Agenda item

Mark Scarrott, Finance Manager (Adult Services) presented the submitted report which informed members of the anticipated outturn against the approved Adult Services capital programme for the 2009/10 financial year.

It provided detail of the approved capital programme for the Adult Services department of the Neighbourhoods and Adult Services Directorate, actual expenditure for the period April to the 18 November 2009 and the projected final outturn position for each scheme.

Actual expenditure to the mid November 2009 was £312k against an approved programme of £1.5m. The approved schemes were funded from a variety of different funding sources including, unsupported borrowing, allocations from the capital receipts, Supported Capital Expenditure and specific capital grant funding.

The following information provided a brief summary of the latest position on the main projects within each client group.

Older People

The two new residential care homes opened in February 2009. The balance of funding (£230k) related to outstanding fees and the cost of any final minor works.  

The Assistive Technology Grant (which included funding from NHS Rotherham) was being managed jointly and was being used to purchase Telehealth and Telecare equipment to enable people to live in their own homes. There was a procurement plan to spend the remaining funding which included lifeline connect alarms, low temperature sensors and fall detectors within peoples homes. A small element of the Department of Health specific grant (£13.5k) issued in 2007/08 to improve the environment within residential care provision was carried forward into 2009/10. Plans to spend the remaining balance of funding were being reviewed.

Learning Disabilities

The small balances of funding (£10k) carried forward from 2008/09  were to be used for the purchase of equipment for Parkhill Lodge and within existing supported living schemes.

The refurbishment at Addison Day Centre (Phase 2), funded from the Council’s Strategic Maintenance Investment fund was now complete and awaiting final invoices.

Mental Health

A small balance remained on the Cedar House capital budget and would be used for the purchase of additional equipment.

A large proportion of the Supported Capital Expenditure (SCE) allocation had been carried forward from previous years due to difficulties in finding suitable accommodation for the development of supported living schemes.

Suitable properties continued to be identified and spending plans were being developed jointly with RDASH.  The possibility of funding equipment purchased for direct payments was also being considered to reduce the current pressures on the mental health revenue budgets and was included as a management action (£50k). Further options were also being considered to provide more intensive supported living schemes with a range of providers and to fund a range of new assistive technologies for mental health clients, which would support their independence with access to 24 hour support.

Management Information

The balance of the capital grant allocation (£85k) for Adult Social Care IT infrastructure was carried forward from 2008-09 and used with this years grant allocation to fund the Adults Integrated Solution as part of introducing electronic care management.

Resolved:- That the Adult Services forecast capital outturn for 2009/10 be received and noted.