LABOUR Group Amendment
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE
ELDERLY
That the relevant changes are made
to the recommendations as shown below in strikethrough
and bold italics:
This Council:
1.Notes that four in ten people who died of Covid 19 in Brighton and Hove were care home residents.
2.The government’s mismanagement of the Covid crisis and whose strategy of discharging people from hospital to care homes contributed to the tragic loss of life.
2. Notes the closure
earlier this year of Carlton House, a dementia care home in St
Aubyns, Hove;
3. Notes the
closure of Knoll House which was a care facility for older
residents coming out of hospital who needed to re-learn how to look
after themselves; administration’s clear
commitment to providing additional housing for seniors in Brighton
& Hove
4.
4. Notes that
speculative development favours student accommodation over
residential care homes in the city; Notes the Administration’s
swift action to re-open public toilets across the City to ensure
that residents can use our public spaces, especially our elderly
residents who may need to use toilet facilities more
frequently
5. Notes the
negative impact that plans to remove and scrap all the city’s
pay and display machines will have on elderly residents and
visitors; Notes the Administration’s
swift action to scrap planned increases in parking charges from low
to high tariff in four zones across the City which would have had a
disproportionate impact on elderly residents
6. Notes that a 28% increase in the Brighton & Hove 65+ population is expected in 2030 – from 38,300 to 50,100;
7. Notes this administration has appointed a lead member for aging well whose responsibility is to champion our senior residents.
Council resolves to:
7. Requests that the Chairs of relevant
Commitees and Officers commit to listen to, and consult with, older
people in the City, and to work closely and regularly with local
older people’s groups and organisations .
Continue to honour our commitment to true equality
and
8. Support the lead for aging well to listen to, and consult with, older people in the City, and to work closely and regularly with local older people’s groups and organisations.
Supporting Information:
http://www.bhconnected.org.uk/sites/bhconnected/files/Ageing%20Well%20in%20BH%20%20Final.pdf
Proposed by: Cllr Stevens Seconded by: Cllr Alexander
Recommendations to read if carried:
If the amendment is passed this motion will read
Council notes;
1.That four in ten people who died of Covid 19 in Brighton and Hove were care home residents.
2.The government’s mismanagement of the Covid crisis and whose strategy of discharging people from hospital to care homes contributed to the tragic loss of life.
3. The administration’s clear commitment to providing additional housing for seniors in Brighton & Hove
4.
The Administration’s swift action to re-open public toilets
across the City to ensure that residents can use our public spaces,
especially our elderly residents who may need to use toilet
facilities more frequently
5. Notes the Administration’s swift action to scrap planned increases in parking charges from low to high tariff in four zones across the City which would have had a disproportionate impact on elderly residents
6. A 28% increase in the Brighton & Hove 65+ population is expected in 2030 – from 38,300 to 50,100.
7. This administration has appointed a lead member for aging well whose responsibility is to champion our senior residents.
Council resolves to:
8. Continue to honour our commitment to true equality
9. Support the lead for aging well to listen to, and consult with, older people in the City, and to work closely and regularly with local older people’s groups and organisations.
Supporting Information:
http://www.bhconnected.org.uk/sites/bhconnected/files/Ageing%20Well%20in%20BH%20%20Final.pdf