Decision details
Outcome of the consultation on the Future Challenges for Social Care
Decision Maker: Executive Member for Housing and Adult Social Services Advisory Panel, Executive Member for Adult Social Services
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Purpose of report: To advise members of the
outcome of consultation on the options available to meet the
challenges facing social care because of the demographic pressures,
and aspirations of older people.
Timescale: This work leads on from the Long Term Commissioning
Strategy for Older People which looks 10-15 years ahead. Any
investment plans for service change and development will be 3-5
year plans.
Resulting Effects will be seen through the consultation.
Members are asked to: Agree which options should be developed to
form investment plans for older peoples services over the next 3-5
years.
Decision:
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.
Publication date: 03/06/2008
Date of decision: 02/06/2008
Decided at meeting: 02/06/2008 - Executive Member for Housing and Adult Social Services Advisory Panel
Effective from: 05/06/2008
Accompanying Documents:
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