A previously bare and uninviting plot of Telford land is to be filled with the sights, sounds, touches and smells of a sensory garden for people with learning disabilities and high level care needs.
The garden, at Lakewood Wellbeing Centre in Wellington, will contain a water feature, wind chimes, garden arch and bench and a variety of herbs and other plants.
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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.
A Telford & Wrekin Council-run residential care home which provides accommodation for people with profound learning disabilities or complex care needs has been rated “good” by government inspectors.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) found that Lakewood Court’s 16 residents feel safe in the home and protected from the risk of harm.
The unannounced inspection took place on 15 March and the report says that staff inspectors spoke with were aware of their responsibilities to keep people safe.
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.
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.
Day Services for Adults with Learning Disabilities – award of contract for Innage Lane, Oak Farm and The Meres, including Ellesmere Library and Customer Services reprovision.
Friday 30 December at 11am sees a ‘relaxed’ performance, specifically designed to welcome families and groups who would benefit from a more relaxed environment, including people with an Autism Spectrum Condition, sensory and communication disorders, or a learning disability. Theatre lighting, special effects and sound levels will also be adjusted to reflect the audience’s needs.
Shropshire Council, through the Much Wenlock and Shipton Local Joint Committee (LJC), has a small pot of funding to deliver one-off grants to local organisations or individuals interested in providing or enhancing existing youth activities for 10- to 19-year-olds (up to 24-year-olds, for individuals with learning difficulties) in Much Wenlock and the surrounding parishes.
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.
Shropshire Council and Bethphage are pleased to announce the transfer of day services at Innage Lane, Bridgnorth and Oak Farm, Ditton Priors from the council to Bethphage.
The agreement, for an initial period of seven years, was signed last week and completes a process agreed by Shropshire Council’s Cabinet on 13 July 2016.
Oak Farm is well established and integrated within the local community, and is a supplier of farm produce, plants and preserves from the on-site farm shop and at the local agricultural show. Oak Farm provides opportunities for people to explore new experiences and learn new skills. The farm currently supports 47 adults with learning disabilities, who are supported by 12 members of staff.
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust’s Learning Disabilities Intensive Support Team has been shortlisted in the Royal College of Psychiatrists Awards 2016.
The team has been chosen as a finalist in the Psychiatric Team of the Year: Learning Disabilities category.