Extra care housing Extra care housing is similar to sheltered schemes, with self-contained accommodation together with some communal facilities. In an extra care scheme, instead of low-level support traditionally provided by wardens in sheltered schemes, higher levels of care and support are provided on site by a designated team of care workers, who can be available 24 hours a day. Extra care allows you to retain your own tenancy and have care services delivered, ensuring that you can remain safely in your own self-
contained accommodation. Contact your local council for more information on housing with care options. Adult Social Care Buckinghamshire Council Tel: 01296 383204 Email: adultearlyhelpteam@buckscc.gov.uk Adult Social Care Milton Keynes Council – Access Team Tel: 01908 253772 Email: Access.Team@Milton-Keynes.gov.uk
Specialist services Learning disability and autism If you are living with a learning disability or autism in Buckinghamshire or Milton Keynes, you should contact your local council for support. See above for contact details. Your local council might be able to signpost you to local services and assess your needs in case they can help you. Councils aim to keep people independent in their own homes wherever possible, but if you need to move somewhere with care and support, you might like to consider a housing with care scheme, see page 32. If your needs are such that you require support in a care home, this Directory contains a list of all care homes in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. Any learning disability providers are denoted with LDA. You could also use the contacts listed here.
Mencap Supporting people with learning disabilities to feel valued equally, listened to and included. Tel: 0808 808 1111 Email: helpline@mencap.org.uk Web: www.mencap.org.uk Milton Keynes Integrated Autism Service (MKIAS) Developed in partnership by Milton Keynes Council and Milton Keynes Clinical Commissioning Group, MKIAS covers assessment, diagnosis and postdiagnostic support for people aged 16 and over. Tel: 01908 253772 Email: Access.Team@Milton-Keynes.gov.uk Scope Offers free, impartial and expert information, advice and support to disabled people and their families. Tel: 0808 800 3333 Email: helpline@scope.org.uk Web: www.scope.org.uk
Autism Bucks Aims to inform, guide, enable and empower adults with autism and their families. Email: autismbucks18@gmail.com Web: www.autismbucks.org Visit www.carechoices.co.uk for further assistance with your search for care
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