In November, Real Life Options launched ‘Aspire’ its dedicated brain injury service, at the Centre of Independent Living in Hartlepool.
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If you’re looking for great news stories that celebrate remarkable achievements and strong community connections across the UK, then you’ve come to the right place. Take a browse through our news articles and be impressed by what people achieve in their day to day lives.
From time to time, we bring news stories and organisation updates together to form Real News, our in-house magazine. Follow the link to Real News to read or download the latest issues.
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The Charter for Involvement provides a clear voice on the types of support people want from social care providers.
RLO and Insane Logic strengthen communication opportunities for people with learning disabilities across the UK
Real Life Options would like to welcome Nutritionist, Tess Mewton who joined the team in October. Tess forms part of the Intensive Support Team. Her role is to provide teaching and training on nutritional topics. Read on to learn more about Tess.
What do you think David Cameron’s one page profile would look like? It’s the time of the year when politicians get together for their party conferences. This year RLO will be having a stand at all 4 conferences and delegates will be able to create a quick one page profile. We’re hoping that at the Conservative Party Conference the Prime Minister will stop by to talk to people supported by RLO and find out more about what good support looks like.
Lowland Care is working in partnership with Dumfries and Galloway Council, Association for Real Change Scotland (ARCS), Loreburn Housing Association (LHA) and Helen Sanderson Associates (HSA) to pilot person-centered practice in a home care setting, using person-centred assessment and related tools to completely redefine home care delivery and align it to individuals' aspirations using self directed support.
On Tuesday 2nd of September, 1st Homecare celebrated 10 years of providing exceptional support to people in the local community.
In 2003, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Real Life Options Charitable Trust, we decided to support work in a country where large scale institutions still dominate the horizon. A decade on, I believe we have helped make a real change in how Bulgaria supports people with profound learning disabilities.
People we support in the East Midlands have come together with staff to create an inspirational model village. It has been designed to help familiarise people with real places and situations to reduce any anxiety or worry in an imaginative way.
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