Leonard Cheshire
About us
We are Leonard Cheshire – with our network of care homes and supported living services across the UK we provide high quality, outcome-focused support for people with physical and learning disabilities.
We support individuals to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability – opening doors to opportunity, choice, and support in communities around the globe. We exist to improve life choices of people with disabilities, and we do this by providing innovative and creative design, development, and delivery of all our services including the use of the latest assistive technologies.
We can offer an exciting opportunity for young people to transition to independent living by promoting reablement and skills building. We also work in partnership with local healthcare professionals, taking a multi-disciplinary approach to encourage social inclusion and enhanced quality of life.
How will we support you?
We will work with you to plan your support, focused on achieving your personal outcomes. Our flexible, tailored programmes will enable you to identify specific goals to help you develop and maintain your independence including: to develop individual skills and confidence, engage in further learning, work experience, employment, and entrepreneurship opportunities throughout the local and wider community.
The people we support are at the heart of what we do, and we will encourage you to exercise your rights and your choice to live your life the way you want to. At Leonard Cheshire we will build our support around your aspirations empowering you to:
- Make choices and achieve your potential
- Participate in the community and be included in activities as a community member
- Develop your skills and confidence
- Explore further education, employment and training opportunities
- Maintain and improve your health and promote emotional and social wellbeing, with responsive and flexible support
At Leonard Cheshire our Referrals Team are here to support you to explore the options that could be right for you.
To find out more please contact us here: referrals@leonardcheshire.org