We work alongside families, carers and social care providers to promote choice and independence.
We offer a range of community services such as:
help with everyday living tasks including personal care
leisure and social activities within the community and sessional activities within day centres
help accessing training and education in local colleges; and
support in finding work, paid or unpaid.
Our approach
We believe it is important for people with learning disabilities to have choice and control in their lives.
We know that people with a learning disability want like everybody else to enjoy an ordinary life, and that choice and control are important.
We work with organisations across Hounslow to support people with a learning disability to live as independently as possible.
As a joint team with Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust, we provide the following services:
Speech and language therapists
Clinical psychologists
Psychiatrists
Dieticians
Community learning disability nurses
Physiotherapists
Social workers
Behaviour analyst
What services are available?
Domiciliary care helping people get in and out of bed, help with washing, medication and breakfast
Meals services for people who do not have access to a hot meal
Day care providing support and a range of activities for people with a learning disability during the day
Employment - providing access and training to help get suitable jobs
Training and education - helping to build up skills
Respite care - short term care giving carers a break
Social activities - access to swimming baths, social clubs, leisure facilities etc
Support with transport helping people with a learning disability feel confident about using public transport, including the Travel Buddy service
Direct payments – providing money to give choice and control over services that are needed
Do I have to pay?
Most services do need to be paid for although some, like day care, are free. We will assess you using government guidelines to see how much you will pay.
To find out more please see the paying for social care services page, or contact the adult access team .
How do I apply?
If you are someone with a learning disability or you are caring for them you can ask the adult social care team for an assessment of your needs.
The team will ask a number of questions to find out more about health, family circumstances, abilities and needs. The team will then decide whether the person is eligible for services or whether help could be provided from other organisations.
Further information
Contact the adult access team, follow the link on the right.