URL: https://westsussex.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=2291

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Adults Services (Cllr Amanda Jupp)

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: Yes

Purpose: West Sussex County Council (WSCC) directly runs six residential care homes: New Tyne, Stanhope Lodge, Tozer House, Hammonds, Ball Tree Croft and Hobbs Field. These are part of a wider service, collectively known as Directly Provided Services (DPS), which also includes the operation of 7 Day Opportunities sites and the Shared Lives Service.   A review of Directly Provided Services was completed in April 2024 (see Appendix A). The review identified that there was a need to act as some of the residential buildings will not continue to be fit for purpose without significant investment, and not all services are fully aligned with the strategic direction outlined in the West Sussex County Council Corporate Plan and the Adult Social Care Strategy, The Life You Want to Lead.    Therefore, a programme of work was launched, to review the approach to providing directly provided residential services in West Sussex. This programme is called Future Care. It will consider the best approach to take for each site and those who live there. This report summarises proposals related to the first of these: New Tyne, which is the only DPS home that provides residential care for older people with dementia.    Following a review of this residential service, the following recommendation is set out for New Tyne.

Content: West Sussex County Council (WSCC) directly runs six residential care homes: New Tyne, Stanhope Lodge, Tozer House, Hammonds, Ball Tree Croft and Hobbs Field. These are part of a wider service, collectively known as Directly Provided Services (DPS), which also includes the operation of 7 Day Opportunities sites and the Shared Lives Service.   A review of Directly Provided Services was completed in April 2024 (see Appendix A). The review identified that there was a need to act as some of the residential buildings will not continue to be fit for purpose without significant investment, and not all services are fully aligned with the strategic direction outlined in the West Sussex County Council Corporate Plan and the Adult Social Care Strategy, The Life You Want to Lead.    Therefore, a programme of work was launched, to review the approach to providing directly provided residential services in West Sussex. This programme is called Future Care. It will consider the best approach to take for each site and those who live there. This report summarises proposals related to the first of these: New Tyne, which is the only DPS home that provides residential care for older people with dementia.    Following a review of this residential service, the following recommendation is set out for New Tyne. The Cabinet Member for Adults’ Services has approved ceasing direct provision of residential services at New Tyne, Durrington Lane, Durrington, Worthing, West Sussex BN13 2TF and declaring the building surplus to operational requirements, with a full options appraisal regarding future use to be carried out by the Council’s Assets Team.   None declared.

Date of Decision: October 29, 2025