Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Adult Social Services on the next phase of the strategy concerned with modernising day opportunities for older people.

Further to minute 125 of the meeting held on 5^th November 2008, the Director of Adult Social Services submitted a report on the next phase of the strategy concerned with modernising day opportunities for older people.

RESOLVED -

a)  That the positive implementation of actions agreed in 2008 to re-provide 4 centres be noted.

b)  That the positive opportunities to develop future services alongside officers in City Development and partners in the Voluntary Sector be noted.

c)  That the strategy for the development of specialist dementia and re-enablement services, as set out in Section 7 of the submitted report, be approved.

d)  That the proposed consultation concerning recommendations for change to the day services base in the city, including changed weekend opening, be approved.

e)  That a further report be brought to the Board in November 2009 on the outcome of the consultation and containing final recommendations for the delivery of the strategy.

(Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 16.5, Councillor Wakefield required it to be recorded that he voted against the decisions taken in this minute)