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People with autism and learning disabilities being locked away in hospitals...

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Elderflower14 · 14/07/2025 19:48

https://www.itv.com/news/2025-07-14/familys-hurt-as-thousands-with-learning-disabilities-locked-up
Absolutely broke my heart watching this.. I hoped after Winterbourne Stoke that things might have improved but they haven't..
I'm so lucky that Wilf has his flat and excellent support worker and social worker... 💕

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Elderflower14 · 14/07/2025 20:01

Bump!!

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Not2identifying · 14/07/2025 20:19

Thank you for posting. I'm glad your son is okay. It's a horrible situation and I'm glad the media is talking about it with politicians. The most vulnerable people in society are being overlooked in this difficult economy but keeping disabled people drugged to 'keep them quiet' is just abhorrent.

Elderflower14 · 14/07/2025 20:28

Absolutely. That poor young man lieing in his own urine!! 😢 😢

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BruFord · 14/07/2025 21:38

I don’t really understand Wes Streeting’s response: “So those adults who are hospitalised for no reason, care could be provided within the safety and dignity of their homes.”

Is he saying that he wants this young man to go home to his parents? My assumption from the article is that he was physically violent towards them and that’s why they asked for help in the first place.

Sending him home to them would surely be dangerous? Ideally, he needs supported housing and plenty of care, but I imagine that attracting and retaining enough dedicated carers is a huge issue.

Elderflower14 · 14/07/2025 21:54

BruFord · 14/07/2025 21:38

I don’t really understand Wes Streeting’s response: “So those adults who are hospitalised for no reason, care could be provided within the safety and dignity of their homes.”

Is he saying that he wants this young man to go home to his parents? My assumption from the article is that he was physically violent towards them and that’s why they asked for help in the first place.

Sending him home to them would surely be dangerous? Ideally, he needs supported housing and plenty of care, but I imagine that attracting and retaining enough dedicated carers is a huge issue.

Wilf was in supported living and moved out into outreach care as he didn't need the support the same as the others. It's been challenging but we manage as.he had an EXCELLENT support worker.
An example of a challenge was almost a fortnight ago after a long hot morning and lunch working with a 5.15 start I was ready for a doze... 2. 30pm I get a videocall with Wilf waving the handle of his sitting room door at me.. 🙊 🙊... I rang the letting agent and the repair man was there within the hour!

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BruFord · 14/07/2025 23:07

@Elderflower14 That’s great, so glad that he’s happy and safe now.

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