Staffordshire’s Adult Learning Disability 2022 Community Offer programme has been speaking to people who use day services over the past few months, to get their opinions on what currently works and how services could run in the future.
The county council’s cabinet agreed to take forward a number of options for day services, building-based day opportunities and other services directly provided by the county council for people with learning disabilities or autism.
Although there have been no complaints about the system, or lives put at risk, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has examined the council’s approach.
Whilst not criticising the local authority for the work that it had done in prioritising applications, now the Ombudsman has said that the council has acted unlawfully by not carrying out a full assessment for every case. The Ombudsman added that the council should prepare an action plan so that once the Mental Capacity Act is amended, probably in 2020, it can revise its prioritisation approach.
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Construction work has now started at Greenacres Farm in Baschurch as part of a regeneration project to renovate facilities and construct a day opportunity building for the benefit of all that access the farm.
The farm, which provides learning and training opportunities for adults living with a learning disability, received the funding from Shropshire Council. To ensure the funds could be used specifically for the building work needed, Greenacres teamed up with RAF Shawbury last year (2018) to undertake some key groundwork in preparation for the build.
Day services for adults with a learning disability or autism could be reshaped based on feedback from users and their families.
Staffordshire’s Adult Learning Disability 2022 Community Offer programme has been speaking to people who use day services over the past few months, to get their opinions on what currently works and how services could run in the future.
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A new adult social care initiative promoting independence for adults who need support and offers them the chance to be part of a family, is set to be launched in Stoke-on-Trent.
Shared Lives is a form of social care in which people, who need support to live their lives to the full, such as those with learning disabilities, are matched with compatible Shared Lives carers and families who will support them in their family and community life. Carers are paid a fixed amount rather than an hourly rate and have access to benefits including tax discounts.
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The supported housing facility, on Abbots Road, Abbey Hulton, aims to encourage independence for some of the city’s most vulnerable residents.
It will provide 14, one-bedroom apartments with communal facilities. The high quality, single storey complex will meet key national housing standards and has been designed to reduce heating bills and general running costs for residents.
Shropshire Council has recently retendered the contract at Barleyfield House in Monkmoor, which has been run by Coverage Care Services for the past 10 years. The five-bed home currently supports 50 families, providing holiday and respite care to adults with a learning disability.
Providers had to bid for the services under public procurement laws. The council is pleased to announce that the winning bidder was Coverage Care who have retained the contract. The agreement will run for two years with an option to extend at the end of the existing term.
With the busy festive season approaching, Greenacres Farm in Walford Health are looking for volunteers to join their small but dynamic team in supporting adults with learning disabilities.
“Our volunteer positions are a great opportunity for those who would like to support adults with learning disabilities in a farm setting, to gain skills and knowledge in agriculture and horticulture. Says Mihaela Richards, manager at the farm.
Wayfarers Day Centre for adults with learning disabilities in Market Drayton are attempting a challenge to walk the distance from Market Drayton to Shrewsbury to raise money for their comfort fund.
Patients with a learning disability, autism or both are set to benefit from over £10 million investment by NHS England to help them lead more independent lives, closer to their friends and family.
The funding will support fourteen local Transforming Care Partnerships – made up of NHS organisations, local authorities and NHS England commissioners, working closely with people who use services, their families and providers – to develop new, high-quality, community services for people in their area. [Includes scheme in Shropshire and Staffordshire]
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