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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, Civic Offices Angel Street Bridgend CF31 4WB

Contact: Mark Galvin 

Items
No. Item

59.

Appointment of Chairperson

60.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of personal and prejudicial interest (if any) from Members/Officers in accordance with the provisions of the Members Code of Conduct adopted by Council from 1 September 2008 (including Whipping Declarations)

Minutes:

The following personal declarations of interest were made:-

 

Councillor P John – Agenda item 4, in that he was a member of a Committee that supports Maesteg Town Hall

 

Councillor N Farr – Agenda item 5, in that she was a Social Worker in a neighbouring authority.

61.

Approval of Minutes pdf icon PDF 76 KB

To receive for approval, the minutes of the meeting of the Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee of 13 September 2016

Minutes:

RESOLVED:                That the Minutes of a meeting of the Adult Social Care O&SC dated 13 September 2016 be approved as a true and accurate record.

 

Members made the following points:-

 

  1. Are there any figures available for the number of patients discharged from hospital then subsequently having to be re-admitted.
  2. Is the care facility at Llys Ton fully subscribed
  3. What is the number of hospital admissions for older people in the POW hospital
  4. What is the current amount of Failed Discharges

 

The Scrutiny Officer advised that information regarding some of the above was sent to Members following the last meeting, on 9 November. Any further information required that hasn’t been conveyed to Members would follow she added.

62.

Prevention, Wellbeing and Local Community Coordination pdf icon PDF 107 KB

Invitees:

Cllr P White, Cabinet Member - Adult Social Care and Health & Wellbeing

Sue Cooper, Corporate Director Social Services and Wellbeing

Jackie Davies, Head of Adult Social Care

Lesley Acton, Project Manager- Learning Disabilities

Minutes:

The Chairperson welcomed the Invitees to the meeting, and the Head of Adult Social Care gave a resume of the report.

 

She advised that the purpose of the report, was to provide the Committee with an update on the development of preventative services and local community co-ordination, in line with the implementation of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014, and to describe the financial impact of this work.

 

The Head of Adult Social Care confirmed that today’s report was a follow-up to that which was placed before Committee on 6 April 2016. The report explained amongst other things, how local community co-ordination has developed as part of a Western Bay initiative, and similar projects were taking place in Neath Port Talbot and Swansea, called Local Area Co-ordination (LAC).

 

The above report also set out a number of next steps, and progress regarding these was set out in paragraph 4.1 of the report.

 

The Head of Adult Social Care confirmed that the Local Community Co-ordinators Project continued to develop links with partners in the voluntary sector, the emergency services and health. Recent developments in respect of this included:

 

  • Strictly Cinema
  • Memory Walks
  • Mindfulness Group
  • Try it Do it Sessions
  • Creativity for Wellbeing (Arts on Prescription)
  • GP Surgeries
  • Craft Network
  • Carers’ Creative Network

 

She confirmed that there had been further developments in the ‘Ageing Well in Bridgend’ initiative, with the Plan for this having been presented to Cabinet. The Plan would be linked to the Council website, and in addition, a bespoke “ageing well in Bridgend” web resource was being created.

 

The Head of Adult Social Care advised that the Halo Partnership had commenced support for armed force veterans free swimming, and was also making progress in terms of becoming a dementia friendly community, with training programmes for staff and partners commencing shortly.

 

She further added that since April and the coming into being of the Social Services and Wellbeing Act (Wales) 2014, a framework of principles of prevention had been developed, and this would be presented to the Western Bay Regional Partnership Board in November 2016 for consideration and a recommendation to adopt across the partnership. Expansion of roll-out of Local Area Co-ordination in Neath Port Talbot and Swansea and Local Community Co-ordination in Bridgend was continuing across the 3 Local Authorities, and a programme of implementation was being progressed in each local area.

 

The Head of Adult Social Care also confirmed, that a Western Bay website had been launched last year, and newsletters in respect of this were compiled and published quarterly and circulated via a broad distribution list.

 

She stated that as part of the review of the structure of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014, the Group Manager role for sport, play and active wellbeing services had been refocused to lead a prevention and wellbeing service that responds to Corporate Priorities and the requirements of the new Act.

 

There was also a Welsh social care and well-being information website for citizens which had been  ...  view the full minutes text for item 62.

63.

Report on Day Opportunities for Adults with Learning Disabilities pdf icon PDF 95 KB

Invitees:

Cllr P White, Cabinet Member - Adult Social Care and Health & Wellbeing

Sue Cooper, Corporate Director Social Services and Wellbeing

Jackie Davies, Head of Adult Social Care

Scott Pickrell, Day Services Manager

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Chairperson welcomed the Invitees to the meeting.

 

Prior to Officers presenting the report, the Day Services Manager gave a power point Presentation entitled “The Community Hub – Localised Services and Active Citizenship”, which included an example of a service user who had autism and due to this, received Day Opportunities for Adults with Learning Disabilities.

 

The Head of Adult Social Care then gave a resume of the report, which was to provide Committee with an update on developments in day services for adults with a learning disability.

 

The report gave some background information following which, it explained that people with a learning disability are referred to a day opportunity service by a Social Worker in the learning disability assessment and care management team.

 

The Head of Adult Social Care then referred Members to paragraph 4.6 of the report, where it explained that day services provided a range of activities both in the service setting and in the community which included:-

 

In service:

  • Hydrotherapy
  • Sensory Stimulation
  • Arm Chair Aerobics
  • PC Sessions (safe use of internet/educational and cognitive programmes)

 

In the community:

  • Cinema Club
  • Swimming
  • Model Boat Club
  • Shopping Projects

 

She then referred to the service provided at Bridgend Resource Centre, which was designed for people with complex needs and/or challenging behaviour, and that many of the people who used this service were provided with personal care. The Head of Adult Social Care reminded Members that localised services were designed to provide a platform from which people could engage in community activities and develop their independence skills.

 

Paragraph 4.14 of the report then confirmed that as part of the Learning Disability Service Development Plan for day services there were two key work streams, details of which were included in this part of the report.

 

The Head of Adult Social Care advised Members, that by developing the community hubs and supporting people to be more independent, the service was contributing to the wider prevention and wellbeing work.

 

She then concluded her submission, by advising of the reports financial implications as were reflected in paragraph 7.1 of the report.

 

A Member was aware that localised service bases such as Cwm Calon were often used for other purposes, for example PACT meetings. She asked if the service were charging for such hiring.

 

The Corporate Director – Social Services and Wellbeing advised that if it was a voluntary or not for profit organisation then no charge was made, though if it was a private organisation then a small charge was made for the hire of the facility.  In both instances donations would be welcomed.

 

A Member asked Invitees if the Authority were using Direct Payments as a way to integrate service users into the community.

 

The Day Services Manager confirmed this to be the case.

 

The Corporate Director – Social Services and Wellbeing added that the Direct Payment Scheme would be developed further and this new model would be available by commencement of the new financial year.

 

A Member enquired if B-Leaf and Wood-B were  ...  view the full minutes text for item 63.

64.

Forward Work Programme Update pdf icon PDF 91 KB

Minutes:

The Scrutiny Officer presented a report on the above, the purpose of which, was to present the items due to be considered at the Committee meeting for 14 December 2016, and to seek confirmation of the information required for the subsequent scheduled meeting to be held on 21 February 2017. The report also presented a list of further potential items for prioritisation by the Committee.

 

Paragraph 4.1 of the report outlined the items scheduled to be placed on the agenda for the next scheduled meeting, whilst paragraph 4.2 listed topics on which there would be reports for the subsequent meeting next February.

 

Paragraphs 4.3 of the report then detailed suggested items earmarked for the Committee meeting in March 2017, while paragraph 4.4 listed a further two extra items for consideration.

 

The Scrutiny Officer advised that if Members wished to re-arrange these items in terms of priority, or if they had any additional items, then they could contact the Scrutiny Unit with their suggestions.

 

RESOLVED:                      That Committee noted the contents of the report.

65.

Urgent Items

To consider any items of business in respect of which notice has been given in accordance with Part 4 (paragraph 4) of the Council Procedure Rules and which the person presiding at the meeting is of the opinion should by reason of special circumstances be transacted at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

Minutes:

None

 

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