Decision details

The Director of Adult Services provided Cabinet with information regarding the current demand and capacity of the Council’s residential care homes for older people and made recommendations to temporarily redesign current service provision leading to the temporary closure of the 24-bed Ystrad Fechan care home and the transfer of the eight residents to Pentre House or another home of their choosing which meets their needs; and to temporary provide provision of up to 10 new step up step down beds at Parc Newydd, in partnership with Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, to support hospital discharge.

The Cabinet Member for Health & Social Care noted that the demand for traditional residential care was decreasing and the demand for more complex care was increasing.

Referring to the proposal to temporary provide provision of up to 10 new step up step down beds at Parc Newydd, the Cabinet Member was pleased to note that this was the first of its kind and would commented that it would, no doubt, improve patient flow through the system.

The Deputy Leader was in support of the recommendations contained within the report and emphasised that any future proposals following the temporary period would be based on a wide ranging consultation and explained that the Council’s Scrutiny Committees would have the opportunity to consider any investment of service redesign options before a Cabinet decision is made.

The Cabinet RESOLVED:

1.  To consider the information in the report;

2.    To redesign the Council’s residential care home service to temporarily close Ystrad Fechan and transfer residents to Pentre House or another home of their choice which meets their needs;

3.    To redesign the Council’s residential care home service and temporarily provides up to 10 new step up step down beds at Parc Newydd, in partnership with Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, to support hospital discharge; and

4.    To receive a further report in Autumn 2022, setting out proposals to bring forward development proposals and options for the modernisation of, and investment in the Council’s residential services.