Decision details
Debate on the Health & Social Care Committee's Inquiry into Residential care for older people in Wales
Decision Maker: Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly, Plenary - Fourth Assembly
Status: Complete
Is Key decision?: Yes
Purpose:
The
Health and Social Care Committee undertook an inquiry into residential care for older people during 2012/13. The terms of reference for the
inquiry were as follows:
To examine the
provision of residential care in Wales and the ways in which it can meet the
current and future needs of older people, including:
- the process by which older
people enter residential care and the availability and accessibility of
alternative community-based services, including reablement services and
domiciliary care;
- the capacity of the residential
care sector to meet the demand for services from older people in terms of
staffing resources, including the skills mix of staff and their access to
training, and the number of places and facilities, and resource levels;
- the quality of residential care
services and the experiences of service users and their families; the
effectiveness of services at meeting the diversity of need amongst older
people; and the management of care home closures;
- the effectiveness of the
regulation and inspection arrangements for residential care, including the
scope for increased scrutiny of service providers’ financial viability.
- new and emerging models of care
provision;
- the balance of public and
independent sector provision, and alternative funding, management, and
ownership models, such as those offered by the cooperative, mutual sector
and third sector, and Registered Social Landlords.
These
terms of reference were informed by the consultation conducted by the
Committee in autumn 2011 on the scope of the inquiry. The Committee
agreed to focus the inquiry on residential
care, although nursing care was inevitably touched upon during discussions.
The Committee also decided to focus its attention on the provision of services
for older people for the purpose of
this inquiry.
Evidence
from the Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services
The
Committee received evidence
from the Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services (PDF, 150KB)
Evidence
from the public
The
Committee held a public
consultation to gather evidence on this topic.
The Committee’s report
The Committee
reported (PDF, 1MB) in December 2012. A summary
of the report (PDF, 267KB) is also available. The Welsh
Government responded (PDF, 279KB) in February 2013.
Plenary
debate
The Plenary debate on the
Committee’s report took place on 20
February 2015.
Decision:
The item started
at 15.00
NDM5165 Mark Drakeford (Cardiff
West)
The National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the report of the Health and Social Care Committee
on its inquiry into residential care for older people in Wales, which was laid in
the Table Office on 13 December 2012.
Note:
The Welsh Government's response to the report was laid in the Table Office on
13 February 2013.
The motion was agreed in accordance with
Standing Order 12.36.
Publication date: 20/02/2013
Date of decision: 20/02/2013
Decided at meeting: 20/02/2013 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly