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A New Home, New Connections, and a Dream Holiday
David recently moved to a new home with support from Sarah at Optalis. He now enjoys a more connected life—and even took his first holiday with support from his team.

Oakbridge Community Lives Supports Red Nose Day!
The people we support at Oakbridge Community Lives Service decided they wanted to raise money for Red Nose Day.
Kindness can transform someone’s dark moment with a blaze of light
You’ll never know how much your care matters. Make a difference for another by joining Optalis as a care and support worker.

“Andrew has a new found independence and sense of self-esteem”
Read our latest customer story here
Our Independent Living Service is recruiting!
If you wish to have a career in care where no two days are the same, you are able to be out in the community and be a part of a company with great career prospects then this is the role for you.

Oakfield Court celebrates 30 years with a big splash
To celebrate the anniversary, with help from staff, the residents held an event at The Waterside Centre, Thames Valley Park which was attended by family, friend’s volunteers, members of the local business community and the Mayor of Wokingham Borough.

Sorry we missed you!
We were at the Shute End offices in Wokingham this week to talk to people about job opportunities at Optalis.

Wokingham Adult and Community Employability Courses 2016 – 2017
Supported Employment Service will be running a variety of workshops across the borough in partnership with Wokingham Borough Council’s Targeted Learning Service and is funded by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA), part of the Department for Education.
Bringing sunshine and smiles to Suffolk Lodge
The Wokingham Sing Healthy Choir and CLASP gave a special performance at Optalis-run Suffolk Lodge – a residential dementia service located in Rectory Road, Wokingham - on Friday 16 September.
Wokingham Adult and Community Learning Course Guide launched
Welcome to the 2016-17 Wokingham adult education prospectus which offers a range of short courses for adults including two courses delivered by Optalis.
Optalis celebrates Older People's Day
Optalis will be celebrating Older People’s Day with recruitment event at Wokingham Library on Friday 30 September
Suffolk Lodge sponsored walk at Dinton Pastures on Sunday 18 September
Suffolk Lodge’s oldest client Alice Gibson (pictured ) is an amazing 104 years of age. To mark this milestone and also to help raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society, Alice’s daughter Christine Ware has arranged a 5km (around 3 miles) Memory Walk at Dinton Pastures in Wokingham.