Decision details

Service Model for Directly Provided Learning Disability Day Services

Decision Maker: Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

During the pandemic Learning Disability Day Services changed the service model to manage the capacity of the buildings without having to reduce the amount of day service provision offered to people with a learning disability. Changes were also made to ensure we did all we could to reduce the risk of infection from Covid-19.

Some of these changes have had a positive impact on the way services are delivered and the experience of people using the services. This consultation is to make the following temporary changes to the day services permanent:

- To provide the service across three sessions a day: AM, PM, and Twilight rather than as whole days.

- To provide the service in ‘support bubbles’ of up to 15 people

- To provide sessions based in the community that are independent of the building-based service.

These changes will improve the experience of people using the service by providing a more personalised approach, broaden what is available by increasing the length of the day and community activities and equip the service to respond to any future situations such as the current pandemic

Decisions:

25.1     The Lead Member considered a report seeking agreement to make permanent changes to the service model for the Council’s Directly Provided Learning Disability Day Services, following a comprehensive consultation process.

25.2     The Lead Member RESOLVED to:

1.  Agree to the permanent change to Service Model for Directly Provided Learning Disability Day Services with effect from 18th October 2021, specifically to provide:

•       the service across three sessions per day, rather than as whole days.

•       the service in ‘support bubbles’ of up to 15 clients.

•       sessions based in the community that are independent of the building-based service;

2.  Delegate authority to the Director of Adult Social Care to take all necessary actions to give effect to the implementation of the revised model of delivery;

3. note the summary of the outcome of the staff consultation (Appendix 1);

4. note the summary of the stakeholder consultation (Appendix 2);

5. note the report by POhWER, an independent advocacy service, as part of the consultation process (Appendix 3); and

6. note the summary of the Equality Impact Assessment (Appendix 4).

Reason

25.3     Making the current changes to the service model for the Council’s Directly Provided  Learning Disability Day Services permanent will improve the service offered to clients and parent carers by providing a broader range of options, hours of delivery and locations.  Whilst the vast majority of clients, parent carers and staff are supportive of the service model which has effectively been in place for over a year, support will be provided to those who find this change challenging.

 

Report author: Richard Lewis

Publication date: 21/09/2021

Date of decision: 21/09/2021

Decided at meeting: 21/09/2021 - Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health

Effective from: 29/09/2021

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