Presentation by the Service Manager (Safeguarding and ACT)
Minutes:
The Service Manager, Safeguarding and ACT, provided an update on Care Homes in Executive Strategy Measures. The presentation advised Members on the Executive Strategy process, the specific providers and services that had come out of Executive Strategy, the current providers and services within Executive Strategy, and the preventative steps being taken.
Members entered into discussion in relation to staffing levels in care homes and the arrangements in place to ensure that appropriate levels are maintained. The Committee were keen to learn more about staff training, whether training logs could be requested, who is able to access this training, and the training available for unpaid carers, and how unpaid carers can access this. Members acknowledged the upskilling and collaborative work that had been undertaken throughout this period.
Discussion ensued on the financial implications of those residents of Darlington who are presently residing in homes in another authority area, whether there was any financial redress from those authorities taking places in the Darlington area, and whether Darlington Borough Council could reserve block placements with its providers.
RESOLVED – That the content of the presentation be noted.