Category: Disability
LEARNING DISABILITY SERVICE USER STEPS UP TO CHARITY CHALLENGE
A woman with learning disabilities is clocking up the miles by walking 14km in laps of her garden to raise £1,000 for the charity which supports her. Linda lives at a service in Stonehouse...£2000 RAISED FOR DISABILITY CHARITIES IN MEMORY OF LATE SERVICE-USER
New equipment and tools have been purchased using money raised in memory of a man with learning disabilities who sadly passed away earlier this year. Seb Marriott organised a fundraising effort...CARE HOME RESIDENT RAISES NEARLY £1700 FOR CHARITY
A care home resident from Sheffield has raised almost £1700 for charity in just one day. Caroline, from Exemplar Health Care’s Willowbeck care home, raised the astonishing amount by...COMPETITION LAUNCHED TO MARK LEARNING DISABILITY WEEK
To mark Learning Disability Week, held between 15-21 June, Salutem has launched a competition across its 120 services to design a colouring book. The idea for the competition came from a resident...HEROIC SUPPORT WORKER SAVES A LIFE
A support worker from Northumberland has been recognised for his lifesaving first aid action earlier this year while at work supporting people with learning disabilities. Kevin Hope works for...LEGACY DONATION KEEPS FAMILY CARER SUPPORT SERVICE RUNNING
A donation left by a couple from Sidmouth is set to fund two more years of a vital service for those caring for people with learning disabilities. The Family Carer Support Service, delivered by...HEATHCOTES ACHIEVES ‘OUTSTANDING’ RATING AT TWO SERVICES
Care provider Heathcotes Group ended 2019 on a high, receiving two CQC ‘Outstanding’ ratings for its specialist residential services in Bridlington and Sutton, South London. Previously...GOVERNMENT’S SOCIAL CARE APPROACH REQUIRES URGENT CHANGE, CHARITIES WARN
Following the release of the Care Quality Commission’s State of Care report, published today 15th October, a number of leading charities within the care sector have spoken out criticising the...REPORT CALLS FOR INVESTMENT IN LEARNING DISABILITY SECTOR
A new report has been launched in parliament today, 15th July, setting out the case for a deal for the learning disability sector, focusing on realising the potential of technology to boost...DENTISTS CALL FOR DENTAL REVOLUTION IN CARE HOMES
Dentists are calling for serious changes to be made to oral health policies in care homes, after a CQC report concluded that residents are not given enough support to maintain and improve their oral...
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