Decision details

Adult Social Care Fee Setting 23/24 - Complex Dementia D2A Provision

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

The proposal is to commission 8 Complex Discharge to Assess beds with the Federation of Jewish Services and to work in partnership with Bolton Council to commission a 15 bedded unit for complex dementia support, 7 beds for Bolton and 8 for Bury. Bolton have secured the funding and went operational at the end of February 2023.

 

The proposed implementation would be in two stages with Bury being operational in May 2023, offering a step up/step down model with more specialist, time limited care to assess and stabilise the customer before moving on to long term care.

 

The new Complex Dementia Discharge to Assess unit would be based at Heathlands and would in partnership with the existing discharge to Assess service and Bolton Council, to maximise resources wherever possible to reduce costs.

Urgent item?: Yes

Publication date: 04/05/2023

Date of decision: 04/05/2023

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