Archived decisions

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1. Summary

1.1 The following decisions are sought:

That Cabinet:

a) Agrees the development of a long term strategic approach to the provision of a new generation of housing support and care for older people. The overall target is to commission 400 additional places in Extra Care Sheltered Housing over a five year period, 2008 - 2013. Four new build schemes will deliver 200 of these places, with the balance commissioned by contracting for and enhancing existing provision.

b) Agrees that 4 new extra care schemes are commissioned in partnership with Hampshire's eleven district councils and the Housing Corporation.

c) Agrees to provide up to £5m capital for investment, approximately 10% - 20% of the total required to commission four new Extra Care Housing Schemes, subject to approval of a site specific business cases. The proposed new services will be in Gosport, New Forest, Basingstoke, and Test Valley.

d) Delegates authority to the Executive Member for Adult Social Care to approve each development upon presentation of a site specific business case developed in consultation with County Treasurers, Property & Business Regulatory Services, Legal services and District Councils, where appropriate.

2. Reason

2.1 These recommendations support the Corporate Strategy in that:

a) Hampshire safer and more secure for all: Extra-care offers older people the safety of care and support available on-site where they live and also the security of tenure that they would not enjoy in residential care.

b) Maximise well-being: Extra Care housing promotes independent living and empowers older people who might otherwise have required residential care.

c) Enhance quality of place: Extra Care housing offers older people a higher standard of personal accommodation than they would be likely to enjoy in residential care and access to a range of excellent communal facilities.

d) This report also fits with the Priority D of the Hampshire Local Area Agreement :Improve access to housing and accommodation, in particular to Action 3: Better use of the existing older persons housing stock and ensuring housing schemes are produced across the county.

3. Other options considered and rejected

3.1 To do nothing.

3.2 Sole provision by Hampshire County Council.

3.3 Remodelling of existing services with no other `new' developments.

4. Conflicts of interest declared by the decision maker or other Executive Member consulted - none

5. Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee - not applicable

6. Reason(s) for the matter being dealt with if urgent - not applicable

Approved by: Date:

Councillor T. K. Thornber, CBE - Chairman