Issue - decisions

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised to agree that:

(i)                 Any opportunities to lobby Government regarding the funding requirements for older people’s services should be used (Option 1);

(ii)               Work to develop new low level and preventative services to increase health and well being should continue through the joint project with the Primary Care Trust (Option 2);

(iii)             Work to develop personalised budgets for older people should be undertaken as part of the Transforming Social Care agenda (Option 2);

(iv)              Any consideration of further savings targets within home care services will be undertaken only within the context of the review process of the current 3-year contracts and Service Level Agreements (currently December 2009) (Option 3);

(v)                An option appraisal be undertaken to explore the opportunities to develop more appropriate specialist residential care and housing choices for older people, in partnership with other providers, and to consider the options for the development of Council run homes to provide more specialist care (Option 3).

Decision of the Executive Member

RESOLVED: That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:      So that the Council can begin to address the challenges that face social care services for older people, taking into account the feedback received from the consultation process.