Issue details

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care seeking approval to proceed with Phase Two of an Integrated Service for Crisis Response, Rehabilitation, Reablement and Hospital Discharge.  At the core of this proposal is the principle that people are best supported to regain or maintain their independence within their own home or usual place of residence, as opposed to a hospital environment.  Phase Two involves a significant shift of investment towards a more domiciliary/community based model of rehabilitation and reablement care to achieve a more appropriate and cost effective balance of bed-based and domiciliary care that will meet the needs of clients and deliver better outcomes for them, whilst achieving best value use of resources. -

Implementing Phase Two has an impact on the Council respite and “emergency respite” service provision at Brownhill House, and the Day Services for Older People with high physical dependency needs, which is provided by Social Care in Action (SCA). Suitable alternative provision has been identified and costed in respect of respite and “emergency respite” so that people can continue to access these services as required.  The council has been working with SCA and identified two suitable potential alternative venues for the Day Services