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Bettercaring launches learning disabilities services
9 June 2008
Bettercaring, the online search directory for UK care homes, is
launching a number of services designed to provide more information for
people searching for residential care homes for adults with learning
disabilities.
Aimed at social workers and learning disability care managers, the
Bettercaring Learning Disabilities Service Provider Handbook,
co-published with Pavilion, provides a comprehensive listing of learning
disability care homes and is a useful reference guide for professionals
looking for learning disability homes throughout the country.
In addition, a learning disability care home search engine based on
the successful Bettercaring model will be launched to coincide with the
publication of the handbook. This will enable professionals and members
of the public to select the criteria, such as location and specific
care, when searching for a home.
Professionals will also benefit from the introduction of a vacancy
alert service. This will provide regular updates on residential home
vacancies and will allow social workers to search for vacancies, as well
as giving them access to more information about the vacancies quickly
and easily.
James Marsland, managing director of Bettercaring, said: “The move
towards self-directed support and individual budgets means people will
have greater choice of care options. These tools will give professionals
and members of the public access to LD care homes nationwide, and take
some of the stress out of looking for a specific home.”
“The Learning Disabilities Service Provider Handbook is already an
established resource for social workers and managers, and this edition
will provide them with the most up-to-date information available.”
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