Handover Guide

The most important things to know, when supporting someone who lives in a UK Camphill community.

It’s not always easy having a family member or friend with a learning disability, especially if you want to support them as much as possible. We created this guide because some of our members wanted a summary of the most important things to know, when supporting someone who lives in a UK Camphill community.

It’s called the ‘Handover Guide’ because it’s especially useful when parents want to start handing over responsibility for supporting their son or daughter to someone else (maybe a sibling or close friend).

Contents:    

  • Taking over as the supporter of someone with learning disabilities

  • Where does funding come from?

  • What is Advocacy?

  • The Mental Capacity Act

  • Appointeeship, Lasting Power of Attorney and Deputyship

  • Wills and Trusts

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For anyone taking on the role of supporting someone with a learning disability living in a Camphill community.

There are two versions of the Guide, one for England and one for Scotland:

“Family is at the heart of Camphill in many different ways and living in a Camphill community doesn’t replace or reduce the importance of family who continue to play a huge part in an individual’s life.”

TIM DAVIES – CEO CAMPHILL COMMUNITIES MILTON KEYNES