The purpose of this decision is to allocate grants to a number of Mobile/Community Warden Schemes as part of the Council’s scheme of grants to the voluntary sector.
Mobile and Community Wardens Schemes (sometimes called Community Care Schemes) exist in South Cambridgeshire to support older people to live independently in their homes and in the community they know, and which knows them.
The warden schemes are complementary to statutory care services and do not duplicate or replace the medical or social care services that individuals may also require. They can help to combat loneliness and social isolation and can provide significant benefits to clients at relatively low cost. They are seen by clients and their families as a vital community-based service.
South Cambridgeshire District Council has been providing grant funding to Mobile and Community Warden Schemes for many years. Until this year, the grant application process has run from December to January. This year it was put forward and has run from October to December.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: Balsham; Bassingbourn; Cottenham; Harston & Hauxton (pre-2018); Haslingfield & The Eversdens (pre-2018); Histon & Impington; Linton; Melbourn; Meldreth (pre-2018); Milton (pre-2018); Orwell & Barrington (pre-2018); Swavesey; The Mordens;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 09/02/2017
Decision due: 10 March 2017 by Lead Cabinet member for Housing
Lead member: Lead Cabinet member for Housing
Lead director: Health and Environmental Services Director
Contact: Siobhan Mellon, Development Officer - Climate and Environment 01954 713395 Email: siobhan.mellon@scambs.gov.uk.
Consultees
The applications received for the grants were considered by an officer panel consisting of Gemma Barron, Siobhan Mellon and Tracey Cassidy on 20 December 2016.