What is available
There is a range of services available. The majority of adults with learning disabilities live in their own homes. The services they and their carers most often use are day care, respite care and specialist support services. Present services include:
- respite places at Newcraigielea
- permanent care at Stocketgaet
- The Independent Living Project - 20 places in supported accommodation
- day care at Eric Gray Resource Centre
- Housing specially adapted to meet the needs of people with learning disabilities
- Employment/training projects
- Advocacy
- Occupational therapy services
- A copy of the PiP
Newcraigielea
Newcraigielea, Seafield Road, Lerwick provides respite care for up to 9 adults with learning disabilities.
A referral is made through a social worker who undertakes a single shared assessment, in consultation with other agencies involved.
Newcraigielea operates a keyworking system. This means that a member of staff is identified to spend time getting to know the individual, drawing up a written outline of their needs which is then used to plan a care outline for each individual. This should help people at Newcraigielea to learn new skills and develop existing ones.
Newcraigielea
Eric Gray Resource Centre
The Eric Gray Resource Centre, Kantersted Road, Lerwick is a day care centre for adults with a learning disability. It caters for both men and women (to a maximum of 50), over the age of 16 who have a learning disability or multiple handicaps, one of which is a learning disability.
There are two workshops, a greenhouse, training kitchen, cafe area, recreational area and sensory stimulation area. Staff supervise various activities such as cooking, furniture assembly, gardening and training for independent living. Activities also take place outside the centre. Staff offer advice and guidance and help with everyday activities such as attending for appointments with the doctor or dentist.
Referral is made through a social worker, who will provide a Community Care Assessment, based on agreed needs and a Care Plan is then drawn up. If a place is agreed, arrangements are then made to start and for the provision of transport to the centre
A keyworker will work out a programme of activities to help clients learn new skills and develop existing ones. Progress is reviewed on an individual basis. Those who attend are encouraged to participate in the running of the centre.
Please contact Eric Gray Resource Centre, Lerwick on 01595 694647
Eric Gray Resource Centre
Shetland's Practice In Partnership (PiP) for people with learning disabilities 2004 - 2007
This document describes current services for children and adults
with learning disabilities in Shetland and shows how partner agencies
are seeking to develop them in the near future. It has been produced
in response to the Scottish Executive's report 'The Same as
You?'. To download a copy of this document, please click on the links below.
For further information please see our Leaflets page and the Other Organisations page.