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your say about

short breaks in Croydon

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about short breaks

Short breaks are when you have a break

from your family. Sometimes a short break

is like a holiday away from home. Short

breaks help you and your family carers

have a rest. Another word for short breaks

is respite.

about Croydon’s short breaks service

Heatherway is a house where adults with a

learning disability go for short breaks.

It has space for 5 people.

People can stay at Heatherway if the

council says they need a short break.

The council says

how long they can stay

how often they can stay

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The council owns and runs Heatherway.

The Care Quality Commission checks to

make sure it looks after people well and

keeps them safe.

The Care Quality Commission last did a

check in February 2017. The check

showed that Heatherway does a good job.

staying at Heatherway

During the week Heatherway is closed from

11 to 3pm. People have to do different things

during the day.

At the weekend Heatherway is open all day.

At the moment people can only stay at

Heatherway for 1 week at a time.

Every other week Heatherway is just for

people with lots of needs. Then it only has

space for up to 3 people.

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week 1 week 2 week 3 week 4

5 people can stay

people do not need a lot of support

there are less staff

3 people can stay

people need more support

there are more staff

5 people can stay

people do not need a lot of support

there are less staff

3 people can stay

people need more support

there are more staff

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about this consultation

A consultation is when you talk to

people to find out what they think

about something.

In November 2016 we started asking

people about Heatherway.

We talked to people who stay at Heatherway.

We talked to their family carers too.

We asked

what is good about Heatherway?

what is bad about Heatherway?

what other short breaks do you want?

November

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We wrote a report about Heatherway. The

report says what it costs to run

Heatherway and if it is as good as other

short breaks.

You can see our report here

www.croydon.gov.uk/respitereview

We are sorry but it is not in easy read.

Now we want you to help us decide what

to do about Heatherway and short breaks

in Croydon.

There are 4 ideas to choose from.

We want to know

what you think of the 4 ideas

how they will make things change

for you

your own ideas for what to do

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problems with Heatherway

These are things you have told us

it is closed during the day

this means family carers do not get a

proper break

you can only stay for 1 week at a time

it gets booked up

you cannot always stay there in an

emergency

family carers find it hard to book time at

Heatherway that fits in with their work

and holidays

there is only 1 room for someone in a

wheelchair

Heatherway is old and not big enough

for some people to use

most people who stay there do not need

to be looked after

They could have a different type of

break

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not many people use Heatherway or

they do not stay long

young people who stay at Heatherway

find it boring

people want more choice about how

they have a break

Heatherway costs a lot too.

We want to use our money well and offer

more short break choices that a lot of

people can use.

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ideas for the future

We know that the Croydon short breaks

service needs changing. We are not going

to leave things as they are. There are 4

ideas for the future of short breaks and

Heatherway. We want to know what you

think about them.

idea 1

We will stop using Heatherway for short

breaks and offer short breaks that fit each

person better

and

change Heatherway into homes where

people with learning disabilities can live

with support.

We think there should be different short

breaks for people to choose from. People

can choose the things that fit them and

their family carers the best.

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We want to use Heatherway as homes for

people with learning disabilities to live with

support. We need more places for people

to live in Croydon.

idea 2

We will stop using Heatherway for short

breaks and offer short breaks that fit each

person better

but

we will not change Heatherway into homes

for people with learning disabilities.

We will not use it for short breaks any more.

This is like idea 1. We will have different

short breaks for people to choose from.

The council would think about a different

way to use Heatherway.

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idea 3

We will spend money on making

Heatherway better and keep

having short breaks there

and

change how we do short breaks

This idea would cost a lot of money and

take a long time to happen. The council

would work out how long it would take.

idea 4

This is where you can tell us your own

ideas for the future of short breaks in

Croydon.

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examples of different short breaks

a short break at home with a support

worker coming in to look after you

a holiday away with family or friends

using a special holiday company

or with your own support worker

support to go out and do things you

enjoy. This could be learning

something new, doing a sport,

cooking and so on

staying with another family for a short

time

staying at a different care home for

a short time

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next steps

We are having a consultation about

Heatherway and short breaks.

A consultation is when you talk to

people to find out what they think about

something.

We want you to have your say about the

short breaks changes if you are

a person with a learning disability who

uses short breaks or will need short

breaks in the future

a family member

a member of an organisation like

Croydon People First or

Croydon Mencap

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get involved

There are different ways to take part in the

consultation. You can

come to a meeting

there are meeting dates and times on

the next page

answer some questions on the internet

www.croydon.gov.uk/respitereview

talk to someone at the council

020 8760 5768 ext 63711

talk to someone at Advocacy for All

020 8300 9666

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meeting dates and times

Day services

Wednesday 12 July

Tuesday 18 July

10:00 to 11:30

Leslie Park Road Day Centre 60-61 Leslie Park Road Croydon CR0 6TP

Wednesday 26 July

Thursday 27 July

10:30 to 12:00

Apasen Croydon Opportunity Zone 100 Thornton Heath High Street Croydon CR7 8LF

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Schools

Friday 7 July

9:15 to 10:15

Bensham Manor School Ecclesbourne Road, Thornton Heath Croydon CR7 7BN

Tuesday 11 July

10:00 to 11:00

Priory School Hermitage Road Upper Norwood SE19 3QN

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What happens after the consultation?

The consultation will finish on 13 Aug 2017.

We will listen to everything you tell us. We

will use this information to help us decide

which idea to choose.

We think we will decide by end of the

summer 2017.

We will write a report about what we have

done.

The report will be on our website.

Thank you for helping us decide what to do

about Heatherway and short breaks in

Croydon.