Changes to day services for adults with a learning disability

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Dear Jo Davis

 

Freedom of Information 154864

 

Thank you for submitting a Freedom of Information request to the London
Borough of Lambeth. I am now in a position to reply.

You requested information on changes to day services for adults with a
learning disability; each of your questions have been answered in turn.

 

 

1)  How many adults aged 18-65 with a learning disability were known

     to social services in a) 2009/10, b) 2010/11 and c) 2011/12?

 

a) 2009/10 730

b) 2010/11 780

c) 2011/12 762

 

    

2)  How many adults aged 18-65 with a learning disability attended

 day activities in a) 2009/10, b) 2010/11 and c) 2011/12:

    

     i. 5 days a week or more

     ii. 4 days a week

     iii. 3 days a
week                                                                             

     iv. 2 days a
week                                                                                                     

     v. 1 day a week                               

     vi. 0 days a week?

 

 

a) 2009/10 (breakdown not available)

 

b) 2010/11

 

i. 5 days a week or more 51

ii. 4 days a week 7

iii. 3 days a
week 26                                                                             

iv. 2 days a week 
13                                                                                                

 v. 1 day a week 3                            

 vi. 0 days a week 0

 

*c) 2011/12

 

i. 5 days a week or more 51

ii. 4 days a week 6

iii. 3 days a
week 31                                                                              

iv. 2 days a week 
13                                                                                                

v. 1 day a week 3                            

 vi. 0 days a week 0

 

*Information only available for Lambeth own provision day centres

    

3)  How many adults aged 18-65 with a learning disability attended

     the following type of day activities in a) 2009/10, b) 2010/11 and

     c) 2011/12:

    

     i. day centres

     ii. employment

     iii. education

     iv. voluntary work

     v. other activities?

    

 

a)  2009/10

 

i. day centres 228

ii. employment 35

*iii. education please see comment below

iv. voluntary work 70

 v. other activities 0

 

b)  2010/11

 

i. day centres 211

     ii. employment 30

    *iii. education please see comment below

     iv. voluntary work 65

     v. other activities 0

 

c)  2011/12   

 

     i. day centres 186

     ii. employment 16

   * iii. education please see comment below

     iv. voluntary work 20

     v. other activities 0

                                 

*We are unable to provide information on education

 

 

4)  How many a) day centre places and b) equivalent day service

     places for adults aged 18-65 with a learning disability were
funded    

     by the local authority in the following financial years:

    

     i. 2009/10

     ii. 2010/11

     iii. 2011/12;

    

  and how many do you expect will be funded in iv. 2012/13?

 

Day Service/Care
Places      
2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
Internal Day Not yet
Care Not Available  90 87 confirmed
External Day
Care 73 72 79 74

 

    

5)    How many adults aged 18-65 with a learning disability who

attended day activities in a) 2009/10, b) 2010/11 and c) 2011/12

lived:

    

 i. in the family home

     ii. in their own home

     iii. in supported accommodation

     iv. in residential accommodation?

 

Figures provided below are for service users that attend day centres only

 

a) 2009/10

    

     i. in the family home 54

     ii. in their own home 15

     iii. in supported accommodation 14

     iv. in residential accommodation 32

 

b) 2010/11

 

     i. in the family home 51

     ii. in their own home 14

     iii. in supported accommodation 11

     iv. in residential accommodation 28

 

c) 2011/12

 

     i. in the family home 48

     ii. in their own home 12

     iii. in supported accommodation 10

     iv. in residential accommodation 26

 

    

 6)   If there have been day service closures within the local

     authority, have any alternative services been put in place for

     those who attended the day centre; i.e. new learning

     disability-specific community activities or transport to/from

     suitable existing day activities?

    
                                                                                                          

In 2010, Tulse Hill Day Centre relocated from Tulse Hill and moved into
the same building as Landmark Day Centre.

 

 

7)  If there have been day service closures within the local

     authority, were consultations held, and if so, what were the

     consultation periods? Please provide full details (excluding

     personal/confidential data) of all consultation responses and the

     resulting statement from the council.

    

From 2010, Tulse Hill Day Centre service had been at its current location
on the Tulse Hill Estate for over four years. The building, which is
leased from a charitable organisation was not fit for purpose and the
Council did not have sole use of the building.  Tulse Hill staff actively
involved the service users, carers and staff during the period from June
2010 to September 2010 in the proposal to move the service to Landmark.
These discussions started in the clients committee earlier in the year.
The daily meetings with the service users and 1 to 1’s discussions with
key workers also focused on the planned move. The Parent/carers
consultation meeting took place on 13 July 2010.

 

Consultation

 

Concerns and suggestions raised by the service users were:

 

·  Will they still have birthday parties at Landmark?

·  We they still access to a garden space to grow vegetable and have
BBQ’S.

·  Will they have access to computers to play our games and watch clips on
YouTube? (currently they have the use of three- two would be adequate)

·  Will they have a quiet area when it gets too noisy?

·  Where will they keep their packed lunches?

·  Where will they eat their lunches?

·  Where will they make their tea and coffee?

·  Are there enough toilets?

 

Carers

 

·      Some carers are worried about parking.

·      Also expressed worries about being on the main road.

·      Where the entrance is going to be.

·      Will we have our own telephone line and extension?

·      Monitoring of service users in a multi level building.

·      Storages of packed lunches.

 

Tulse Hill - Staff

The team had regular meetings once a week and the move was a standing item
on the agenda. There were joint meetings with the staff at Landmark Day
Centre.

 

Landmark – staff

Concern that the centre would be bigger moving from smaller centres to a
larger will be more institutionalised. Some staff was concerned about
large numbers of service users in the centre, and that Tulse Hill service
users will move around the building and the more vulnerable clients at
Landmark may not get their needs met with increased numbers of people
around and increased noise.

 

Some staff felt it would work if there were clear roles and
responsibilities with regard to building management.

 

Solutions to service users and carer’s concerns.

o   Building meetings for all teams at Landmark

o   Fully promoting user involvement in all levels in decision making in
this new enterprise, for example

o    Developing the abandoned part of the garden at Landmark, this is a
user lead initiative where they will grow vegetables

o   Service users decided how to use the rooms available.

o   Birthday parties would happen

o   Dining room furniture would be purchased to be used for meals and
daily board meeting

o   Use unused garden space

o   Use computer on top floor at Landmark, and purchasing another. Check
licences to get non staff internet access.

o   Risk assessment and road safety training regarding being on a main
road.

o   Telephones purchased.

o   Maintain the high number of community outings

o   Continue to develop innovative activities

o   Reduce the reliance on contracted transport for community outings –
this would be easier from Landmark, which is nearer bus stops and other
public transport.

 

 

8)  Have charges for any of the following services increased since 1st
April 2009:   

     i. day centre attendance

     ii. transport to and from day activities                      
                       

     iii. any related activities;

    

     and if so by how much?

 

Day Care New contributions New contributions
Attendance No Charge No Charge  policy in place from policy in place
February 2012 from February 2012
Transport  to
and from No Charge No Charge No Charge No Charge
activities
Related N/A N/A N/A N/A
activities

 

 

 

I hope this information is helpful to you

 

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Thank you for your interest in Lambeth Council.

 

Raquel Dixon

 

Customer Relations Information Officer

Policy, Research and Customer Relations

Lambeth Adults and Community Services

3rd Floor Phoenix House

10 Wandsworth Road

London SW8 2LL

 

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