Agenda and decisions

There were no apologies for absence.

To receive declarations of Members dis-closable pecuniary interests and conflicts of interest.

There were no declarations of interest.

There were no requests from Members to address the meeting.

The Cabinet Portfolio Holder:-

(i)approved that the Council continued to be a direct provider of small residential care homes for people with learning disabilities;

(ii) noted the measures taken to ensure that the small homes service continued to provide good service quality and demonstrate efficiency and value for money;

(iii) noted the intention of the CCG to cease its block funding of £1.6m for the small homes service; and

(iv) approved the proposals for the delivery of Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) savings of £321k, noted there was a red risk in respect of £279k MTFS savings in 2020/21, and that the Adult Care and Support Directorate was considering, through the MTFS, how to mitigate the risk.

The Cabinet Portfolio Holder:-

(i)approved the plans to deliver the Medium Term Financial Strategy savings targets of £100k in 2018/19 and a further £326k in 2019/20;

(ii) approved the Day Opportunities Commissioning Strategy “Having a Good Day in Solihull”; and

(iii) requested that the outcomes of the further work to remodel Day Opportunities, in line with the Commissioning Strategy, are reported back by October 2019.

The Cabinet Portfolio Holder:-

(i)approved the proposal to consolidate in-house day services for older people into two centres, with Park View serving the south of the borough and Colebrook serving the north;

(ii) approved the proposal to remodel in-house extra care services at Green Hill Way and Longview, with on-site care and support to be provided Monday-Friday under flexible hours; and

(iv) requested a further report once the services had been implemented.

To consider any issues arising from the Health Adult Social Care Scrutiny Board held on 15 October 2018.

The Cabinet Portfolio Holder noted the recommendations made by the Health Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Board at their meeting on 15 October 2018.