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Choice Got Talent 2013: “...and the finalists are!”
Published May 2013
Specialist care provider Choice Care Group is preparing to hold the 2013 final of its annual Choice Got Talent competition. The popular social event provides an opportunity for Choice’s service users to come together and share their respective talents in a competitive but informal setting.
Choice Care Group opens new service in Salisbury, Wiltshire
Published May 2013
Specialist care provider Choice Care Group has opened a new care home in Wiltshire. Clarendon House, in Salisbury, can support seven people aged 16 and over with a moderate to mild learning disability, mental health disorder and/or autistic spectrum condition and complex needs.
Choice implements mental health recovery training programme
Published May 2013
Specialist care provider Choice Care Group is helping its staff support their service users with mental health needs by training them to use an innovative recovery programme. The Recovery Star programme encourages service users to make positive changes in 10 areas of their lives, with each area represented by a ‘point’ on a star in a diagram.
Choice Care Group launches app
Published May 2013
Care commissioners wanting to check for vacancies for service users can now do so from their smartphone or tablet device thanks to a new app launched by specialist care provider Choice Care Group.
Choice Care Group opens new care home in Lymington, Hampshire
Published January 2013
Specialist care provider Choice Care Group has opened a new service in Hampshire. Holly Lodge, in Lymington, which opened this month (January), is designed to support 11 individuals aged 16 and over with autism, severe to moderate learning disabilities and other complex needs.
Choice clocks up 20 years of specialist care
Published January 2013
Specialist care provider Choice Care Group is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The company, which has its head office in Reading, has 44 care homes across Wiltshire, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire, providing bespoke residential support to adults with learning disabilities, mental health disorders and complex emotional and behavioural needs.
A festive time on the cards for Choice Care Group service users
Published December 2012
Specialist care provider Choice Care Group has been encouraging its service users to put their creative skills to good use by inviting them to design the company’s Christmas cards.
Marks & Spencer’s Christmas advert signals change in attitudes towards people with Down’s syndrome, says Choice Care Group
Published December 2012
Specialist care provider Choice Care Group has praised retail giant Marks & Spencer for its decision to feature a four-year-old boy with Down’s syndrome in its Christmas advertising campaign – while also pointing out that such progress should have been made a lot sooner than 2012.
Choice Care Group promotes managers to director roles
Published November 2012
Specialist care provider Choice Care Group has appointed two new assistant area directors to help oversee the ongoing of its expansion of its operations in Berkshire and Gloucestershire.
Conference shines spotlight on Intensive Interaction
Published October 2012
Our Intensive Interaction (II) conference on 10 October was a success on many levels, but the most important results were twofold – firstly, that Choice Care Group established to all involved its level of commitment to the care of service users and secondly, that everyone went home enthused and inspired about how Intensive Interaction can and should be part of their philosophy of working with individuals with communication difficulties within their care.
Conference focuses on Intensive Interaction
Published October 2012
At Choice Care Group, we have had a vision over the last few years of engaging in Intensive Interaction as an approach to enhance our relationships and communication with our most difficult to reach service users.
‘Merci’ for help with police training
Published October 2012
Choice service users have been working with police in Hampshire to help improve the way officers communicate with people with learning disabilities and mental health problems.
New services opening soon
Published October 2012
Referrals are now being taken for Choice’s two newest services, which will open early in 2013.
Annexes approach offers real benefits
Published October 2012
As a direct response to the needs of the complex people being referred to Choice Care Group, various individually designed annexe forms of accommodation have been developed to support people who can find it difficult to live with peers but still welcome the opportunity to socialise and develop their coping skills in being around others.
Choice Care Group service users prove they have talent
Published August 2012
Service users at specialist care provider Choice Care Group have been demonstrating their entertainment skills at the annual Choice Got Talent competition.
Choice Care Group to open new service in Salisbury, Wiltshire
Published June 2012
Specialist care provider Choice Care Group is to open a new care home in Wiltshire.
Choice launch Olympics-inspired challenge
Published May 2012
Choice Care Group’s very own Olympics-inspired torch relay is now under way, having set off from Stroud Lodge, in Gloucestershire, on 21 May.
Choice Care Group service user Andrew makes a splash!
Published March 2012
A service user at specialist care provider Choice Care Group is literally making a splash as he takes part in swimming galas across the UK.
Choice Care Group honours Bramerton care home staff for long service
Published December 2011
Two staff members at a home run by specialist care provider Choice Care Group have been honoured in recognition of their long service with the company.
Choice Care Group announces new service in Oxfordshire
Published December 2011
Specialist care provider Choice Care Group has announced details of a new home for people with learning disabilities, autism and other complex needs in Oxfordshire.
Choice Care Group Launches Talent Showcase
Published November 2011
Specialist care provider Choice Care Group has launched its own Simon Cowell-style search for a star - and discovered a wealth of talent.
Choice Care Group Service User Passes Driving Test With Flying Colours
Published September 2011
A Choice Care Group service user has reason to celebrate after passing her driving test first time.
Important News
Published September 2011
Choice Care Group has received a number of queries following national news reports that Choices Care, a Scottish-based care provider, has gone into administration. We would like to reassure service users and their families that Choice Care Group has no connection whatsoever to Choices Care and that our specialist services are completely unaffected by this news. Choice Care Group is sympathetic to the plight of Choices Care and hopes that the best outcome can be achieved for its service users, relatives and staff.
Training Scheme Produces First New Manager to Open Home at Choice Care Group
Published August 2011
The new Management Development Programme (MDP) from specialist care provider Choice Care Group has produced its first manager to open a brand new home after Mandy Fenton took charge of Little Heath Court, a supported living project in Reading, which opened its door in July.
Choice Care Group Open New Home in Bitterne
Published August 2011
Specialist care provider Choice Care Group has opened a new home for individuals with a mental health disorder or complex needs in Bitterne, Southampton.
Little Heath Court
Published August 2011
The building of Little Heath Court – a bespoke service for young people with autism and/or complex needs to begin their transition to adult life and prepare for independent living – is now almost complete.
Training Scheme Produces First New Manager
Published August 2011
The new Management Development Programme (MDP) from specialist care provider Choice Care Group has produced its first manager to open a brand new home after Mandy Fenton took charge of Little Heath Court, a supported living project in Reading, which opened its door in July.
Choice Care Group service users make successful transition to supported living
Published August 2011
Two service users of specialist care provider Choice Care Group recently made a successful transition to a supported living placement.
Choice Care Goup to Open New Home in Bitterne
Published May 2011
Specialist care provider Choice Care Group is preparing to open a new home for individuals with a mental health disorder or complex needs in Bitterne, Southampton.
Phil Joins Property Team at Choice Care Group
Published February 2011
Specialist care home operator Choice Care Group has made another key appointment as it plans for the future after Phil Just became Property Manager, in charge of identifying new development opportunities for the firm as well as overseeing the management and maintenance of existing buildings.
Care Provider Produces Therapy Guide
Published November 2010
Specialist care provider Choice Care Group has produced a guide to Intensive Interaction – a new approach to help people with learning disabilities to communicate – which is available to download free of charge from their website.
Care Home Operator Completes Supported Living Deal
Published November 2010
Specialist care home operator Choice Care Group has completed the purchase of Excel Support Services Limited, a leading provider of supported living services to people with learning disabilities.
Choice Care Group Prepares Star Staff For Promotion
Published September 2010
Specialist care provider Choice Care Group is making the most of its in-house talent by launching a new programme to train staff as managers for its homes.
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