Agenda item

The Area Council Manager updated the North East Area Council with regard to the Social Isolation and Dementia Initiative, reporting that applications have been invited from organisations to deliver a pilot initiative to support isolated and vulnerable older people within the North East Area Council communities, covering the Cudworth, Monk Bretton, North East and Royston Wards.  The proposal is to fund a full time Support Worker, potentially for 2 years, at a cost of around £30,000 per annum.  Full details of the initiative and how the contract will be monitored were included within the comprehensive report, which also highlighted how social isolation would be addressed and Dementia Friendly Communities empowered, whilst looking at the specific needs for the North East area with population estimates taken from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) 2017 data.

RESOLVED that the report be noted.