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BUDGET // ER Magazine


• Older people are able to live as safely and independently as possible in the community and have control over their care and support.


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• Older people feel included and empowered to make a valuable contribution to their local communities.


18% of our residents in East Renfrewshire are


aged 65 or over, with over 2,214 aged 85 plus. That is why £22m, almost half of the CHCP’s total revenue budget, will be spent on services that support older people in 2014/15. Between 2015 and 2018 we intend to make a total of £2m savings in this area. £1m will be delivered by fundamentally changing how we provide our service – remodelling services, ensuring homecare shift patterns are changed to better meet the needs of those we serve, reduction of overtime and changing how we procure third party care. £1m will be delivered by a fundamental


redesign of our services and the withdrawal of some services that we currently provide. This will mean that clients will access services in a different way in future.


Older Peoples Day Services: £92,000 A review of day services for older people will be undertaken building on our experience from the Reshaping Care for Older People Programme and by providing flexible services that do not limit older people to traditional, one-size fits all day care. Currently day service investment is made at Bonnyton, Jewish Care, the Kirkton Service and a number of third sector and community providers, including Band F. The saving represents a reshaping of our current investment to develop a service that is more responsive to individual needs.


Older people Older people in East Renfrewshire are valued; their voices are heard and they are supported to enjoy full and positive lives for longer.


Care home arrangements: up to £600,000 Eleven care homes operate in East Renfrewshire with only one provided by the council, Bonnyton House. The standard of care across all care homes is generally good with Bonnyton no exception. However, Bonnyton House is more expensive to operate than its local equivalents and could become even more expensive if there are changes to day care services. We propose to generate savings from the sale of the residential service to a third sector or private provider, with opportunities to remodel the use of the building and remove the combined day service to increase bed capacity and modernise the service, making this a financially viable proposal for another provider. Depending on the number of self-funded places attracted to the new service, the council could expect to generate significant savings. We would develop alternative day opportunities for day centre users through the Older People Day Care Services redesign. We are confident that the proposal will not impact on the quality and care that is provided to current and future residents.


Health and Social Care Change Fund: £336,000 Our investment since 2013/14 has enabled us to explore system wide change in how we provide care for Older People under the Reshaping Care for Older People Programme. Our aim has been to build greater community capacity and support more people to remain at home. Prior to withdrawing our development funding we will work with partners to consider their long-term investment requirements and to protect the long-term sustainability of existing redesigned services that are already being delivered by the Change Fund.


Meals on Wheels service: £17,000 The Meals of Wheels service is used by only a small number of clients and we are aware of alternative providers who are able to provide a similar or enhanced service. In view of this we would propose to withdrawal the Meals on Wheels service, which our clients pay for.


Continued future investment


Despite a tough financial climate and the difficult savings we are having to find, the council remains committed to significant investment in the services that are most important to local people. Between 2015 and 2018 we will invest around £46m in capital projects, these will include:


to build Eastwood Health and Care Centre


to build Auchenback Family Centre and Community Hub


£6.5m £3.4m


in major schools maintenance


for a new denominational school in Newton Mearns


£1.2m £10m


for a new Barrhead High School to re-locate Calderwood Lodge 6


Additional Corporate Services Savings: £0.9m


In 2015-2018, support services will contribute a further £0.9m of savings without impacting on local services. Support services play a critical role in helping the council to deliver its frontline services to residents, and this year we will spend £13.3 million maintaining these services. This will include Accountancy and Human Resources, Service Improvement and Business Support, Revenue, Benefits and Council Tax collection, ICT, Communication and Legal services. In recent years, the costs of these services have reduced considerably with each support service contributing a 25% budget saving against a 15% contribution required from operational services. We believe that this has been the right approach for the council and are confident that the organisation is as lean as possible whilst retaining high quality professional support services.


for a new non-denominational school in Newton Mearns


£11.2m £3.6m £6.9m


per year on regeneration projects on improvements to roads on improvements to our parks


£0.5m £3.7m £850k


Included in this saving is the discontinuing of er Magazine, which will contribute a £30,000 saving. The magazine, which is printed four times per year and delivered to all local households, will be replaced by an improved online news site at www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk


* All figures are approximate and correct at the time of publication


£10.3m (58%) of our £20m savings target will be met through efficiencies.


This means we will meet more than half of our target by making changes to our processes and how we manage our people - without impacting on local residents.


Outcome


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