Agenda item

8.1

The Committee received a report of the Executive Director, Communities, on the progress made in terms of Learning Disabilities Supported Living, following the decommissioning and transferral of five Learning Disability Residential Homes into supported living arrangements.  The aim of the evaluation had been to gather views from tenants, family members and staff about the move to supported living, and how the transfers had been handled.  The information gathered would be used to inform any similar future changes to ensure that people’s experience of the change, and outcomes from change, were better. 

8.2

The report contained details of the method used for collating the information, the respondees, and attached, as an appendix, the main findings as part of the evaluation.

8.3

In attendance for this item were Barbara Carlisle (Head of Strategic Social Care Commissioning) and Christine Anderson (Strategic Commissioning Manager, Communities Portfolio).

8.4

Members of the Committee raised questions and the following responses were provided:-

·                To date, the service users had not been involved in the production of the newsletter.  The Service had just received updates from providers in terms of what people were doing.  Users’ stories would be included in future editions.

·                It was believed that the comment suggesting that it would be beneficial for each site to have its own minibus to take tenants on outings more easily had been made by a member of staff at one of the homes.  Whilst some users were getting mobility vehicles, it was considered that transport should be provided, based on the personal needs of users. 

8.5

RESOLVED: That the Committee:-

(a)       notes the contents of the report now submitted; and

(b)       agrees the recommendations set out in the report.