West Berkshire

Welcome to the West Berkshire region of Dimensions

We support over 170 people with learning difficulties throughout West Berkshire, Reading & South Oxfordshire.

Our purpose is to help the people we support to live the lives they want. We understand that different people have different needs and want different things. So we try to provide really 'person centred' services to help people achieve the outcomes they want and to create opportunities for them to be active citizens within their own community.

What we do

We provide a wide variety of support services in our region. These include:

registered care homes (including one 'short break' service).
group living services, where people have a tenancy and share accommodation and some support.
supported living services, where we support people that live alone (or with a husband/wife/partner that they have actively chosen to live with) in their own home.
a day service, providing activities and a whole host of work and other opportunities.

How we work

We believe that the people we support should have control over the services and are working with our partners to find creative ways of making this happen. We also think people should have a say in how the region and organisation are managed. So we hold regular forums with the people we support, staff, relatives and carers to discuss issues that are important to them.

The things that people have said they want us to concentrate on – in addition to making sure we support people really well – are:

helping people we support who want to work to find jobs
helping people we support that are not happy where they are living to move
looking at transport issues for people we support. Helping people to find out what is available and finding practical solutions to help people get to where they want when they want to.
helping some of the people we support to set up an 'introduction agency' to safely meet new people.
making sure that people we support have information on leisure and holiday opportunities and venues.
making sure that people we support are involved in the recruitment of their support staff at every point in the process. This is part of making sure that the people we support are supported in the way they want by the people they want.

What we can do for you

If you have a learning difficulty…
…we will support you to develop a 'person centred' plan, which will be all about your needs and your dreams.
…we can support you in your home, or out and about in your community.
…we'll support you to make friends and have relationships.
…we can support you to get a job if you want one.
…we'll listen to you and help you to be more independent.
…we'll help you to live the life you want.

If you are a relative of a person we support…
…we will involve you in developing your relative's support package and person centred plan.
…we'll keep you informed about what we're doing.

If you want to work for us…
…you'll share our values and beliefs. We'll offer you training and a competitive salary package, as well as the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of the people we support.

If you're a purchaser…
…we can offer cost-effective and creative support packages.

Contact us

If you'd like to find out more about our services and how we can help you, please contact us:

Dimensions – West Berks
9-10 Commerce Park
Brunel Road
Theale
RG7 4AB

Tel: 0118 929 7979
Email: west.berks@dimensions-uk.org
Website: www.dimensions-uk.org/westberks

Last updated: 20th June 2008 at 08:06:19