Issue - meetings
Improving Care Home Provision for Older People in Central Bedfordshire
Meeting: 07/02/2017 - EXECUTIVE (Item 106)
106 Improving Care Home Provision for Older People in Central Bedfordshire 
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For the Executive to consider the opportunity to improve care home provision and to authorise the commencement of a consultation process.
Additional documents:
- Appendix A - Improving Care Home Provision for Older People in Central Bedfordshire, item 106
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- Appendix B - Improving Care Home Provision for Older People in Central Bedfordshire, item 106
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Decision:
1. To recognise and respond to the opportunities to improve care home provision for older people in Ivel Valley by authorising the commencement of formal consultation on proposals for the future of The Birches Older Persons Home (OPH), as set out in paragraphs 38 to 48 of the report.
2. To request that a report is submitted to a future meeting of the Executive advising on the outcome of the consultation and making recommendations about the future of the home.
Minutes:
The Executive considered a report from the Executive Member for Social Care and Housing that set out a new opportunity in Ivel Valley to further improve care home provision.
Oak Manor, Shefford was due to open in September/October 2017 and 30 places were available to the Council’s customers. The report sought approval to authorise the commencement of consultation on the closure of The Birches Older Persons Home (OPH), Shefford and find suitable alternative accommodation for the existing residents. One of the options available to residents at The Birches OPH was to relocate to Oak Manor, if they so wished. This would provide the residents with improved living conditions.
Reason for decision: To ensure that prior to making a decision about the future of the home, the Executive would have as much information as possible about the options available and the view of the interested parties.
RESOLVED
1. to recognise and respond to the opportunities to improve care home provision for older people in Ivel Valley by authorising the commencement of formal consultation on proposals for the future of The Birches OPH, as set out in paragraphs 38 to 48 of the report; and
2. to request that a report be submitted to a future meeting of the Executive advising on the outcome of the consultation and making recommendations about the future of the home.
[Note: Councillor Bowater arrived at the beginning of this item]