Kirklees Council to run dementia homes until transfer to independent care providers
We will consider a transfer of council-run dementia residential homes to the independent sector following a consultation with stakeholders.
Today (12 March) councillors were presented with the outcome of a 12-week long non-statutory consultation with staff, service users, families and other stakeholders who gave their views on our proposals for the care homes.
Care homes to remain open
Whilst we will continue to run the homes, permission has been given to consider transferring Claremont House, Heckmondwike and Castle Grange in Newsome to the independent sector in a bid to contribute savings to our £47m budget deficit.
Filling the beds
In the meantime, we will start to fill the available beds in both homes whilst continuing to explore options with independent sector providers for a transfer.
Councillor Jackie Ramsay, Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care said:
“As we are facing increasing demands for and costs of social care it’s right that we look at how we can make the best of the limited resources available to us. There has been a lack of sustainable, long-term funding for social care from government which means, like other councils, we are now having to make some tough decisions.”