Issue - decisions

Day services for older people

12/06/2009 - Day services for older people

THAT Cabinet:

(a)                    approve the closure of the in-house day service for older people at Norfolk House, redeployment of two part-time day centre staff and transfer of day service provision to Waverley House;

(b)                   note the closure of some under-utilised mobile day centres for older people and the re-provision of services to appropriate alternative centres, with consequential extensions and variations to a number of existing provider contracts;

(c)                    requests that the Director of Integrated Commissioning considers the concerns expressed by Cabinet about transportation issues relating to taxi and bus provision for clients of day services for older people.