adults & Housing, in consultation with the Cabinet
Member for Adult Social Care, be authorised to procure and award the contract
for services to develop the design of the new centre and submit a planning
application for the development of the centre in accordance with the Council’s
financial regulations and Contract Procedure Rules.

 

(d)      
That the
Executive Director of Adults & Housing, in consultation with the Cabinet
Member for Adult Social Care, the commencement of the procurement of services
for the construction of the centre, subject to the outcome of actions within (c),
with the contract award to be approved by Cabinet (estimated autumn 2025).

 

 

Reason for decision

 

To secure the provision of reablement services for older
people requiring higher levels of care by building up to three homes in the
county at an estimated cost of £80m which would then be leased to one or more
third party care providers to operate. Without investment, the Council
considered that there was an unacceptable high risk that it would be unable to
meet some of its duties under sections 1 & 2 of the Care Act 2014.