Style Acre featured in CQC Annual Report
The important work of Style Acre is featured in the new Care Quality Commission Annual Report – The State of Care in the section ‘Equality through Technology’ page 111 here CQC_stateofcare1718_report and below. People work very hard at Style Acre to provide the best possible opportunities and quality of life for people with learning disabilities.
Equality through technology
Style Acre is a supported living service for people with a learning disability and autism in Oxfordshire.
The service uses technology in innovative and creative ways to enable equality for the disabled people it supports.
For example, Style Acre worked with IT specialists and the NHS to identify the most effective system for a person who was unable to communicate their needs. After significant research and trialling systems, the person was able for the first time to use a communication aid with pre-set phrases to tell staff what they needed, for example if they needed pain relief. This has had a large impact on the person’s ability to self-advocate and to advance their rights.