Agenda item

Report of the Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health

Recommendations:-

1.    That the Cabinet response to the recommendations of the Health Select Commission’s report  in respect of Adult Residential and Nursing Care Homes, as set out in Appendix A, be approved.

Consideration was given to the report which set out the response to the recommendations from the scrutiny workshop undertaken in April, 2018 by the Health Select Commission to consider residential and nursing care home for adults aged over 65.  The purpose of the workshop was to consider progress in bringing about improvements to safety, quality and effectiveness in the sector.

In light of their findings following the workshop, the Health Select Commission made four recommendations:-

(1)     That briefings should be provided for Ward Members on issues relating to any care home in their Ward at an early stage.

(2)     That Council officers liaise with the Care Quality Commission regularly around Registered Managers in care homes to identify potential concerns.

(3)     That all care homes be encouraged to work with the Care Home Support Service and Clinical Quality Advisor to raise standards.

(4)     That care home staff be encouraged to attend organised training sessions and that the take-up and the impact of training be monitored.

In accordance with the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure rules, Cabinet was required to respond to any recommendations made by scrutiny and this report was, therefore, submitted to meet that requirement.

The recommendations from the Health Select Commission scrutiny workshop have been accepted by Adult Care and the actions outlined in Appendix A would be implemented as part of the on-going requirements for the service.

The Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board was pleased that all recommendations had been accepted and thanked all Members who had worked hard to improve the quality of people’s lives.

Resolved:-  That the response to the recommendations of the Health Select Commission’s report  in respect of Adult Residential and Nursing Care Homes, as set out in Appendix A, be approved.