Agenda item

Recommendations

1)     That Executive notes the options considered to address the escalating pressures on HAS budgets driven by the requirement to purchase increasing levels of specialist older people’s residential care in the independent care sector, alongside the risk and issues faced with the current EPH estate.

2)     That Executive approves the recommended option to develop new Council-run Care & Support Hubs in place of existing Elderly Person’s Homes with delegated responsibility to the Corporate Director of Resources in consultation with the Corporate Director – Health and Adult Services, the Executive Member – Finance & Resources, and the Executive Member – Health & Adult Services to consider and approve individual strategic business cases on a locality basis.

3)     That Executive approves delegation of responsibility for approval of individual site-specific Net Zero business cases to the Corporate Director of Resources in consultation with the Executive Member – Finance & Resources, Deputy Leader and Executive Member – Managing Environment. 

4)     That Executive approves inclusion of the proposal as part of the Capital Budget put forward to Executive on 21^st January 2025