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Who We Are

Partners for Inclusion is designed to provide high quality support to individuals with a learning and/or mental health disabilities. We support people in 4 main areas:

1. People with learning disabilities leaving long stay hospitals;
2. People with mental health problems leaving long stay in patient care;
3. Young people leaving their special schools and looking for jobs, leisure activities etc;
4. People who have lived already in the community but due to lack of support or inappropriate support their service has not worked for them and we have been able to put a tailored service in that supports them well and maintains their life in the community.

 This guide tells you about:                  Who we are & What we do

• Who we are
• What we do                                                                 
• Your rights and responsibilities
• How to get support from us

If you want to talk to someone about Partners for Inclusion contact:

• Doreen Kelly (Director)
• June Jeffrey (Deputy Director)

Our office is open from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

If you are unhappy about anything about Partners for Inclusion then you have the right to complain about this!

You also have the right to be supported to make your complaint. 

This leaflet will help you.  Complaints & Suggestions Leaflet.

Partners for Inclusion has expertise in working with people who challenge services and we believe that this often happens where a service is unable to adequately meet the person’s needs. Individually designed services delivered within existing cost restraints therefore makes sense to us and represents a better way forward.

Each person lives in their own home throughout Ayrshire, Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire, some alone, some people have live in staff (flatmates), some with families etc. To date no-one has chosen to live with another person with a disability.

Partners for Inclusion is committed to person-centred values and ultimately providing a service that is truly centred around the person we support. We focus on the use of maximising the use of natural and community supports, and relationships within the persons life. We have developed effective partnerships with the people we support, their families, and our multi-agency partners.

Partners for Inclusion has a specific commitment to the quality of service we provide, and now that we support 45 people, we have stopped developing new services in order to focus our energies on the lives of people we already support. The appointment of our Employment Development Coordinator is testimony to our commitment.

Partners for Inclusion is registered with the Care Commission as providers of 'Care at Home' and 'Housing Support Services'.  We are inspected annually and measured against the National Care Standards for these services.  Many of our policies and work practices are directly influenced by these standards.  If you'd like to read more about these standards here are the links:

For 'Care at Home'

For 'Housing Support Services'

You can also read our latest Care Commission Inspection Report in the Notice Board area of our "News" Section.