Decision details

The Chairman of the Families, Health & Wellbeing Select Committee, Councillor Philip Corthorne, presented to Cabinet the Committee’s review, which was welcomed.

RESOLVED:

That the Cabinet welcomes the Committee's review into the Council’s offer of Assisted Living Technologies, notes the recommendations in their attached report and agrees that their implementation be considered further, and taken forward as appropriate, by the Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care, in conjunction with officers.

Reasons for decision

Cabinet received the report of the Families, Health and Wellbeing Select Committee’s review into exploring the Council’s current offering of Assisted Living Technologies.

The Cabinet Member for Health & Social Care welcomed the report, which set out the importance that Assisted Living Technologies play in providing alarms, sensors and equipment as preventative tools to support residents, including those with dementia and disabilities, to live more independent lives. Furthermore, that this offer was developing further in the digital age with smart devices.

The Cabinet Member noted that as the review had several far-reaching recommendations, and in order to take the Committee’s work forward, it was confirmed that officers would develop an action plan for the delivery of ALT into the future and that the Select Committee would be updated on progress.

Alternative options considered and rejected

The Cabinet could have decided to reject some or all of the Committee’s recommendations or pursue alternative routes in which to progress the objectives of the review.