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New project to open in Taunton!

Homes Caring for Autism is pleased to announce the acquisition of two new properties in Taunton, Somerset which together will form an exciting new autism-specific project. Read more about this exciting development in the news section below.

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New Taunton Project

Homes Caring for Autism is pleased to announce the acquisition of two new properties in Taunton, Somerset. This new and exciting autism-specific project will have a mix of:

- 4 ensuited rooms in a family style home;

- 4 independent flats, plus communal space, in a 4 flat block;

- 1 single independent flat for respite, assessment and emergency admissions.

You can see a plan view of one of the flats by clicking on the image to the left. We are also pleased to be able to show the latest plans for the family style home.

Click on the following links for: ground floor plans and the first floor plans.

We are already assessing potential service users so will be pleased to receive any enquiries. Please get in touch using our Contact Us page.

See also our News Page for more information on Taunton.

Other autism-specific residential vacancies

In addition to the forthcoming vacancies in the Taunton project, we currently have two autism-specific vacancies in the group.

Hilltop, Weston super Mare

Hilltop is our Weston-based home which mainly, but not exclusively, provides specialist care for non-verbal residents, those who rely on visual communication or have sensory needs. We have 1 vacancy here, in this 8 bed home.

Stafford Lodge, Burnham on Sea

Having just agreed to support one of our service users back to his home county, this 5 bed home has 1 vacancy now available. Stafford Lodge is a very active autism-specific home, with 4 other young men aged 17-24, this is a premium home with extensive and high quality facilities, ideally suited to someone wanting a very lively and active lifestyle.

Directors to speak at national autism conference

Richard Smith, Homes Caring for Autism Managing Director, and Paul Thomas, Development Director, have been invited to speak at the “Delivering Excellence and Effective Transition to Life Long Services for People with Autism” conference in October.

This major national conference will explore the themes of the Adult Autism Strategy and the initial response from consultation on the Strategy, managing the effective transaction to adult services, developing effective care pathways for people with autism, secure care and the development of person centred planning. The directors will be speaking to the conference on person centred planning, its beginnings, how it works as well as presenting a case study.

The conference is being held in central London on 6 October 2009. More details are available on the Laing & Buisson conference page and a copy of the conference brochure is also available on our Downloads page.

In other news ...

Job vacancies

The following vacancies are still open:

Autism-specific domiciliary care

Homes Caring for Autism has recently entered into a partnership with Candlelight Homecare Services to form Candlelight Caring for Autism, a domiciliary care/care in the community service specifically for autistic individuals. If you are interested in this kind of care work, click on the Candlelight Caring for Autism logo which will take you to the CCfA webpage; click on the 'Careers Enquiry' button to contact us and we'll get back to you.

Day Support Worker Vacancies

We have vacancies for Day Support Workers in our care homes. More information on these roles can be found on the News Page.

New upcoming care homes

New project to open in Taunton

Homes Caring for Autism is pleased to announce the acquisition of two new properties in Taunton, Somerset. This new and exciting autism-specific project will have a mix of