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Cllr Carole Allaway Martin sought Cabinet approval for a short-term extension to the term of the council’s contract with Gloucestershire Care Partnership (GCP) for the provision of Residential & Nursing care at 5 of the care homes it operates.

Having considered all of the information, Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:

Delegate authority to the Executive Director: Adult Social Care, Wellbeing and Communities, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care Commissioning to extend the term of the council’s contract with Gloucestershire Care Partnership (GCP) relating to the provision of residential and nursing care for a period of nine months at the following five care homes:

1) Grevill House (Cheltenham)

2) Paternoster House (Cotswolds)

3) Rodley House (Forest of Dean)

4) The Coombs (Forest of Dean)

5) Henlow Court (Stroud)

11.1    Cllr Carole Allaway Martin sought Cabinet approval for a short-term extension to the term of the council’s contract with Gloucestershire Care Partnership (GCP) for the provision of Residential & Nursing care at 5 of the care homes it operates.

11.2    The Gloucestershire Care Partnership (GCP) was a joint venture, which was formed in 2005 between The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) and housing association Bedfordshire Pilgrims Housing Association, (BPHA). 

11.3    Through the GCP arrangement residential homes formerly run by Gloucestershire County Council were leased to the partnership for OSJCT to deliver Residential & Nursing care services across nine properties owned by Gloucestershire County Council 

11.4    Four of those properties were newer homes developed as part of an Estate Strategy within the partnership. The other five properties were older homes which, contractually, were due to be returned to GCC in April 2025.  

11.5    All homes were currently operating as ‘Nursing’ homes providing Residential, Residential Dementia, Nursing and Nursing Dementia placements. Gloucestershire County Council was not able to directly deliver nursing services.

11.6    Whilst work was undertaken to review and analyse the current capacity of the independent Health & Social Care market and publish the Gloucestershire Market Position Statement, (MPS), which wasone of the Council’s responsibilities under?The Care Act 2014. The Council wanted to ensure that provisions remained in place, to support the residents living within these five homes, in April 2025.

Having considered all of the information, Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:

Delegate authority to the Executive Director: Adult Social Care, Wellbeing and Communities, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care Commissioning to extend the term of the council’s contract with Gloucestershire Care Partnership (GCP) relating to the provision of residential and nursing care for a period of nine months at the following five care homes:

1) Grevill House (Cheltenham)

2) Paternoster House (Cotswolds)

3) Rodley House (Forest of Dean)

4) The Coombs (Forest of Dean)

5) Henlow Court (Stroud)