Issue - meetings

Report by Director of Adult Social Services

RECOMMENDATION

Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:

a) Note the outcome of the review of the current Live Well at Home  

    (LWAH) framework, including engagement with residents, carers and

    providers, and the case for a revised approach to commissioning

    home care and reablement services.

b) Approve the procurement of a new successor Staying Well at Home

    (SWAH) framework for the delivery of statutory home care and 

    reablement services from 1 April 2027 for a period of up to 8 years to

    2035.

c) Approve in principle the development of integrated commissioning

    arrangements with the Thames Valley Integrated Care Board (ICB) for

    home care services, in line with the proposed SWAH model.

d) Note that SWAH will also provide a mechanism for Thames Valley

    Integrated Care Board to purchase home care for adults who are

    eligible for support under the NHS Continuing Healthcare Framework

    and that the Council’s s75 NHS Act Pooled Commissioning

    Agreement with the ICB will be varied to enable these changes.

e) Delegate authority to the Director of Adult Social Care, in consultation with the Director of Law and Governance and Section 151 Officer, to:

a)             undertake the procurement process for the SWAH

framework

b)       award and enter into framework agreements

c)       finalise and enter into any necessary partnership 

agreements with the ICB to support implementation of the

SWAH model

d)       manage, operate and, where appropriate, re-open or vary

the framework over its duration