Agenda item

Supported Living and Day Opportunities for Adults with Learning Disabilities and/or Mental Ill Health

Report of the Deputy Chief Executive (People)

Minutes:

The Cabinet considered a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (People) that sought approval for a procurement process to secure delivery of an open framework for Supported Living and Day Opportunities for adults with learning disabilities and/or mental ill health.

 

The Council’s approach to the delivery of Adult Social Care was to provide support, in the least intrusive manner possible, based on the assets, resources and abilities that are available to people. This entailed the development of support options that enabled people to be supported in environments akin to the type of independent accommodation that most other adults in the City had the choice of living in, with residential care only being used where other options were either not available or not suitable to meet eligible needs under the Care Act 2014.

 

This approach to the delivery of Adult Social Care had been in development for many years and complemented the local offer in Children’s Service’s through supporting the four pillars of preparing for adulthood leading to improved outcomes in respect of independent living, community inclusion, employment and health.

 

Supported living services provided a cost effective way of meeting needs whilst enabling people to be as independent as possible. Ensuring people were engaged to live as normal a life as possible outside of their home was also a key factor related to living independently and hence the provision of day opportunities was also integrated in this work.

 

A number of developments would be incorporated into supported living including greater use of assistive technology, accommodation designed to meet individual’s needs through all stages of their lives, and improved access to community assets to enable people to participate in activities open to all members of the community. The Council sought to achieve these aspirations through the proposals contained in the report through aligning a number of contractual arrangements under one open framework approach which would cover the following client groups and service types:

 

  Supported Living for adults and older people with learning disabilities, autism or physical/sensory impairment or mental ill health some of whom will have multiple disabilities.

 

  Day opportunities for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism.

 

Improving the supported living offer within Coventry would also help the Council to ensure that the housing stock within the City was able to meet the needs of this specialist group of people.

 

Although a new contractual arrangement would be established, people within existing services would not be required to move en bloc to new providers. Some moves may, however, be necessary dependant on individual circumstances. If this was the case, the individuals affected and their families would be fully engaged in this process in order to ensure their outcomes continued to be met.

 

RESOLVED that the Cabinet:

 

1)  Approve the commencement of a procurement process (in line with Public Contract Regulations) to secure delivery of an open framework for Supported Living and Day Opportunities.

 

2)  Delegate authority to the Director of Adult Services, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Services, upon completion of the procurement process, to award an open framework for Supported Living and Day Opportunities.

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