Decision details

Proposed decision: Subject to the outcome of consultation, to agree that the County Council:

1.      Sell Wayfarers as a going concern to a provider of care with a good track record

2.      Transfer staff under TUPE to the new provider

The proposed decision relates to Corporate Objectives, and there are a number of strategies and frameworks that need to be considered:

·         Increasing Opportunities, Improving Outcomes: Kent County Council’s Strategic Statement 2015 – 2020

·         The Care Act 2014

·         KCC Adult Social Care Transformation Programme

·         Facing the Challenge: Delivering Better Outcomes

·         The Kent Accommodation Strategy which is the over-riding Market Position Statement for Kent

Financial Implications:

It is not known what the financial implications are until formal market tender activity is underway. It is not expected there will be any immediate savings due to the impact of TUPE and service costs but it is expected there will be over time.

Legal Implications:

The County Council has a statutory responsibility to accommodate people assessed as requiring residential care services. There is a duty to make sure that all care home provision that the council places residents in is safeguarding individuals and that effective contract management is in place.

Equality Implications:

An Equalities Impact Assessment has been completed for the overall project. Individual EqIAs will be completed to accompany the recommendation report and proposed decision.

The matter is referred to in the Directorate’s Business Plan/Medium Term Capital Programme.

As Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health, I agree to:-

a)     SECURE the sale of the registered care home, Wayfarers, Sandwich; and

b)     DELEGATE authority to the Corporate Director of Social Care, Health and Wellbeing, or other nominated officer, to undertake the necessary actions to implement the decision.