Agenda item - Bon Accord Nursing Home

Report of the Executive Director for Health & Adult Social Care (copy attached).

21.1      RESOLVED: That the report be noted.

21.1      The Head of Adult Social Care Commissioning introduced the report which provided an update on the position with Bon Accord Nursing Home following the recently published Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection report.  He noted that following the home being classified as inadequate, officers worked with the provider to support and maintain services.

21.2      The Independent Chair of the Adult Safeguarding Board informed the Board that the matter had been discussed at the Safeguarding Board and that it had been noted quality issues relating to the home sat with the Care Quality Group.

21.3      Members of the Board expressed concerns over the findings and welcomed the actions that had been put in place to support the residents and their families.  It was noted that in terms of places for people with dementia and nursing needs, it was a fragile market and consideration needed to be given in regard to how that was managed.

21.4      The Executive Director for Health & Adult Social Care stated that the concerns raised related to a specific care home and officers had made clear the expectations for the provider and staff at the home.  In terms of provision across the city, Brighton & Hove was doing well in comparison to the situation across the country.  He also noted that an action plan had been agreed which the CQC had to approve and would then review in six months to see if an improvement had been made or could then take further steps.

21.5      Mr. Liley stated that he wished to reassure the Board that the CQC worked closely with Healthwatch England and that locally the CQC had three teams dealing with primary care, hospitals and adult social care including care homes.  Healthwatch met with the teams regularly and was keen to work in partnership with them and the council to monitor service delivery and agree a plan of activity such as visiting care homes.

21.6      The Chair noted the comments and the action taken to address the difficulties identified at the home in question.  He then moved that the report be noted.

21.7      RESOLVED: That the report be noted.