Verbal update on progress of Older People Task Group
Minutes:
At the invitation of the Chairman, Councillor Mrs. M. Bunker addressed the meeting and gave an update in respect of the work of the Older People Task Group.
She reported that the Task Group would be investigating housing and housing support for older people in Bromsgrove, conducting a needs analysis and identifying gaps in service provision, undertaking a mystery shopper exercise for local authority information services for older people, benchmarking against another district authority and meeting with the Older People’s Forum.
She was asked about Clent Ward at the Princess of Wales Hospital on the Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove. Clent Ward provides 22 beds for older adult mental health assessment and treatment. There were concerns over possible cuts in local services. Councillor Mrs. M. Bunker responded that the Task Group had been informed that these concerns have been addressed and that the need for local services was recognised.
Councillor Mrs. Bunker requested an extension on the time for the Task Group investigation so that the report and recommendations of the Task Group would be presented on 2nd February 2010 meeting of the Overview Board. This would allow the Task Group to consult the Equality and Diversity Forum meeting in December and participate in the Older People’s Day on 1st October 2009.
RESOLVED that the Older People Task Group be requested to report back to the Overview Board with its report and recommendations on 2nd February 2010.