• Home
• Living
• Adult Social Care

• Adult Social Care - Policies and Procedures
• Advocacy Strategy
• Carers
• Contributing to your support costs
• Civil Emergencies - Trauma Support Service
• Compliments and Complaints - Adult Social Care
• Dementia and Older People’s Mental Health
• Direct Payments
• Disability and Long Term Conditions
• Home Support
• iHub
• Intermediate Care Services
• Learning Disabilities
• Mental Health
• Needs Assessment
• Older Persons' Strategy
• Out of Hours Social Services Support
• Personalisation
• Prevention and early intervention guide
• Private, Independent and Voluntary Sector Learning and Development
• Safeguarding Adults
• Support for Older People
• Stroke Strategy
• Substance Misuse
• Support for Adults with HIV

Supporting adults with learning disabilities

If you are an adult with a learning disability, you may be able to get help for you or your carers.

In response to the Government agenda of empowering people to have control of their own lives, and to have the same range of opportunities as other people, we are taking the 'In Control' approach to personal budgets and self directed support.

Working with people, their families, advocates and partner organisations, we are currently updating services we provide so that they can offer community-based supports to enable people to follow their interests and pursue their ambitions.

Support for people with a learning disability and their carers starts with the Community Team for People with a Learning Disability, which is made up of people from local Health Services and Bracknell Forest Adult Social Care. Assessments are undertaken and depending on your needs and circumstances, the Learning Disability service may be able to arrange or provide:

• Counselling, support and information on benefits and voluntary groups
• Personal, practical and social care and support in your home if you are living independently (home care)
• Meals during the week for those people unable to provide for themselves by any other means
• Aids, equipment and house adaptations to help with daily living
• Day support to develop everyday living skills, meet new people and train for a job
• Short-break support (respite) can help you to experience life away from home and gives carers a break. Sometimes respite can be arranged in your own home
• Help arrange long-term support and living arrangements as well as the opportunity to develop independent living skills
• Housing advice about what housing options are available to you
• Help with travel

Other sources of help and information

• NHS Direct 0845 4647

Frequently Asked Questions:

I have heard the term 'In Control' or personalisation being used what does this mean?

This means supporting people to have control of their lives, choosing the support they want and need and using a personal budget to achieve this.

What is a community care assessment?

An assessment is a process that finds out about your circumstances, what your wishes are and what help you might need and be eligible for. It looks at things like:

• Where you live and if this needs to change
• The support you need and how you want this to be provided
• Finding suitable day occupation or work

Can anyone get a service?

There is a criteria for being eligible for a service. This is called ‘Fair Access to Community Services’ (FACS). A leaflet is available from our offices to explain this.

What happens if I am not eligible for a service?

We will provide information and advice about other community facilities that might be able to help you.

--

Print