International Acclaim for work of Local Social Care Provider

July 23, 2012 - PRLog -- Local social care provider, Living Ambitions, based in Lostock Hall, Preston, who have been working with the Internationally renowned ‘Helen Sanderson Associates’ for over 12 months, has had its work with people who have Learning Disabilities acclaimed in a recent report.

The ‘Helen Sanderson Associates’ are a development, training and consultancy team who work with people (to change their lives), organisations and communities through person centred thinking and planning.

“We began working with Helen and her team last September”, comments Robin Bush, Living Ambitions MD, “by launching a number of collaborations beginning with the ‘The Just Enough Support’ workshop last September, which aimed at generating, testing and implementing ideas concerning the impact of the reduction in funding in public services”

The new paper ‘Circles of Support and Personalisation’ acknowledges the work of Living Ambitions and other Organisations in developing and implementing ‘person centred’ support and the ‘Circle’ model as a key component of their package of support and is aimed at social care providers and commissioners,

Robin Bush comments, “We are enjoying working with Helen Sanderson Associates and are honoured to be acknowledged by such a prestigious organisation. There is a natural synergy between the work of Helen and her team and the Living Ambitions team

Both companies put person centred thinking and planning at the forefront of their work”
“If people who use services are to have positive control over their lives” ads Robin “those who do the day to day work need to have person centred thinking and working skills and this is why the paper is a ‘must read’ document for the industry”

For further information on ‘person centred ‘supported living and outreach services please contact:

Robin Bush
Living Ambitions
38 Brownedge Road,
Lostock Hall, Preston, Lancashire
PR5 5AD
Tel: 01772 310 280   Fax: 01772 378 796
E-Mail: admin@livingambitions.co.uk
Web: www.livingambitions.co.uk


Notes for the Editor:

• Registered as an excellent 3* provider with the Care Quality Commission, Ofsted and the Social Care Inspectorate the organisation is also a preferred social care provider of Lancashire County Council, Wigan and Salford. With demand for ‘Supported Living’, ‘Outreach’ and a variety of innovative services from support providers increasing, as local government comes under financial pressures, the organisations move to Preston ensures its infrastructure is best placed to respond to its support services.

• Based on Brownedge Road, Lostock Hall, in Preston, Lancashire, the organisation has been an innovative provider of social care services for over 20 years. Originally part of the Watson Healthcare Group operating in Salford & Greater Manchester, it now focuses on developing small bespoke services for individuals of all ages in their local communities throughout the North West

• Helen Sanderson Associates work in the USA, Canada and Australia as well as across the UK including Wales & Ireland. They work within Schools, Communities and Organisations to establish person centred change in culture. www.helensandersonassociates.co.uk