Council support for people with a learning disability

To talk to us about getting support, contact Adult Social Care as a first step.

When you contact us, we'll have a conversation about the best support for you. We will talk about your strengths and things you can do independently. This is called a 'strengths based approach'. We will also talk about how your family, carers or community can help.

We might also look at whether you are eligible for care and support from the council. This is called a care and support needs assessment.
 

How we can help

We can help by offering:

• expertise, knowledge and experience
   
• information and advice and connecting you with other services
   
• routine reviews to make sure that care arrangements are still meeting your needs and are of an acceptable quality
   
• legal expertise and advice, and where appropriate, mental capacity assessments and best interest assessments
   
• opportunities to work with health professionals, including:
  • community learning disability nurses
  • learning disability physiotherapists
  • psychologists
  • psychiatrists
  • speech and language therapists
  • dieticians
     
• help at home to support people as necessary with personal care and essential daily living
   
• supporting carers to enable them to continue in their role; we recognise the value of providing carers with good support
   
• looking at whether you are eligible for NHS Continuing Health Care
   
• specialist occupational therapists who can provide equipment and technology, to keep you living as independently as possible
   
• Safeguarding adults at risk - we work with other agencies to prevent the abuse of adults at risk and investigate any concerns

Our  Policy statement for people with a Learning disability [461KB]  explains in detail the type of support you can expect from us.

If you do get care and support from the council, we will offer you a financial assessment. This assessment will help you to understand how you will pay for your care.

We can also offer advice when someone lacks the capacity to manage their affairs and finances.

Transition from the Children with Disabilities Team

We work closely with the Children with Disabilities Team as someone transfers to Adult Social Care, to make sure that the care they need isn't interrupted.

Our Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Local Offer provides further information about the transition process.