Day opportunities for adults with disabilities in Knutsford

Cheshire East Council is asking for views about day opportunities services for people with disabilities in Knutsford.

Day opportunities services help people with a variety of care and support needs such as learning disabilities, autism and physical disabilities.  

The council has developed a proposal to decommission the day service at the Stanley Centre.  This proposal forms part of the council’s medium-term financial strategy and reflects the redesign of day opportunities set out in the Day Opportunities Strategy 2022-27.

During the consultation on the Day Opportunities Strategy, those who used services and their carers highlighted a need to redesign the council’s day opportunities offer from a predominantly traditional, ‘building-based’ provision, to include a more community-based approach.

Helen Charlesworth-May, executive director for adults, health and integration said: “The services currently provided from the Stanley Centre have been valued by the community in Knutsford for a number of years now.  However, there has been a significant reduction in the number of people now accessing those services. 

“Feedback through our day opportunities consultation in 2022 showed that, in many cases, people agree that we need to move away from services based in physical buildings to other approaches focused around the needs of individuals in their communities.

“It is important to say that while this proposal is included in the council’s budget, no decision about the future of the Stanley Centre has been made and we want to hear people’s views before finalising our plans.

“We are publishing a consultation survey today for people to provide their views on day opportunities in Knutsford.  Alongside this survey we will be meeting with people who use the current services, carers and staff before any decision is made.”

The consultation survey can be accessed here: 

https://surveys.cheshireeast.gov.uk/s/KnutsfordDayOpportunities/  

An easy read version is available here: 

https://surveys.cheshireeast.gov.uk/s/ERKnustfordDayOpps/ 

The survey is open until 5pm on 6 June 2023. 

If you would like to receive this questionnaire in an alternative format or submit your response in a different way, please email: 

Research and Consultation team

If you do not have email access, please call Customer Services on:

0300 123 55 00

They will send the response on your behalf.