Report states that care at home provision is 'consistent' and 'appropriate'

It's the most recent quarterly evaluation of the Care at Home provision within the area and will be brought to members' attention at Friday's meeting in the Victoria Halls.

And members of the committee will be told that the provision is "consistent" "appropriate" and at a level that "maintains and promotes people living healthily and safely in their own home."

The report was compiled by Cleland Sneddon, who last week was unveiled at the local authority's new chief executive.

His report, to be presented to members of the Area Committee, states: "The purpose of this report is to update the Local Area Committee on the findings of the quarterly evaluation of the Care at Home provision within the Helensburgh and Lomond area and to report on the performance of the operational Adult Care Social Work Team."

The report shows the level of care at home being provided across the area and the quality of service of this- as evaluated by the Care Inspectorate.

It reads: "Within the Helensburgh and Lomond area there is a fairly established group of providers who have a good understanding of what is required by the Authority and generally they work to a high standard.

"They support the care plans with many long term cases and by the very nature of the often serious and challenging issues experienced by our service users, they are increasingly involved in new higher demand more intensive care plans with more elderly, vulnerable and frail clients with complex care and support needs."

The report also highlights a possible increase in the number of young adults who also require specialist care at home.

It states: "There is also a general sense of an increase in the number of younger adults affected by disabling or life limiting conditions who also require homecare type services."

In its conclusion the report says: "It is clear from the information gathered from service users, their families and carers that in general the care at home is being consistently provided in an appropriate manner and at a level that continues to maintain and promote people living healthily and safely in their own home."

The report also praises cross-co-operation among agencies in order to bring the best possible outcomes for service users, adding: "A more robust in-reach service to the Vale of Leven and other Glasgow Hospitals that provide for the local population is being developed and we can already see that this joint initiative with local Health colleagues is proving to be a success in managing peoples' care as they return home and reducing bed days that are lost as inpatients.

"Ongoing evaluation and monitoring of this and the other mainstream care at home services will continue to ensure good practice, customer satisfaction and will maintain standards."