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Telephone: 01473 836777
Fax: 01473 836778
Textphone: 01473 836779
Email enquiries@optua.org.uk
Optua Homecare gets excellent rating!
In 2008 Optua Homecare received a rating of 'excellent' following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission. The report gave Optua Homecare a 'three star excellent service', the highest rating given.
At the time Optua Homecare was only in its second full year of operation after being set up to provide a care service for disabled and older people in their own homes. The inspection asked some of Optua Homecare's clients for their personal opinion on the service and their comments included:
Optua Homecare now has over 75 clients. The service is based in Woodbridge and provides a service to Ipswich, Woodbridge, Felixstowe and the surrounding rural and coastal areas, including Aldeburgh, Leiston and Saxmundham. The service is constantly on the look out for new homecarers so if you are interested please visit our vacancies page for more details or call 01394 388588. The full inspection report and more information about CQC can be found via this link.
National interest in Suffolk Disability Sport Academy
Optua's Suffolk Disability Sport Academy has had national recognition recently.
The Academy has been highlighted in a national report recently launched by Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell. The Department for Culture Media and Sport's Legacy Action Plan: 'Before, during and after: making the most of the London 2012 Games', highlights Optua's disability sport academy as a community project positively promoting sport in the run up to London 2012.
You can view the report here.
One of Optua's Disability Sport Training Sessions was also chosen as part of a visit to Suffolk by Sir Keith Mills, Deputy Chair of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games on 24 June where he also heard about the work of the Disability Sport Academy.
For more information about the Suffolk Disability Sport Academy click here.
Have your say on disability issues in Forest Heath
The Forest Heath Disability Forum was set up in 2007 by Forest Heath District Council with support from Optua. The aim was to set up a group to represent the interests of all disabled people living in the district and which can feed back to the council and other organisations on any issues which are raised. It will also provide an opportunity for the council to consult with disabled people on any issues which directly affect them.
Anyone with a disability or those representing disability organisations are welcome to take part. You can view the terms of reference and minutes of previous meetings here.
Anyone interested in hearing more about the forum should contact Forest Heath District Council on 01638 719301. Forest Heath District Council may be able to assist with travel arrangements to enable people to get to the meeting. Optua worked in partnership with Forest Heath District Council to help deliver their Disability Equality Duty to residents and to improve the way they consult with and inform disabled people, their carers and groups representing them.
