Decision details

Kentish Road Respite Service - Extending Hours of Operation

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Adult Care proposing to extend the hours of operation of the Learning Disability Respite Service at Kentish Road.

Decision:

Having considered the reasons in the report, Cabinet agreed the following:

 

To agree to extend hours of operation to seven days a week.

Reasons for the decision:

1.  The recommendation is an open one which recognises the complexities of the issue, predicted capacity in the city and wider market and the financial business case. Full reopening would appear to meet the preferences of carers and individuals living with a learning disability who would prefer their assessed needs for replacement care to be met at Kentish Road.

 

2.  Full reopening would offer additional choice for learning disability replacement care in Southampton and complement the future vision for the redevelopment and wider use of the Kentish Road site, which is being developed with carers and other stakeholders and for which Cabinet approval will be sought in due course.

Alternative options considered:

Not applicable.

Report author: Paul Juan

Publication date: 18/06/2019

Date of decision: 18/06/2019

Decided at meeting: 18/06/2019 - Cabinet

Effective from: 27/06/2019

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