Meeting documents
Cabinet
Wednesday, 2nd October, 2002
GOLDNEY HOUSE RELATIVES AND RESIDENTS MEETING
Goldney House 28th September 2002
Present:
David Smallacombe
Yvonne Case.
Jan Crookes
Phil Marshall
Eunice Giles
Anne Ashely
Ivor Chappell
Harry Dixon,
Emily Bridges
Noreen Busby
Lesley Parrot
Gwen Iles
Norman Peel
Vera Collins
Sylvia Rivers
Flo Comer
Ruth Millgrove
Brian Withers
Terry Withers
Ivy Sims
Percy Dowling
Tom Walker
Ruth Woodland
Fred Norris
Shirley Withers,
Jackie Withers
Cassie Pow
Doris Loring.
Presentation:
David Smallacombe made a presentation to the group outlining the proposals the Council Executive had asked officers to consult on at its July 12th meeting. The presentation included the preferred model of care and site location for future care for older people in Bath and North East Somerset. In addition he explained the process for completing the Consultation Questionnaire a copy of which was provided to each relative and resident present.
After the presentation the following questions were asked:
Questions and comments
I think the whole package is brilliant!
DS We think it's good. I recently visited a new type of home and there were people coming and going, it felt more like a resource, the atmosphere had a buzz, people living in the sheltered housing could enjoy the activity.
Could you tell us about the finance?
DS On the Registered Care side the finance would be as it is now, a person is assessed in terms of need and personal finance and the threshold would remain the same. In Sheltered Housing you are a tenant, you keep control of your money, staff would help if necessary. If someone needed to move over from Sheltered Housing to the Registered Care Home they would have to be reassessed.
What about the staff, would they come with us?
DS Providing staff want to stay in the service they will move into the new buildings. There will be some familiar faces.
How soon will this be implemented?
DS November 6th is the date of the final decision. If the go ahead is given then we will put the building contract out for tender. It will take about a year to design and plan the building and find a building partner and we will have to obtain planning permission. It will take about a year to build the new homes, we are hoping we can build in parallel, people should be moving at the beginning of 2005.
I hope they get on with it, people want to know where they stand. The staff would like to know.
Obviously a lot of work has gone into this and you've come up with some exciting ideas. I think you should be congratulated, people don't want to give up their own homes. The bigger rooms are wonderful it's a pity some people have already got rid of most of their things.
David thanked everyone for coming and reminded them that there were some photographs and a floor plan to look at.
The meeting closed.