Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Decision made
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
To consider the selection and acceptance of
tenders for Voluntary Sector providers of day services to older
people, services for people with sensory disability and services to
carers.
The Cabinet accepted the tenders for the
provision of Day Services to older people, on the terms set out in
the exempt appendix, as follows:-
(i) Age Concern Chatham
(ii) Age Concern Gillingham
(iii) Age Concern Medway
(iv) St Nicholas Day Care Centre, Strood
(v) K Ying Chinese Elderly Association - Culturally sensitive day
care for older people
(vi) Welcome Day Centre - Culturally sensitive day care for older
people.
The Cabinet accepted the tenders for the provision of services to
carers, on the terms set out in the exempt appendix, as
follows:-
(i) Crossroads Rochester
(ii) Crossroads Gillingham and Chatham
(iii) Carers' Relief Service - Support to carers for people with
learning disabilities
(iv) Medway Carers' Centre - Princess Royal Trust for Carers
(v) KCHT (Homes Service).
The Cabinet accepted the tenders for the provision of services for
people with a sensory disability, on the terms set out in the
exempt appendix, as follows:-
(i) Kent Association for the Blind - Visual assessment,
rehabilitation and equipment
(ii) Hi Kent - Hearing impairment
(iii) Royal Association for the Deaf - Sign interpreting
service.
The acceptance of these tenders offer the
opportunity to provide services using established and well-regarded
voluntary sector organisations that have the relevant experience.
The Council will be working to redefine day care to older people
throughout the term of these contracts, with the full involvement
of current providers.The new contracts will provide a framework
that will enable the Council to closely monitor, evaluate and help
these organisations develop and generally improve the quality of
the services they provide.
Publication date: 29/06/2004
Date of decision: 29/06/2004
Decided at meeting: 29/06/2004 - Cabinet
Effective from: 08/07/2004
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