Sense has submitted its response to the Government on its green paper, Shaping The Future Of Care Together - about how to pay for social care in the future. As part of our response, we have been speaking to members, asking them to share their views and outline their priorities.
Richard Brook, Chief Executive of Sense said:
"Social care is not just about personal care, deafblind people can often wash and dress themselves but need support with access to information, mobility and communication. Without this type of support deafblind people cannot exercise their rights as citizens."
Some of the things deafblind people told us they wanted support with were:
- going out for short walks
- being able to go to the gym
- having respite care
- going swimming to keep fit
- enjoying social activities
"Without having their basic needs met, deafblind people are effectively trapped in their own homes. This means they are unable to exercise and are isolated from their local community, which has an impact on their physical and mental health. When the Green Paper talks about meeting care needs, this needs to include assistance such as support workers who aid communication."
If you would like to know more about our response contact the Sense campaign team.
