Issue - meetings

A diagnostic review and options appraisal was carried out on the future of care technology within adult social care at BCP Council.

Officer recommendation is for a full-service transformation, providing a single care technology offer across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at the forefront of adult social care services.

This option mainstreams care technology through a sustained programme of culture change, enabling more people to access care technology and delay, reduce or prevent the need for costly, long-term care and support.

A one-off transformation investment of £500,000 will be required and funded through the flexible use of capital receipts.

The £1.552m additional service costs over 5 years will be funded in part by prudential borrowing (£493,000), and the remaining with revenue funding. Ultimately, service costs will be met through a reduction in care cost.  

This option will deliver a net financial benefit of £3.3m over 5 years.   

RESOLVED that Cabinet approves: -

(a)            The full-service transformation of care technology within adult social care, as set out in appendix 2 of this report, to maximise benefits for both the public and the Council;

(b)            A £500,000 one off transformation investment to mobilise and implement the care technology model funded through the flexible use of capital receipts; and

(c)            £493,000 of additional investment for the care technology service cost over 5 years funded through prudential borrowing. 

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: People and Homes

Reason

The preferred option of service transformation will have the greatest success in enabling more people to remain independent in their own homes for longer.

The preferred option will reduce the demand on adult social care services, delivering a net financial benefit of £3.3m over 5 years.

The Portfolio Holder for People and Homes presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'D' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Cabinet was advised that a diagnostic review and options appraisal was carried out on the future of care technology within adult social care at BCP Council, and that officer recommendation is for a full-service transformation, providing a single care technology offer across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at the forefront of adult social care services.

Cabinet was informed that this option mainstreams care technology through a sustained programme of culture change, enabling more people to access care technology and delay, reduce or prevent the need for costly, long-term care and support, and that a one-off transformation investment of £500,000 will be required and funded through the flexible use of capital receipts.

In relation to this Cabinet was informed that the £1.552m additional service costs over 5 years will be funded in part by prudential borrowing (£493,000), and the remaining with revenue funding, and that ultimately, service costs will be met through a reduction in care cost.  

Cabinet was further advised that this option will deliver a net financial benefit of £3.3m over 5 years.  

The Cabinet were shown a video which provided an example of the way in which this technology was being employed – a copy of which is available with the papers for this meeting.

A non-Cabinet member commended the work but raised some concerns including costs and suitability. The Portfolio Holder commented in response that it required a culture change and acknowledged that it wasn’t for everybody but could be employed in a number of different situations to have a positive impact on people’s lives.

RESOLVED that Cabinet approves: -

(a)            The full-service transformation of care technology within adult social care, as set out in appendix 2 of this report, to maximise benefits for both the public and the Council;

(b)            A £500,000 one off transformation investment to mobilise and implement the care technology model funded through the flexible use of capital receipts; and

(c)            £493,000 of additional investment for the care technology service cost over 5 years funded through prudential borrowing. 

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: People and Homes