Decision details

The Cabinet will be asked to consider the progress on actions outlined in the Older People’s Strategy and areas for future improvement

The Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Services presented a report on the Older People’s Strategy Improvement Plan for 2011-13 and the achievements to date against the ten priority areas within the overall Strategy.

The Cabinet Member referred to the key achievements over the last 12 months, such as the success of the free leisure offer for the over 60s, and advised that the new Improvement Plan would be monitored by the Older People’s Strategy Group and Silvernet, the new Older People’s Forum, to ensure progress continued to be made to the benefit of the Borough’s ageing population.

Cabinet agreed the new Older People’s Strategy Improvement Plan 2011-13 as set out at Appendix 1 to the report.