Petition PE572 is on multiple sclerosis and respite homes. We previously agreed to await information from the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care on current provision in respite care homes. A written response from the commission has been circulated to members and the briefing paper on the petition outlines possible action in paragraphs 11 and 12. Do members have comments?
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Multiple Sclerosis (Respite Homes) (PE572)
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Choose an MSP to read only their contributions- Roseanna Cunningham SNP 3
- Kate Maclean Lab 1
- David Davidson Con 1
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6 contributionsI am in favour of the suggestions in paragraphs 11 and 12. If I remember correctly, when we discussed respite care we identified that the problem was not the amount of respite places but their appropriateness. For example, young adults might find that their only option for respite care is in a home for frail elderly people. If we agree to take the actions that paragraphs 11 and 12 suggest, we can start trying to get the information that we need about the type of respite places that are available. I am sure that the issue of getting appropriate respite care for adults with disabilities has been raised with every MSP.
I declare an interest because I am a member of the management group of the Aberdeen respite project.I agree with Kate Maclean that the suggestions in paragraphs 11 and 12 are the appropriate way forward. I would also like the committee to write to the care commission to ask it why—given its fee structure, in which it records the various establishments that it is required to inspect and visit—it does not have details of who has which services? I would like Jacquie Roberts, the chief executive of the commission, to clarify why that is the case.
Are members happy for the committee to pursue both the actions that paragraphs 11 and 12 outline and David Davidson's further suggestion?Members indicated agreement.
That concludes public business.
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