Decision details

Short breaks and day opportunities for people with a learning disability and/or who are autistic

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To ensure the sustainability of Adult Social Care support now and in the future, approval will be sought to publicly consult on a redesign of the current Council owned direct care offer of five short stay residential homes and four building-based day centres for people with a learning disability and/or who are autistic.
Adult Social Care will seek to ensure that any proposals made for the redesign of the direct care services offer includes a enablement, reablement and progression emphasis to enable people to plan for their future and to be supported to become as independent as they are able to be, with the aim of improving outcomes for local residents and ensuring the most efficient use of public money.

Decision:

RESOLVED to:

 

1)    Approve the programme of formal public consultation for a period of 12 weeks on the two proposed options concerning the future of the day opportunities for people with a learning disability and/or who are autistic;

 

2)    Approve the programme of formal consultation for a period of 12 weeks on the two proposed options concerning the short break residential units for people with a learning disability and/or who are autistic; and

 

3)    Receive a further report following the conclusion of the consultation process, including an updated Equality Impact Analysis.

Report author: Linda Elba-Porter

Publication date: 11/04/2024

Date of decision: 11/04/2024

Decided at meeting: 11/04/2024 - Cabinet

Effective from: 19/04/2024

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