Decision details

To seek approval to the principles for developing the Partnership Agreement with the Oxfordshire Care Partnership and specific service developments to achieve service and financial objectives of the Council and the Oxfordshire Care Partnership.

a.        Note the negotiations underway to achieve savings via planned development of care homes, reduction in block beds, increased rental income, replacement of residential beds with extra care housing, retention of Lake House and Glebe House within the contract, providing continuing care beds through the OCP contract and further ad hoc block bed reductions;

b.        Note that there will be a special meeting of that Scrutiny Committee in early January to enable them to consider the proposals;

c.         Endorse the proposals for overall service redevelopments and the recommended changes to the OCP contract;

d.        Agree to the sale of the freeholds of 5 Phase 1 new build sites proposal to OCP for a capital receipt in order to achieve flexible reduction of the block contract subject to conclusion of ongoing negotiations;

e.        Delegate authority to the Director of Social and Community Service to sign off the changes to the OCP contract and the revised financial model with advice from the Chief Finance Officer and cabinet members for Finance and Property and Adult Services following a consultation with the Adult Services Scrutiny Committee in January 2012.