The Connects Hub allows the Scottish Borders Branch - Support Service, Care at Home and Housing Support a unique opportunity to access support in a variety of ways throughout the week, which can include day, evening, and weekends. Read more
Shared Lives & Short Breaks enables people requiring support in the Scottish Borders to live in their community without having to live alone. Read more
Our Scottish Borders Branch has been delivering care and support to young adults (16yrs plus) and older adults with learning and physical disabilities or a lifelong health condition, for over 10 years.
We currently have seven small, dedicated support teams providing care and support across the Scottish Borders Health and Social Care Partnership area.
Our Connects Hub is based in the Scottish Borders in the town of Galashiels, which offers great links to public transport and easily accessible to the main town. The Hub provides a person-centred approach to enable people we support who have a learning disability, physical disability, complex care needs and autism to reach their full potential, in a safe and friendly environment.
The Hub is fully adapted and offers a range of outcome-based activities and learning opportunities, which are both building, and local community based.
Within the Hub we have a fully accessible sensory room, Changing Space, training kitchen, activity space, common room and sensory garden.
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Our dedicated Care at Home and Housing Support teams provides support across the Scottish Borders for adults living in their own homes or within the family home. We provide support to ensure people we support can meet positive outcomes in their life; support to maintain their housing tenancy, social support and with key agreed outcomes.
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Our dedicated team of support practitioners provides a range of building and community-based opportunities and outcomes, to develop new life skills and leaning, whilst keeping things fun. We have excellent links with the wider local community within the Scottish Borders and we offer a variety of timetable of events throughout the year.
Our team provide individual support and various group activities to support learning, peer support and independent living skills.
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We fully subscribe to the Scottish Government’s Health and Social Care Standards: My Support, My Life and are fully committed to meeting and promoting the principles of: Dignity, Compassion, Inclusion, Responsive Support, and Wellbeing.
Each of our local teams are supported by experienced and well-trained support practitioners colleagues including a Service Lead and Lead Practitioner.
As a Branch, we are committed to the continual development of our service delivery and encourage all forms of feedback from everyone using our services.
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Read Annabel's experience with Shared Lives carers Patricia and Alistair and the difference the support has had for her son, Archie. Read more
Supporting adults from 16 years, with physical and learning disabilities to participate in a broad range of outcome-focused opportunities that are provided within a building setting and community-based settings, to support and maximise learning and independence skills. Read more
This service supports people to live independently, progressing towards their specified goals and to support individual tenancies with local Housing Associations. Read more
Read our runner up Mary Williamson award 2023 winner Duncan's story here! Read more
Read about Megan's incredible time working at the Aquarius Hair design salon. Read more
Isobel has been settling into a lovely new home recently with the support of her dedicated Cornerstone team. Read more about Isobel's journey to a new home below! Read more
Ian has recently he has added a new string to his bow of exciting hobbies—archery. Read more
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
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