Issue - meetings

To receive a report which informs Members of the intention to establish new contracts for care homes for people with a Learning Disability, people with a Physical Disability and people with Mental Health Needs from April 2019.

Clare Maynard (Head of Commissioning Portfolio – Outcome 2 and 3) and Paula Watson (Senior Commissioner) were in attendance for this item

1.    Clare Maynard introduced the report which set out the intention to establish new contracts for care homes for People with a Learning Disability, People with a Physical Disability and People with Mental Health Needs from April 2019.

a)    In response to a question, Paula Watson said that the residential care market was decreasing. There was an oversupply in the lower service provision and more specialist support needed to be developed. She said that the costing model had allowed transparency in relation to costs to the provider.

b)    Penny Southern said that the market was for younger adults and although there had not been an appropriate contract in place, a person-centred approach had been taken to look at ways in which people that wanted to live in a registered care home through the cost model could be supported, which had changed the market going forward.

c)    In response to a question, Mr Gibbens said that Mosaic was the new client information ICT system which had replaced SWIFT.

d)    In response to a question, Paula Watson said that assessments would take place to ensure that people’s needs were met.

2.    Mr Gibbens invited the Committee to speak to him directly with regards to specific contract issues and he would ensure that Contract Monitoring items were brought to future meetings of the Committee.

3.    RESOLVED that the decision proposed to be taken by the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, to

a)    enter into market engagement with the aim to procure new contracts for care homes for People with a Learning Disability, People with a Physical Disability and People with Mental Health Needs; and

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

be endorsed.