Issue - meetings
Staff Changes Associated with the Cabinet Decision to Close Four Residential Care Homes: Whitehall Street, The Red House, Cranwood and Broadwater Lodge Residential Homes
Meeting: 24/11/2011 - Corporate Committee (Item 67)
The report will provide background context and an overview of the consultation and restructuring process connected with the Cabinet decision to close four residential care homes and seek agreement to the deletion of the posts associated with this decision.
Additional documents:
- CC_2011.11.24_Agenda Item 7_ Appdx A, item 67
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- CC_2011.11.24_Agenda Item 7_ Appdx B, item 67
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- CC_2011.11.24_Agenda Item 7_ Appdx C, item 67
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- CC_2011.11.24_Agenda Item 7_ Appdx D, item 67
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- CC_2011.11.24_Agenda Item 7_ Appdx E, item 67
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Minutes:
The Committee were asked to agree the Staffing changes connected to the Cabinet decision to close four Residential Care Homes in the Borough. These were Whitehall Street, The Red House, Cranwood, and Broadwater Lodge. The Committee acknowledged that the transition process would be more complex as it involved the movement of 80 residents . In readiness for this the Adult service were working on a financial model to twin track the reduction of residents with the reduction of staff. There had been full consultation with staff and unions to agree the process going forward. The staff were aware that there would be daily decisions made on staffing hours and numbers as residents were moved and beds also used by hospitals for delayed discharges discontinued.
The Committee noted the service’s dedication to the welfare and needs of residents in the care homes. Staff had signalled in meetings their priority to the residents above their own individual employment prospects. An operational implementation plan had been drawn up with the guidance of staff and family members of residents .This plan was designed to ensure that the same level of care was continued before and after residents left the residential care homes. Adult services reiterated their loyalty to potential displaced staff and would seek redeployment opportunities for them in Day Care services or new Reablement service. If they were unable to positions in the council run services then the service would support keeping them in local services run by the independent sector.
RESOLVED
That the deletion of all posts based in the following four residential care homes: Whitehall Street, The Red House, Cranwood, and Broadwater Lodge, as detailed in section 5.4 of the report be approved.