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Housing
GLH launches £10 million bond to buy homes for people with a learning disability
Golden Lane Housing (GLH), the housing arm of Mencap, has launched a £10 million charity bond that will raise money…
Ubu opens new supported living apartments
Health and social care provider ubu has opened two new supported living apartments for adults with learning…
Aiming for the stars
While the Care Quality Commission may have abandoned its star ratings system for residential care services, one…
New community-based supported living hospital opens
A new hospital focused on a person-centred supported living philosophy for people with learning disabilities,…
Safe as houses?
For years, people with learning disabilities – supported by their family and friends – have fought for their right…
CQC report shows learning disability services lag behind others
Learning disability services are faring worse than other services, the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) State of…
New service aims to bring service users back from out-of-area placements
A new residential service for young adults with autism is being opened in Essex that aims to bring people back to…
RCN drops Castlebeck as award sponsor
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has announced learning disability residential services provider Castlebeck –…
Social Care Association announces closure
The Social Care Association (SCA) and its sister organisation the Social Care Association (Education) have…
Calls for ‘real change’ in learning disability care
Renewed calls have been made for the Government to ensure real change is made to the learning disability…
Sunnyside up
Sunnyside House’s My LIFE training programme is helping residents with learning disabilities to learn the skills…
Home to roost
A rural care community in Cornwall has come up with a novel way to support one of its residents who has autism – by…