Adult Placement Scheme
My name is Mandy Langley and I am the Registered Manager of the East Cambs & Fenland Adult Placement Scheme, we provide support for adults with a learning disability living within the community.
Adult Placement is a way of enabling members of the community to help those with a Learning Disability to live in and take part in that community. Adult placement is tailored to the needs and requirements of the individual and is highly flexible; Examples of the scheme may involve a person staying with a local family for a short respite break sharing their family life and home, it may involve someone to guide them with daily living skills i.e. banking, cooking or a companion for a weekly trip to the pub, cinema or bowling.
The Adult Placement Carer is paid according to the care they provide, they also receive payment of travel costs and entry fees etc. for taking the person they support out into the community.
When an Adult Placement Carer joins the scheme they are able to specify what time they have available and what type of support they would like to provide. Anyone wanting to be considered, as an Adult Placement Carer will be assessed and approved, the scheme supports the carer during this process and once the carer has been approved we keep in regular contact with the carer to make sure the placement is right for both the person and the carer. A carer receives as much support and training as they need to provide a personalised service for that person.
The scheme is part of the Cambridgeshire Learning Disability Partnership (LDP) this is a single organisation which includes both Social Care Services and Health professionals. The LDP are committed to providing services which help people who have a learning disability lead full and normal lives. They provide initial assessment of need followed by day services; short breaks (respite) care, supported living and services to carers.
Anyone interested in finding out more about the Adult Placement Scheme should telephone the our contact centre on 0345 045 5221 (local rate) ask to speak to Mandy Langley, East Cambs & Fenland Adult Placement Scheme, alternatively you may e-mail mandy.Langley@cambridgeshire.gov.uk