Question on adults with autism/social services/rights & responsibilities.......

[yorkshirepudding]

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Social Services are difficult to deal with because the law covering their responsibilities isn't terribly helpful. It depends partly on local budget and politics. She will probably get best advice through a local carers' association - I think the carers.uk web site has links off to all the local organisations.

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There may be an older carers project in her area for older parents of people with learning disabilities who she could contact. I used to run one, and they are concerned with future planning for the family, eg. where the person will live when mum and dad are no longer around or unable to care. What area is your friend in? If it's Yorkshire I might be able to point you in the right direction or is your MN name a red herring?

A useful website is sibs.org.uk, sibs provides support for children and adults who have siblings with special needs. They hold workshops for siblings like your friend around the country from time to time.

The Mencap website has some useful information on types of housing and older carers. There is also a Housing Options website. She might find out about local support groups from her local carers centre though.

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Hi YP, I'm in West Yorkshire so my info for North Yorks is a bit sketchy, but there is an Older Carers Project Worker at Scarborough and Ryedale Carers Resource who I've met a couple of times and there is a very good organisation in York called York Families Together (contact through York CVS). Hope that's helpful.

The care home and adult seervices have a responsibility to teh safety of those who are in their care. I can not believe that tehy have no policy in place for those that wonder.

Could your sister call a review meeting - sister, carers and Social worker. To review the situation in light of their fathers illness. They should hold one annually to ensure the placement is still suitable.

The sister needs to ask about the policy the home has inplace for wonders and if they have risk assessed her sisters absents from the home - for example how long do they leave it before calling the police etc etc. This in standard procedure. If there are concerns about the quality of care in the home the sister could contact CSCI or supporting people regarding the registration of the home.

HTH.