To consider the report of the Director Adults & Health which provides an update on the implementation of the decommissioning of services at Home Lea House residential long stay care home, in Rothwell, and Richmond House Short Stay Residential Care Home, in Farsley.
Minutes:
Further to Minute No. 25, 23 June 2021, the Director of Adults and Health submitted a report providing an update on the implementation of the decommissioning of services at Home Lea House residential long stay care home, in Rothwell, and Richmond House Short Stay Residential Care Home, in Farsley.
Responding to a Member’s enquiry, the Board received an update on the expected timeframe of the current refurbishment of Dolphin Manor and the management of that process in terms of the residents living there.
Regarding the site of the former Richmond House in Farsley, it was requested that officers continue to work with local Ward Councillors on the development of proposals. Also, responding to an enquiry, officers undertook to investigate whether it would be feasible for the site to be used for extra care housing, considering that an adjacent facility was used for the same purpose, and provide the findings to the relevant Members.
RESOLVED –
(a) That the successful transfer of all customers to alternative services where that was their preference, be noted;
(b) That it be noted that the closure of both care homes has been achieved without any compulsory redundancies, with staff having made a successful transition to their new posts within the Council where they have chosen to remain in employment, a process which has been supported through the Council’s Managing Staff Reductions policy;
(c) That the achievement of financial savings of £165k in 2021/22, and £1.531m per annum from 2022/23 following the closure of the two care homes, be noted;
(d) That it be noted that work is ongoing in relation to the future use of the sites.
(As detailed within section 34 of the submitted report, this report was not eligible for Call In on the grounds that the Council’s Executive and Decision Making Procedure Rule 5.1.2 states that ‘The power to Call In decisions does not extend to decisions which have been the subject of a previous Call In’).
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