Monmouthshire County Council Reviewing Services at Mardy Park

Monmouthshire County Council has confirmed that it is reviewing the services delivered from Mardy Park Resource Centre in the north of Abergavenny.  Mardy Park provides residential and a range of other social care support to older people. The review will make sure that services remain focused on the health and social care needs of current and future service users. There are no proposals to close the residential home to people who already live there.

Cllr Brian Hood, Monmouthshire County Council's Executive Member for Adult Services, said:

"We are always working hard to improve the services we deliver to local people. In the current financial climate it is also more important than ever that we use our resources wisely to deliver value for money."

He added:

"People are living longer and social services have to think about working in different ways to meet people's needs with the money we have available. We need to make sure that people can get support when they need it to help them keep their independence. This often means services have more of a short-term outcome focus, so we work with people when they most need it. This sort of intervention can stop people having to go into hospital or help them regain mobility quicker after a fall."

Monmouthshire's social services and NHS staff are starting to work more closely together, so that services can be tailored to people's own needs and circumstances. Many of the people who use the services at Mardy Park have already benefitted from its links with the NHS. This review presents an opportunity to build on this to improve the experience and quality of life of older people in the county.

A number of older people are long term residents at Mardy Park.

Although the review has yet to reach its conclusion it is important to stress that there are no plans to change these arrangements. We are planning to provide residential care for these people at Mardy Park for many years to come.