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[Report of the Director of Adults and Health. To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Adults and Health]

This report requests Cabinet consider the outcome of the consultation on the proposal  to close  Osborne Grove Nursing Home  to allow for the development of an expanded 70 bed nursing home provision on site to meet current and future care needs in the Borough.

The Cabinet Member for Adults and Health introduced the report which provided feedback from the statutory consultation to close the home in order to enable a redeveloped improved facility with increased beds for this nursing home. The report included, the equalities impact assessment of the proposal, the analysis of the issues and the legal duties required make a decision on the proposal to close the Home.

The Cabinet Member referred to the Cabinet decision in July 2019, to build a new 70-bed nursing home on the Osborne Grove site, which demonstrated the Council’s commitment to providing high-quality nursing care in the borough and represented a major investment in new facilities. As demand for nursing care continues to grow there was a need to increase the supply of residential nursing care places which the redevelopment would provide for.

The Feasibility Study had determined that the redevelopment of Osborne Grove would have implications for the current residents, in terms of health and personal wellbeing due to the inevitable disruption that would result from the building work and site preparation. Therefore an extensive consultation has been undertaken and this report sets out the findings and recommendations to proceed.

Following a question from Councillor Barnes, it was noted that residents of the care home had been moved to alternative ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ provision.

RESOLVED

1. To consider and take into account the feedback from the consultation set out in section 6.

2. To consider and take into account the Equalities Impact Assessment undertaken at Appendix 1 which includes actions proposed to mitigate the impact of the proposed closure on protected groups.

3. Having considered the above, to agree to the closure of Osborne Grove Nursing Home to allow for the demolition works and construction of a new 70 bed nursing home on site.

4. To agree that the closure be subject to an implementation plan that includes:

a)    engagement with all stakeholders including service users and carers;

b)    the re-assessment or review of the care and support needs of service users with a view to identifying suitable alternative provision to meet assessed needs; and

c)    Individual transition plan that is sensitive to the needs of service users, mitigates the impact of the closure, ensures the process of change is safely handled and the care and support needs of the service user continue to be met.

5. To agree that the closure is managed in accordance with the Managing Care Home Closures Good Practice Guide and Management Checklist approved by the CQC.

Reasons for decision

In June 2018 a decision was taken by Cabinet to stop the previously agreed closure of the Home, pending a feasibility study to be undertaken for the future development of the site. Part of this decision was that the existing residents should be allowed to remain in the Home if they choose, pending the outcome of the feasibility study report.

In July 2019 the feasibility report was presented to Cabinet and they agreed to endorse the preferred option: that is, to demolish the current  ...  view the full minutes text for item 165