Two Berkshire councils topped national rankings for the proportion of adults with learning disabilities in paid employment.
Wokingham and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead came first and second respectively in this criteria in Adult Social Care Outcome Framework (ASCOF) rankings of social care provision.
RBWM also ranked top for social care-related quality of life and fourth for overall satisfaction with care and support.
Cabinet member councillor Catherine del Campo said: “These results highlight the great work being done by our social care teams and our contracted providers across the borough and the quality service that they provide for residents, to help people live more independent and fulfilled lives and achieve their life goals.
“We’re proud to be ranked first in ‘quality of life’, and the overall positive trend in these results.
“As social care services continue to come under pressure, these results are also an opportunity to reflect on areas of improvement as well as success, with work already underway to continue to improve the services that are provided in collaboration with our health, social care and community partners.”
Both RBWM and Wokingham co-own the social care partner Optalis – which provides many of the councils’ adult social care services.
Cllr del Campo added: “We take great pride in our work through Optalis and our other providers, continuing to deliver quality services for our most vulnerable residents in our communities – people’s parents, grandparents, siblings, friends and neighbours.”
Chief executive officer at Optalis David Birch said: “This an exceptional set of results and is a huge tribute to the commitment, professionalism, determination and compassion that our teams bring to support our residents across Maidenhead, Windsor and Ascot every day.
“I would personally like to thank them for doing such an amazing job, in circumstances which are frequently challenging. I am truly proud to be part of such an inspiring group of people who put our residents first all the time.”
