Following the awareness workshop held in Warrington recently, MacIntyre's Karen Duggan and Home Farm Trust's Emma Nichols visited the home of the four ladies due to take part in MacIntyre's Assistive Technology pilot programme.
Over the course of two days, and in a very relaxed and informal environment, the four ladies and their support staff discussed their day to day life experiences with Karen and Emma and some of the challenges which face them on a daily basis.
All aspects of the ladies lives were covered and particular attention was paid to what was working well and what was not working so well. In this respect, methods and devices could be looked at to both help and assist independence, as well as continuing to promote the achievements and steps already being taken by the individuals.
Following the assessments, the enthusiastic house met to discuss how they themselves can begin to make small but significant steps to further promote independent living within the service with the implementation of picture shopping lists amongst other things.
The assessment process now complete, Karen and Emma will begin to look at what forms of assistive technology will be of benefit to, not only the individuals, but the house as a whole.
They are due to return to the service in mid-April to reveal the results of the assessments to the ladies and arrange the installation of the technology.
Check back soon to find out how they got on...
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