Donna and Dave talk about their journey to becoming Shared Lives Carers. They explain the positive impact caring has had on their lives, and on the life of the person who they support. Read more
Care at home services (also known as Support Services) allow your loved one to stay living in their own home whilst getting the help and support they need. Read more
Our community support services provide assistance in a similar way to housing support services and care at home (support services) but is usually for shorter periods of time during the day or night. Our teams can also provide short-term, overnight respite care. Read more
Day care services offer community-based opportunities for people we support to engage with others and take part in a range of activities. Read more
Within the Scottish Borders branch, our Community Support teams and Galashiels Day Support team provide care and support to people in and around the central Borders.
Community Support covers Galashiels, Kelso, and Tweedbank (care at home and housing support), where we provide support to people within their own homes or living with a family member. We currently provide support to 32 adults with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs.
At Galashiels Day Support Connects, we provide care and support to people accessing building-based support with complex needs, learning disabilities, and various health care requirements. We are currently providing support to 30 people. Our day support service also provides day opportunities to people, helping them to access their local communities and to reach positive outcomes. Currently, we employ 60 colleagues in total.
Our Scottish Borders branch is led by Andrew McInnes.
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Connor, a support worker from the Scottish Borders, discusses his experience doing the Modern Apprenticeship. Read more
James who is supported by our Scottish Borders branch had the incredible experience of seeing the Riverdance in Edinburgh. Read more
Kayla, who is supported in the Scottish Borders, has been working hard to achieve her dream of being a learning disability nurse. For all her hard work she was named as one of the winners of the Mary Williamson Awards. Read more
This year Scottish Youth Link generously granted us with £9,000. We spent it on lots of amazing things for the people we support. Like Scott and Ben's incredible weekend trip to Craig Tara. Read more
The Care Inspectorate look at the quality of care in Scotland to ensure it meets high standards. Where they find that improvement is needed, they support services to make positive changes. Read more
Our housing support services are delivered in a person's own residence or in shared tenancies with a number of other people. Support time can vary from a few hours a week to 24 hours to meet the needs you have. Read more
Shared Lives & Short Breaks enables people requiring support to live in their community without having to live alone. Read more