The Leeds Learning Disability Day Service Modernisation Project aims to move from standardized services to a more personalized approach, and create a range of new community-based choices and opportunities for adults with learning disabilities. Principles of the project include investing in local community buildings and activities to offer more integrated services. To date, the project has created 16 new community bases, approved a new £2.5 million specialist center, and invested over £2.2 million in council and community buildings. It has also invested £980,000 annually in 20 third sector projects, completed over 450 individual support plans, and closed 3 large segregated day service buildings.

1. The Leeds Learning
Disability Day Service
Modernisation Project

2. Learning Disability Day Service Modernisation
Project : Aims
To move from “one size fits
all” to a more personalised
approach to delivering day
opportunities and support
To create a range of new
choices and opportunities for
adults with learning
disabilities in each area of
Leeds

3. Principles which underpin the project
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• Services that are local and at the heart
of local communities
• Disinvest in traditional segregated
services
• Re-invest in community buildings and
activity.
• Services that are wherever possible
offer opportunities for integration.
• More choice through investment into
voluntary sector alternatives.
• To create better environments that
benefit customers, staff and the wider
community.

4. As of May 2014 the Day Service
Modernisation Programme has achieved :
• Creation of 16 new community
bases
• Approval and funding for a new
£2.5 million specialist centre at
Rothwell
• £2,200,000 invested so far into
Council and community buildings
• £980,000 a year invested into 20
grant funded, third sector projects
• Over 450 individual person centred
plans completed and implemented
• The closure of 3 large segregated
day service buildings

5. Investment into community buildings
• Creation of 17 Changing Places
citywide in parks, leisure and
community centres, West Yorkshire
Playhouse, Leeds Arena, Trinity &
White Rose Shopping Centres
• Investment to make community
buildings more accessible such
as
Yorkshire Dance Centre
Hamara Healthy Living Centre
Headingley HEART community
arts centre.
Hillside Community centre

6. Grant funding to third sector organisations
has created further choices and
opportunities with 20 new projects city wide

7. • More choice for customers and
commissioners
• Partnership working
• Healthier lifestyles
• More community activities & presence
• Personal development
• Positive feedback from all
• Flexible and responsive to local &
cultural needs
• Specialist skills & environments
• The “value added” that voluntary
sector & community buildings bring
• Cost effective
Better outcomes for customers and the local authority

8. Yorkshire Dance: Leaps and Bounds
What is it?
“It’s a great group to
come to on a Monday
morning because it
lifts everyone’s spirits
for the week.
I love Monday
mornings”
care assistant Beckie

9. IMPACT on participants
“I have seen huge improvements in wellbeing in the
group: physical fitness has improved; flow of movement
is smoother, concentration and ability to work
independently stronger; verbal and non-verbal
engagement with material more meaningful and
functional mobility has increased” Artist/facilitator
Yorkshire Dance: Leaps and Bounds

10. Yorkshire Dance: Leaps and Bounds
IMPACT on the organisation
“It makes me do things
and I enjoy it. I like
dancing because it’s like a
second home to me.”
Participant

11. Yorkshire Dance: Leaps and Bounds
Case Study

12. Yorkshire Dance: Leaps and Bounds
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