Welcome to the Learning Disabilities homepage.
Increasing numbers of older people with moderate or mild learning disabilities are living independently in homes which they own.
The majority receive little or no support and may only come to the attention of local services and agencies when a housing crisis occurs.
In order to improve the support that is available locally to this group of older people Care & Repair England has established the ‘In Our Own Homes’ project.
Click here for a short information leaflet
Click here a copy of article featured in Learning Disability Today magazine, June 2008
A number of practical resources are available to assist providers interested in setting up a local service.
Click here for a Start up Toolkit
Click here for a Recruitment Pack
Click here for a Self Training Pack
Send us an email if you are interested in local free training or advice on service development, or would like a copy of a model powerpoint presentation: email Care & Repair England
For service planners and commissioners, a report has been produced which sets out main trends with regard to ageing and learning disability, policy developments, examples of the emerging problems and possible service response.
Click here to download: Living on the Edge: enabling older owner occupiers with moderate learning disabilities to live independently
Information about looking after your home has been written for people with a learning disability.
For a Briefing about a new way to work with people who are compulsive hoarders that can help to bring about a lasting change in behaviour click here.
Training course:
Difficult Case or Older Person in Need?
Offering better housing related support for older people
with a learning disability
This course aims to look at how people working in housing and advice organisations can improve how they work with older people with moderate or mild learning disabilities, both to manage a crisis and also prevent recurrence.
The course will cover:
- What is a learning disability?
- What is Autism and Asperger syndrome?
- Practical Action - How to manage a crisis and offer ongoing help
- Who can do what - where are the boundaries?
- Advising and communicating -how to support older people to make their own choices
This training course will be of value to all front line staff that provide housing related advice and
information to older people.
New date now available, click here for course details and booking form
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