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With 20 years of experience and a stint of volunteering at The Open earlier this year, veteran golfer Craig is encouraging other learning disabled adults to follow in his footsteps and take up the sport to reap both its physical and social benefits.
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Louis is channelling his passions for art and helping people by mentoring other adults with learning disabilities as he aims to inspire others to experience the same sense of achievement he gets from tapping into his creativity.
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The political parties must prioritise social care, says Hft, as it responds to limited discussion of social care at this year’s party conferences.
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Although the 7% drop in vacant posts since 2021/22 reported in the latest Skills for Care data on the state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England is, at first glance, good news, it is still 152,000 vacancies too many.
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An annual golf day hosted by award-winning hairdresser Andrew Collinge has this year raised £11,330 for learning disability charity Hft.
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“It’s all gone” was Pat’s response when she found out she was cancer free mere weeks after celebrating her 80th birthday at her residential service in Bampton.
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One of Hft’s oldest residents in Devon celebrated her 80th birthday last week, marking the milestone with a tea party with her friends and neighbours.
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Hft has responded to the publication of Care England’s new report, Care For Our Future, which outlines a roadmap for delivering sustainable adult social care, saying it offers a much-needed opportunity for progress in the sector.
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Learning disabled adults in Ironbridge have been sharing memories of their time at a local residential service run by learning disability charity Hft, ahead of plans to redevelop the service into a community-based supported living service.
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Learning disabled adults win first place at Countess of Warwick Country Show