Decision details

Purpose of the Report: Following the Review of the Future of the Council’s Elderly Persons Homes, a financial business case has been produced to inform the development of the new build facilities.

Members are asked: to consider the business case for the programme of new build developments that replace the council's current nine Elderly Persons Homes and decide the more immediate arrangements for proceeding with the Fordlands site and the Care Village.

This item has slipped to the May Cabinet because excellent progress has been made on the key recommendations from the previous Cabinet report. However, complexities arising from the soft marking testing undertaken require a further period of time for effective analysis before recommendations are made to Members.

RESOLVED:   i)   That Cabinet agree in principle to Option 4, to provide the care on the Fordlands and Haxby Hall developments only, with care on the Lowfield site being provided by an independent operator (subject to further financial consideration and Full Council approval), that is:

a)    That the Council fund and operate the new residential care home to be built on the Fordlands Road site by engaging a design team and then entering a formal tender process to procure a builder.

b)     That the Council states its intention to operate the new residential care home to be built on the site of the existing CYC care home at Haxby subject to financial affordability in Autumn 2013 when a firm decision on that particular home is required.

c)    That the Council seeks to procure a partner through a tendering process to fund, build and operate a ‘community village for older people’ (including 90 residential care beds) on the Lowfield site in Acomb.  The council’s own in-house service will be able to compete for this work.

 ii)  That Cabinet receive further reports outlining the outcome of the tenders for both the Fordlands and Lowfield village developments, with updated financial implications on all areas, to assess the affordability of the proposals.

REASON:             The Council’s review of its existing elderly persons homes highlighted the need for changes to the current provision and how the homes could be replaced by modern facilities. There was overwhelming support in the consultation of the need for change and the vision of the new facilities in the city. After conducting a detailed analysis of a number of options both practical and financial along with considering the outcome of the public consultation Option 4 offers the best fit solution with least risk to the Council to create these modern facilities.