Issue - meetings

Issue - meetings

Improving Care Home Provision for Older People in Central Bedfordshire

Meeting: 01/08/2017 - EXECUTIVE (Item 35)

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To consider the opportunity in Leighton Buzzard to improve care home provision, to authorise the commencement of consultation on the proposals contained within this report and to authorise the commencement of a procurement process to identify a suitable provider.

Additional documents:

Decision:

1.         That the opportunity to improve care home provision for older people in the Leighton Buzzard area be recognised by authorising the commencement of formal consultation on proposals for the future of Westlands Older Person’s Home (OPH), as set out in paragraphs 24 to 34 of the report.

2.         To authorise the commencement of a procurement process to identify a preferred provider for a care home on the identified site, as set out in paragraphs 43 to 52 of the report.

3.         That a report be submitted to a future meeting of the Executive advising on the outcome of the consultation and procurement processes and making recommendations about the future of the home and a preferred provider.

Minutes:

 

The Executive considered a report from the Executive Member for Social Care and Housing on proposals for improving care home provision for older people in Central Bedfordshire.  The report provided details on an opportunity that had arisen in Leighton Buzzard to improve care home provision, sought authority to commence consultation on the proposals and a procurement process to identify a suitable provider.

 

In response to a question, the Director of Social Care, Health and Housing explained that the care home market was turbulent at the current time but that, there was a number of existing planning permissions in Central Bedfordshire.  The MANOP team would provide additional information to the relevant Member.  The proposals for Leighton Buzzard would provide a good opportunity to test the care home market.

 

Reason for decision:  To enable the Council to improve the quality of accommodation for the current residents at Westlands Older Persons Home.

 

RESOLVED

 

1.            that the opportunity to improve care home provision for older people in the Leighton Buzzard area be recognised by authorising the commencement of formal consultation on proposals for the future of Westlands Older Person’s Home (OPH), as set out in paragraphs 24 to 34 of the report;

 

2.            to authorise the commencement of a procurement process to identify a preferred provider for a care home on the identified site, as set out in paragraphs 43 to 52 of the report; and

 

3.            that a report be submitted to a future meeting of the Executive advising on the outcome of the consultation and procurement processes and making recommendations about the future of the home and a preferred provider.

 

The decision was unanimous.