WHAT IS THE COMMUNITY ENABLING SERVICE ?

The Community Enabling Support Service encourages people who have a disability to:

• participate freely within the community
• increase their own independence
• achieve goals agreed by themselves with the support of their families, carer and Care Manager

Clients will have been identified as having the potential to take more responsibility for their own lives and to decrease their dependency on other people.

They will have expressed an interest to develop their skills in various areas such as:

• home management
• budgeting and money management
• social and leisure activities
• personal care and health maintenance
• education, such as IT training
• employment

Clients must be prepared to:

• enter into a process of possible significant changes in lifestyle
• take risks or make mistakes as part of a positive learning process
• develop understanding of their strengths, limitations and potential

What can the service provide?

The Community Enabling Service provides:

• an intensive, short term service within agreed timescales
• specialist assessment of an individual's abilities, interests and aspirations
• supported programmes that are flexible and individually planned
• practical help and encouragement in use of community facilities

How is someone referred to the Community Enabling Service?

• Clients can only receive the Community Enabling Service as part of their care plan agreed with their care manager.
• Care manager refers client to service.

For an informal discussion please contact Maggie Groves or Daphne Kingdon on 01395 273810.

The Community Enabling Service Team

Find out more

• Baseline East Devon - support to help maintain your tenancy

Contact us

• East Devon Community Enabling and Support Services
  Danby House
  Mudbank Lane
  EXMOUTH
  EX8 3EG
  
  Tel: 01392 381412
  Fax: 01392 381416

and use this link for details of all East Devon Physical and Sensory Disability services.