Agenda and minutes

The Minutes of meeting held on 16 December 2010 were taken as read and signed as a correct record.

(NB: Councillor Wharton declared a personal interest in the following item of business as he had close links with a service user of Pingot Day Centre)

            The Board received a report of the Strategic Director, Adults and Community on the modernisation and integration of day services, the opportunities for all adults and the formal consultation process with stakeholders.

            The Board were informed that there had been a significant and growing emphasis, in recent national and local strategy reports, on the need to change the way adult social care services were delivered in response to the demographic challenge of an ageing population within an environment of reducing resources, and on the need for a whole system response built around personalised services with increased emphasis on prevention, early intervention and enablement.

The change in the structure of the population presented a significant challenge to health and social care services, and a number of alternative approaches to traditional Day Services had been developed over the past couple of years; with a key focus on Early Intervention and Prevention, meaningful activities, employment and volunteering. However, Older People’s day services continued to be delivered based on a traditional building based model, and in isolation to other developments.  In addition, older people did not always have the same access to service delivery which were available to younger adults.

It was noted that the current services identified within this redesign model were:

• Sure Start To Later Life for Adults;
• Community Bridgebuilders;
• Older People’s Community Day Care;
• Oakmeadow Day Centre;
• Adult Placement;
• PSD Day Services;
• Specialist Day Services for Adults with a Learning Disability; and
• Pingot Day Centre.

The Board noted the details of the consultation process which would involve staff and managers, service users and carers, interested bodies, key stakeholders and individuals as well as Members of the Health Policy and Performance Board at its meeting in March 2011.

RESOLVED: That

1)                 approval be given to the following as a basis for consultation with service users, families, carers, staff and key stakeholders commencing January 2011 on the following proposals:

                                                        i.            to de-commission Older People’s Day Services within the current format;

                                                      ii.            to integrate Sure Start To Later Life and Community Bridge Building Service;

                                                        i.            redesign the current provision of Day Care within Oakmeadow;

                                                      ii.            to de-commission Pingot Day Centre as a base for the delivery of Day Services; and

2)                 the Strategic Director for Adults and Community, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder, be authorised to consider feedback in response to the consultation, to consider this with other information and return to the Board with recommendations.

            The Board received a report of the Strategic Director, Adults and Community on the Assessment of Performance Report 2009/10 for Adult Social Care.

            The Board were reminded that the Adults and Community Directorate had their performance rated annually by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The performance rating was linked to how well the Directorate provided social care services to all adults.  The rating received fed into the Comprehensive Area Assessment rating for Halton Borough Council; there was a requirement for Councils to publish assessment ratings and to present the findings to the Executive Board.

            Performance for 2009/10 had been rated, with an overall grade rating for delivery of outcomes as excellent which was classified by the CQC as ‘overall delivering well above the minimum requirements for people’. In addition, performance against each of the domains had been rated and detailed in the report.

            The Board wished to place on record their thanks to all staff involved in achieving the current rating.

            RESOLVED: That the continuing improved performance of the Directorate as outlined in the Assessment of Performance report attached at Appendix 1 be noted.

MINUTES ISSUED:  17 January 2011

CALL-IN:  24 January 2011

Any matter decided by the Executive Board may be called in no later than 5.00pm on  24 January 2011