Decision details

Please accept this as a request to close BEST day operations in their current form and move to telephone check ins

Bury Employment Support Service provide day centre opportunities for 79 adults with learning disabilities.

Every single service user has been risk assessed and a contingency put in place

Current Staffing:

Out of an Employment Team of 6.5 members of staff, we only have 1 remaining in the service. This member of staff has long term health conditions and is over 60
Out of 3 contracted Support staff – we only have 1 member of staff remaining in the service who has a long term health conditions and a compromised immune system.

Social Distancing

As a service we are unable to adhere to the government guidelines around social distancing – Our service model means we can accommodate is 6 vulnerable customers and 1 support staff working in close proximity in a confined space. Some of our customers have very little or no awareness of personal space and some with very poor hygiene. i.e. not using tissues when sneezing etc.

Emergency COVID 19 Response Measures

From 8:30 last night the government introduced the following condition on movement
You may only leave the home to
• Go to work
• Shop for groceries, medicine and other essentials
• Exercise outside
• Provide care or help a vulnerable person
• For any medical need

As all the service users normally supported by BEST now have contingency in place for them to be safely cared for at home there is no need for them to leave the house

Therefore this is a request to close BEST day operations in their current form and move to telephone check ins