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Regaining Confidence at Home with Short Term Support
After illness or surgery, everyday tasks can feel daunting, but with the right support, confidence can return quickly. Sebastian shared how our Short Term Support & Reablement team helped him.
Transforming How We Talk About Social Care Roles
Optalis has been rethinking the language used in our job descriptions, focusing on clearer, and more human wording, shifting away from clinical language and towards a more person‑centred approach.
Maintaining 100% Compliance in all CQC registered services.
Optalis have adopted an approach of continual improvement across its services, with the implementation of a strengthened Governance and Quality Assurance Team in 2017
Community Lives joins a Tree Planting Day at Ockwells Park
A group from Community Lives joined a Tree Planting Day at Ockwells Park. The group had a great morning supporting their local community and doing their part for the environment.
Care provider celebrates Good in all registered services after CQC inspection!
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Customers from Community Lives services at Oakbridge and Boyn Grove centres enjoy a Dance Workshop
Customers from Community Lives services at Oakbridge and Boyn Grove centres were invited to a Dance Workshop run by 4Motion CIC. Everyone had a great time and left feeling really energised.
Help recycle your unwanted equipment
It is important that we maintain a supply of equipment and you can help by returning equipment no longer used. If you have been loaned equipment you are no longer using. Please hand it back
Optalis helps Wokingham maintain its top spot for Supported Employment in the South East and moves up to No.2 in the country
Optalis Supported Employment service for Wokingham residents with learning disabilities and autism has been placed as the top local authority for supported employment outcomes in the South-East.
Community Lives enjoys a Great Day out!
Customers from our Community Lives services in Boyn Grove and Oakbridge were given free tickets to visit Legoland Windsor.
Celebrating Occupational Therapy Week 2021
During OT week this year, we're sharing information about the role of our Occupational Therapy (OT) services, and the different in house OT services we have across our teams.
Optalis celebrates the work of its Wokingham care staff after CQC inspection! CQC inspection says START is GOOD in all categories
Optalis Short Term Assessment and Reablement Team (START) were delighted to receive a “good” CQC rating in all areas. The team worked hard over the past year to develop and improve the service.