Decision details

Learning Disability Day Opportunities

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

1.         To close St Bernard’s Day Centre as soon as all individual clients have packages in place that continue to ensure that they receive appropriate support either through  external provision or an Individual Service budget, subject to the safeguards set out at paragraph 5b in the Equality Impact Analysis to reduce the level of adverse impact on service users and their carers

 

2.         To undertake a programme of building works at Nason Waters (as outlined in Appendix M) in order to provide for the current range of activities plus extended choice on the site and to meet existing building maintenance requirements as well as an extended life cycle.

 

3.         To agree that the Nason Waters programme of work is added to the Councils Capital Programme, to be approved by full Council in 2012 (to be funded by  existing Adult Social Care capital budget)..

 

4.         Close Western Road Day Centre and amalgamate the day care provision with Nason Waters Day Centre once the refurbishment programme Nason Waters site has been completed with a target date of June /July 2012.

 

5.         To agree to the disposal of the Western Road site, with capital proceeds being considered in the overall context of the Capital programme.

 

6.         To work with all service users on their future individual service plans that address the achievement of realistic goals for improving health, independence, skills and social engagement.

 

7.         To develop a web based tool to support client choice and control about day opportunities.

 

8.         To note the progress in developing new opportunities locally and how these can integrate with the work of the new Nason Waters.

 

9.         To work with staff and unions in line with the Council’s Change Management policies to minimise redundancies and to support the workforce to achieve the required service change.

Publication date: 29/09/2011

Date of decision: 28/09/2011

Decided at meeting: 28/09/2011 - Cabinet

Effective from: 06/10/2011

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