Decision details

Councillor Millbank asked to be updated about the timeframe to review

performance and investigate safeguarding issues. She was informed

safeguarding issues would be reviewed within a month and an Improvement

Plan would be reported within 2 weeks.

Having considered a confidential officer report and a presentation by the

Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing & Older People, Councillor Chris Best,

the Mayor and Cabinet (Contracts) for the reasons set out in the report:

RESOLVED that:

(i) a nine month extension of contracts be approved to the following

organisations, from September 2014 to end May 2015 extending a total

number of 36 block beds;

•           Brymore House

•           Oakcroft Nursing Home

•           Fieldside Care Home

•           Glebe Court @ Morton House

(ii) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Community Services to

approve an extension to the block contract with the Ranyard Charitable Trust

care homes for the reasons set out;

(iii) authority be delegated to the Executive Directors for Resources and

Regeneration and Community Services to make a decision on any inflationary

increase in September 2014.