Issue - meetings

Consideration has been given to a plan to recommission the current day service provision to people with disabilities within Wrekenton Community Base, leading to the closure of the service and also to providing alternative forms of support to existing service users who access in house disability services who do not have complex needs.

RESOLVED -

That the proposal to recommission disability day service activity as set out in the report be approved.

The above decisions have been made for the following reasons:

(A)

To generate estimated savings of £0.3m for the Council by closing the Wrekenton Community Base service and providing service users without complex needs with other types of community support.

(B)

To allow the Council to deliver stage 1 of the disability day services review and proceed with stage 2 of embodying an Enablement Framework within the service provision, ensuring people’s skills and confidence are developed to secure a combination of: paid employment; enterprise; volunteering or  independent living outcomes to reduce their reliance on social care services.

(C)

To enable service users to benefit from the future ‘pick’ and ‘mix’ style service model allowing people to access an increased range of activities during their daily week.