Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Quality and Integration regarding Community Based Solutions, attached. 

The Panel considered the report of the Director of Quality and Integration written to develop an understanding of Community Based Solutions.

Following discussions with external partners the Panel concluded that:

·  Continuity of care is valued and important in dementia care

·  There is a mixed picture regarding care homes in Southampton and supporting people with dementia.  Some homes are responding to the challenge. The ICUs role is to drive up standards and is supporting care homes to make improvements.

·  The new Domiciliary Care Framework has resulted in a number of improvements through improved communications and trust, sharing good practice and improving quality through stronger relationships.

·  There is evidence of strong links and integrated services between Housing Services, Integrated Commissioning Unit, domiciliary care, residential and nursing care that are helping to provide community based solutions for people with dementia.

RESOLVED that the comments made by a Lecturer in Gerontology, Centre for Research on Ageing, University of Southampton, Associate Director of Quality and the Integrated Care Transformation Manager from Southampton Integrated Commissioning Unit (ICU) and the Head of Housing Solutions and Supported Services Manager from Southampton City Council be noted and used as evidence in the review.