Issue - meetings
Financial Assistance for the Kirklees Care Association and Financial support to the local adult care sector
Meeting: 12/10/2021 - Cabinet (Item 10:)
PDF 207 KBTo consider two key interventions to support the local care market in the provision of care.
Wards affected: all
Contact: Simon Baker – Head of Commissioning Partnerships and Market Development
Decision:
1) That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director Adults and Health to administer grant funding up to £119k for the development of a strategic partner in the Kirklees Care Association for the years 2021/22 and 2022/23 and into 2023/24 in accordance with Financial Procedure Rule 22.12 the cost to be borne equally between the Council and NHS Kirklees CCG.
2) That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director Adults and Health to design and oversee a hardship and innovation grant support scheme for the local adult social care sector up to £500k from the existing Council budget for 2021/22.
3) That Cabinet notes the broader pressures in the care home system.