Residential care for those with disabilities

Committed to choice for disabled service users and their families and agencies, our residential services for disabled people in Greater Manchester support children, young people and adults who have physical and/or learning disabilities, autism spectrum conditions (ASC), complex health needs and acquired brain injuries.

Our carefully adapted and fully accessible services were awarded ‘Good’ and ‘Outstanding’ ratings by Ofsted and CQC. Offering truly welcoming and friendly environments, we provide:

• Planned Short breaks and Shared Care for children and young people with ASC
• Planned Short breaks for children, young people and young adults with physical and/or learning disabilities aged between 5 and 24
• A range of residential services for disabled young people in crisis and medium and long-term care for children, young people and adults up to the age of 30.

Solution Focused Services

With an excellent reputation for partnership working, all our services for disabled young people and adults offer:

• Support from teams of highly trained, experienced staff. Training is provided in PROACT SCIPr-UK®, PECS based communication, Makaton and ASC specific training where relevant
• Person centred planning – linking to all aspects of support, social integration and learning. We work closely with schools and colleges
• Assistance with transition and direct work packages where appropriate
• Opportunities to develop and enhance practical skills
• Support for those with medical needs
• Support from our own clinical psychologist.
• Direct payment uptake for short breaks and shared care.

We also provide activity holidays, flexible outreach and community and home services for disabled young people and adults across the North of England.  We have a number of service user forums, groups and activities to promote friendships and additional social opportunities.

Drawing together teams of highly skilled professionals from across residential and domiciliary services, along with education provisions, fostering and autism specialist services, our strategy is to transform and expand our Disability support services in order to provide a comprehensive approach to supporting families.