Autism
Autism is a lifelong neurological difference in how individuals approach social communication, social interaction and social imagination. There are many…
Dementia Special Interest Group
MacIntyre set up a Dementia Special Interest Group in 2011 to respond to the challenge posed by the changing needs of an ageing population.
The Dementia Special Interest Group brings together staff from across the organisation who are supporting people with dementia or are at risk of developing dementia to share best practice and provide peer support.
The work of the group has included:
- Creating Hot Tips Booklets on “Supporting People with a Learning Disability and Dementia”, “Eating and Drinking” and “Activities for People with a Learning Disability and Dementia”.
- Creating an accessible document to support people with a learning disability to understand what dementia is and how they or their friends may be affected.
- Creating a training pack which uses Person Centred Planning Tools to enable staff to reflect on their learning and provide support tailored to the needs of people living with or at risk of developing dementia.
Want to know more?
We welcome guest speakers to join us at our Dementia Special Interest Groups. Message us if you would like to find out more.
More about our approach
Co-production
We know that we can’t make decisions about a person’s support, staffing changes or new activities without involving them and understanding what is important…
Communities
We know that good things happen when we connect with others around us. Our Everyone Everywhere approach is about making these connections a more intentional…
Death and Dying
The ‘Dying to Talk’ pilot project will enable us to help people we support, their families and MacIntyre staff understand and feel supported talking about…
Employment
At MacIntyre, we believe that every person with a learning disability should have the opportunity to work.
Families
MacIntyre was established by the parents of a disabled child in 1966 for all people with a learning disability to live a life that makes sense to them.
Health
People with a learning disability are living longer, yet they are still dying 20 years younger than the rest of the population. It is well known that…
Intensive Interaction
Intensive Interaction is an approach to interacting with and teaching early communication and interaction skills to people who do not find it easy communicating…
Person Centred Approaches
Providing person centred support means always listening, learning and focusing on what is important to and for someone, now and in the future.
Positive Behaviour Support
A Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) approach involves focusing on improving a person’s quality of life and understanding the reasons behind any behaviours.
Resources
Here you will find a variety of resources covering issues around health, wellbeing, end of life and other topics
Safeguarding
We are committed to the safeguarding of the children, young people and adults we support across the organisation and encourage openness and transparency.
We are More Than A Provider
MacIntyre is one of six not-for-profit organisations that are calling for change in social care. Together we are known as More Than A Provider.
Have you seen our resources?
As part of sharing our expertise we created a number of resources.
These include: guides, posters, leaflets, case studies and much more.
These include: guides, posters, leaflets, case studies and much more.