Decision details

Repurposing of a further 9 beds at the RecoveryHub@EastLeeds and 10 beds at Dolphin Manor as step down beds for people who have dementia

Reference: D52498

Decision Maker: Director of Adults and Health

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

The RecoveryHub@EastLeeds is a Better Care Fund (BCF) funded service which works alongside the 190 CCG commissioned Community Care Beds (CCB’s), providing a recovery service for people who have been in hospital.
Dolphin Manor is a residential home funded by Adults & Health and provides long term support to older people.

Covid-19 means that there are system flow (from LTHT) challenges and a gap in the provision of step down beds for people who have dementia and whose needs are not currently met in the CCB’s. Adults & Health, Care Delivery Service have been approached by the Clinical Commissioning Group to meet this gap and provide:

• A further 9 beds at the RecoveryHub@EastLeeds, Seacroft
• 10 beds at Dolphin Manor, Rothwell

These beds are to be implemented from Monday 16th November 2020 for a period of 6 months initially.

Financial Implications:
The CCG have agreed the funding for the following temporary staff:

RecoveryHub@EastLeeds
5 FTE Night Support Workers £90,930
10 FTE Day Support Workers £151,347
Total £242,277
Dolphin Manor
5 FTE Night Support Workers £90,930
6 FTE Day Support Workers £90,808
Total £181,738
Grand total including on-costs £424,015

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Contact: Debbie Ramskill, Interim Head of Service 07891 279039 Email: Debbie.ramskill@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 19/11/2020

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