At Mark Gray Associates we are proud to have 15 years experience of case management and personalised support plans for people with Learning Disabilities, Autism, & Acquired Brain Injuries.
We specialise in three key areas of Case Management.
Transforming Care
HOLD
Acquired Brain Injury Case Management.
Transforming Care
The previous Conservative government announced the ending of long term use of Assessment & Treatment facilities for people with autism and learning disabilities. As a result of the Panorama programme on Winterbourne View in 2012.
Concurrently, Mark Gray was then the Interim CEO of ARCUK and was one of the professionals along with David Abbey of My Safe Home who gave evidence to the enquiry. The concluding part of which was about outcome planning which has resulted in the HOLD scheme.
Consequently Mark has since been actively and personally been involved in the rehoming of 14 individuals with autism and learning disabilities. They are from around the UK and are now in their own homes with their own support staff.
We can help you, with liaising with clinical teams, housing associations and housing professionals.
Liaise with care providers and families to make successful transitions.
Furthermore , it is fair to say the complexities of the process and peoples individual needs, which are often very complex.
Result in a process that can be anything, from 18 months to up to three years.
However, the end result is often so rewarding, it is well justified when it goes right.
At Mark Gray Associates we pride ourselves on listening to your needs and wishes, but particularly of the clients we support. We make them central to the planning process.
Examples include being able to buy Lotto tickets easily or having somewhere in walking distance from which to go fishing.
If you have a relative in long term Assessment & Treatment and you would like help to support them. Or you are a commissioner in Health or Social care and you are looking for an independent care co-coordinator, and specialist Consultant Nurse. Please contact Mark direct from our contacts page.
HOLD
HOLD is a relatively new process and is designed to enable people with Learning disabilities or Autism to have their own home in conjunction with a housing provider, a specialist mortgage provider, and a bespoke care support team. It is known also as the third party model.
Consequently at Mark Gray Associates we were recently involved in a project with a young man with severe autism in the process of leaving his parents home to have his own bungalow.
Our client Chris was already a social media star and is committed to talking to nurses and the public about his life and his difficulties using a special communication method known as Rapid Prompting Method or RPM.
Mark Gray Associates working alongside his family, his clinical teams, his advocacy and RPM Support. Along with commissioners, housing and mortgage specialists and his care providers. Enabled Chris to achieve his dream to be independent in his own home.
To discuss HOLD or commission Mark to work with your family or client go to our contacts page
Acquired Brain Injury Case Management
Mark Gray Associates currently has five people we support, who are in long term rehabilitation following severe brain injuries.
Some through traumatic life changing injuries and others through a debilitating stroke.
Subsequently all of our case management and personalised support our service provision is bespoke to the individuals needs.
Whether it involves working with Insurance companies, we will put together a team of rehabilitation specialists. Set up personal care teams, working with legal teams and mortgage specialists. Housing providers and clinical teams. We have the experience and know how, to get you the right support and training. We can develop or support your existing care team. Provide ongoing life planning support, goal planning, team supervisions and monitoring. We are very proud that one of our longest clients, Grace graduated from Chester University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.
If you are an insurance company, Legal team or Family Member and you would like to discuss developing case management and personalised support for your client please contact us on the link