Decision details

To report on the outcome of the consultation on charges for non residential services (home care, supported living, day care, transport, direct payments, care ring and telecare) and request Executive Board to approve changes to the charging and contributions policy framework and to service user contributions.

The Director of Adult Social Services submitted a report which presented the outcomes arising from the consultation undertaken on the review of charges for non-residential adult social care services and which made recommendations for changes to such charges.

Following the presentation of the report, the Board noted the difficult decisions which needed to be made in respect of charges for non-residential Adult Social Care services, given the current economic climate.

Members welcomed the thorough consultation exercise which had been undertaken in respect of this matter, and the changes which had been made in response to the feedback received during that exercise.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the outcomes of the consultation and the way in which such outcomes have been addressed, as set out within sections 4 to 6 of the submitted report, be noted.

(b)  That  the outcomes of the Equality Impact Assessment and the way in which such outcomes have been addressed, as set out in section 9.2 of the submitted report, be noted.

(c)  That the changes to charges for non-residential services, as set out within section 5 of the submitted report, be approved.

(d)  That the revised Adult Social Care Charging and Contributions Policy Framework, as set out within Appendix 9 to the submitted report, be approved.

(e)  That the Care Ring and Telecare Eligibility and Prioritisation Policy, as set out within Appendix 10 to the submitted report, be approved.

(Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 16.5, Councillor A Carter required it to be recorded that he voted against the decisions taken within this minute specifically regarding charges to the Care Ring (Pendant Alarm) service and the Care Ring and Mobile Response service)

A three-month public consultation period has taken place on the proposals involving service users and carers, service user and care led groups and forums, VCFS organisations, partner organisations, staff and elected members. Elected members have been involved in developing the proposals through a cross party Members Advisory Board