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Accommodation Solutions for people with learning disabilities in Hertfordshire

Accommodation Solutions for people with learning disabilities in Hertfordshire. Laura Fortune Senior Commissioning Manager. Housing. Why are we looking at this? What do we have? Who do we want it for? What are we working on at the moment?. Why are we looking at this?.

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Accommodation Solutions for people with learning disabilities in Hertfordshire

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  1. Accommodation Solutions for people with learning disabilities in Hertfordshire Laura Fortune Senior Commissioning Manager

  2. Housing • Why are we looking at this? • What do we have? • Who do we want it for? • What are we working on at the moment?

  3. Why are we looking at this? • Make sure people with learning disabilities have good places to live

  4. What do we have? • About 800 rooms in residential homes • About 1000 places as supported living homes • About 150 rooms or places not filled • 73 properties are owned by HCC (21 care homes, 52 supported living)

  5. Who do we want it for? • Looking at each district in Hertfordshire • Who lives there – age, gender, the future? • What they need and want?

  6. What we are working on at the moment? • No new residential homes • More supported living accommodation • Changing residential homes to supported living

  7. What we are working on at the moment? • Working with local councils and landlords • Reviewing all HCC owned properties – are they fit for purpose? • Improving systems and communications – vacancy database

  8. What we are working on at the moment? • Looking at providing good, easy to understand information about housing choices • Have set up Housing group to drive forward this work

  9. What we are working on at the moment? • Reviewing accommodation based short breaks services • Developing new services – accommodation based enablement service • Developing links with service users and carers throughout commissioning cycle

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