Question reference: S5W-30271
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 26 June 2020
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Current status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 3 July 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects respite and day care services for adults with learning disabilities to open again.
Answer
Respite and day care encompasses a wide variety of types of support. Some day care and respite support for people with learning disabilities has remained in place with appropriate physical distancing and hygiene measures, whilst other services have re-opened, or started to provide support in a different way.
For those services which had had to adapt during or after lockdown, design and development of support should be co-produced with people who use social care.
We recognise that communication will be an important factor in helping people understand why support may look different from before; and to be confident that it is safe.