The company was formed to provide supported living to two adults with disabilities within their own home, based on the company ethos that clients should be able to live as independently as possible and learn new skills that comes with having their own home. The clients continue to enjoy doing everyday household tasks in their home and especially cooking delicious meals in a safe environment, preparing vegetables and using natural ingredients. They are so proud of themselves whenever they do something for the first time, such as opening a bank account, placing food orders using online shopping, setting up direct debits, and learning how to use the internet and social media to keep in touch with their friends and family. The staff team continue to work really well together and all have a good relationship with our clients. Staff continue to receive mandatory training and have completed the Care Certificate. The staff team were a mixture of new and existing people that already knew the clients and their families. Our clients continue to attend their normal day activities and access the community regularly. Both clients are busy and have something to do each day, such as attending social groups, volunteering at work placements, keeping healthy and fit. Our service users continue to be as independent as possible, enjoy new experiences and have been able to see their friends and family on a regular basis. Of all their experiences thus far, the most rewarding is still that they could choose what they wanted to do, what they wanted to eat, and when they wanted to go to bed, when they see their friends etc. Such acts may seem trivial and insignificant to most people but they were really liberating for them. The clients have an incredible team around them who are passionate in finding them new things to try, do or experience. The team excel in providing support, guidance, assistance and personal care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Both service users continue to enjoy a variety of voluntary work placements, with one having started a position with Animals in Need. The other was awarded the Kings Award for Voluntary Work for her continued efforts at Rush2theDen. We continue to support two service users to attend their volunteer placement at Chester House Estate which they love. They have grown in confidence and help out with a wide range of activities from helping in the cafe, art and crafts to helping out with animals and maintaining the grounds and countryside. We have two new service users who attend volunteer work placements at Animals in Need, three service users in total. We continue to offers respite services to adults with disabilities and their families as it had done so before.

Our stakeholders are our clients, their families, our staff and Social Services. They all have been involved in the process of setting up the CIC from its conception to the established business as it stands today. As part of our commitment to provide an outstanding service, we hold regular in-house team meetings, reviews with Social Services and conversations with clients and their families whether that be face to face, by telephone or Teams. This ensures everybody has an input in how we operate on a day-to-day basis in order to provide the best possible care for our clients. We encourage and support ideas that promote best practice and are constantly evolving and learning from our experiences.

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