Decision details

Assessed Needs Contracts with Care Homes JUNE17/CMDN/06

Decision Maker: Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Integrated Adult Social Care and Health

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Approval to enter into contractual arrangements with Care Homes [residential and nursing] in order meet eligible service users’ assessed needs until such time as a Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System has been established.

Decision:

To enter into contractual arrangements with Care Homes (residential and nursing) in order to meet eligible service users’ assessed needs until such time as a Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System has been extablished.

Reasons for the decision:

The recommendation set out in the report offers a flexible solution to meet the ChoiceDirective and maintain continuity of service provision for service users.

 

Alternative options considered:

Do nothing –  There  would be significant delays  in placements being made that are required in emergency situations and potentially limit the Council’s ability to offer choice to service users as required under the Choice Directive. This option was therefore discounted on this basis.

 

Run a tender for every care home placement – This option was discounted as it would significantly delay placements that are often needed to be made in emergency situations .

 

 

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None.

Background Documents:

None

Publication date: 19/06/2017

Date of decision: 19/06/2017

Effective from: 23/06/2017

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