Go-ahead for care services review

A CITY-WIDE review of care services in York has been given the go-ahead to cope with a dramatic increase in demand from the elderly.
By The Newsroom
Published 21st Jul 2011, 10:52 BST

Senior councillors on York Council’s Cabinet agreed to push ahead with the overhaul, which could see outdated care homes replaced with new multi-million- pound facilities.

The Yorkshire Post revealed last week that the review of the council’s nine residential care homes was being planned amid predictions that the number of people aged over 65 is expected to increase by nearly a quarter in less than a decade.

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Members of the cabinet voted to go ahead with the review during a meeting on Tuesday evening.

Up to 180 high-dependency beds and 20 respite beds could now be created to help cope with the need for more specialist care.

A three-month consultation is being launched on options including retaining the status quo, extending and renovating existing homes and buying in services from the private sector as well as building new homes.

Latest figures show there are 33,000 people aged over 65 living in York. This number is expected to increase to 40,100 by 2020.

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