Dimensions UK

The Learning Disability and Autism Leader's Awards nominations are closing!

Nominate someone who inspires you today! Every entry gets a certificate 😀

😀 bit.ly/EnterLeaders

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The Learning Disability and Autism Leader's Awards nominations are closing!

Nominate someone who inspires you today! Every entry gets a certificate 😀

😀 bit.ly/EnterLeaders

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We will continue to work with Baroness Casey and with Government to find solutions together – both now and for the long term – so that more people can access great social care that enables them to live their lives.”

Baroness Casey’s right to draw attention to low pay across the workforce and despite this, the fantastic support that is delivered. At Dimensions [we are non-profit] 94% of colleagues are paid at or above Real Living Wage, but maintaining that position year is an ever increasing challenge.

Too often commissioning does not support the delivery of consistent, high-quality support, and instead contributes to fragmentation, short-term decision making and instability for providers, the workforce and most importantly, the people who rely on care and support.

A female support worker helps a lady with short hair and glasses to shop for clothes.

“I welcome Baroness Casey’s acknowledgment of the structural and strategic challenges that mean too few people can access great social care that enables them to live their lives."

Rachael Dodgson, Dimensions CEO, responds to Baroness Casey’s first major comment on the adult social care system.

Nominations close soon for the Learning Disability and Autism Leader's Awards 2026.

Nominate someone who inspires you today!

🥳 Winners get to celebrate at our free event on June 25th in Bristol!

😀 https://bit.ly/EnterLeaders

If you know someone with learning disabilities or autism who is doing something amazing in their life then we want to hear about them! 

😮 Nominations close on Friday!

🥂 We'll be celebrating the winners at our free party at the Paintworks, Bristol on 25th June 2026.

👉 https://bit.ly/EnterLeaders

Image of a white man enjoying a sensory room with his support worker, a black woman.

🎓 We're excited about the the launch of a £1.5 million new academy to support social care workers in Wales.

👉 Read the story: bit.ly/4s51f1g
#wales #SocialCare

😎 The sun is out and so are we! Have you started planting yet?

#SpringMood

[Image shows photos of sapling sunflowers in cups, a swan, a person being supported to cut his lawn and a person planting a sunflower in his flower bed.]

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😮 Your stories are so good this year, so nominations are extended until 6th March!

Are you a volunteer, achieved a personal goal, helped others? Have a learning disability or autism? Then we think you're amazing and want you hear all about you.

👉 bit.ly/EnterLeaders

😀 I nominated someone awesome for the Dimensions #LeadersAwards!
Have you?

The ceremony is free and every entry gets a certificate!
bit.ly/EnterLeaders

If you're proud of someone with learning disabilities and/or autism then let us know!

bit.ly/EnterLeaders
#DimensionsLeadersAwards

🍕 Friday is a good time for pizza!

Robbie from Dimensions Cymru shows us how he made his with brilliant support from Ria.

He had fun with different textures and making mess, and it tasted great!

Mark is a middle aged man wearing glasses and red Doctorate robes giving a speech.

“It’s really important to record these lower level incidents because they add up."

Dimensions Advocacy Lead, Dr Mark Brookes MBE spoke to the
@theguardian.com
about plans to scrap non-crime hate crimes.

👉bit.ly/4t9ebVi
#HateCrime

🏆 Have you entered the Leaders Awards yet?

Here is 2025 Local Communities Leader Tess Kearney and the Stepping Stones ladies to give you some inspiration.

Enter now!
www.leaderaward.co.uk

#DimensionsLeadersAwards #LearningDisability #Autism

Do you know about the triangles used during the Holocaust?

On Holocaust Memorial Day Diversity Champion, Liam Walsh, takes a moment to think about what this symbol might mean for people we support today. 

With thanks to the Holocaust Memorial Museum.
#Holocaust

Young man with Down syndrome using a stand mixer.

🔑 Join our families to talk about your young person's transition to adulthood.

We are hosting a free webinar on Monday 26th from 12-1pm. You'll have a chance to hear real stories and ask your questions to our family consultants.

👉 Reserve your free place at: https://bit.ly/BetterTransitions25

🔑 Join us to chat about big steps for your young people.

Our families are welcoming everyone who is preparing for their young person's transition to adult services.

We are hosting a free webinar on Monday 26th from 12-1pm. 

👍 Reserve your free place at: https://bit.ly/BetterTransitions25

😊 Do you know someone awesome that you always tell people about?
Nominations for the 2026 #DimensionsLeadersAwards open soon...

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Watch #Cymru First Minister, Mair Eluned Morgan, respond to Sioned Williams MS about underfunding in social care.

As a not for profit provider, Dimensions relies on local authorities being paid fully for the essential support we provide to people with learning disabilities and autistic people.

[Image of letter in the style of 18th century society papers that says Dearest gentle reader, I am delighted to announce that the event of the season will be held in June; the Dimensions Learning Disability and Autism Leaders’ Awards. This author has been reliably informed that you will soon gain the opportunity to name your leaders. Until then, dear reader, remember patience is a virtue. Yours truly, Lady Whistledown]

🐝 A new season of #Bridgerton is coming. But Lady Whistledown has her attention on more exciting news!

Nominations for the 2026 #DimensionsLeadersAwards open soon...

🤔 Do you know someone who deserves a seat at the winner's table? 

😀 Nominations for Dimensions Learning Disability and Autism Leaders' Awards 2026 open soon!

#DimensionsLeaders2026
www.leaderaward.co.uk

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What a busy December with shows, lights, trips, crafts, parties, food and, most of all, dancing!

🎅 Merry Christmas to you from all of us at Dimensions, Discovery, Dimensions Cymru and Outreach3Way

Image of a hand drawn gift and fairy lights that says: Make your own traditions and agree your boundaries before visits and events. It's ok to eat foods you know. Don't be a paparazzi! Agree times for photos. Wrap gifts together or put them unwrapped in a bag to reduce tension. Plan time to recharge. Don't try to do it all!

🎄 Christmas is a time for tradition but you can also make your own. People with learning disabilities and autistic people (and carers) can find it easily overwhelming with different routines and more socialising, lights, noise, smells and touch.

Dimensions UK top wins 1 UK Best workplace 7 years in a row 2 94% of our colleagues paid Real Living Wage or above 3 Influenced government to u-turn on £5 billion of benefit cuts 4 85.4% of homes rated Good or Outstanding by CQC 5 Person we support Matt Lester advocates in parliament and national TV]

😊 We celebrating our highlights of 2025!
#wrapped 

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Thanks for sharing ☺️

"I see colleagues who’ve worked in the same supported living home for 20 years, and the trust and connection that length of time supporting the same people brings."

🏠 Our CEO, Rachael Dodgson, spent a week as a support worker:
https://www.carehomeprofessional.com/ceo-becomes-care-worker

The band Wham in Christmas costumes with the Whamageddon game rules.

🎵 It's nearly time!

We are playing #Whamageddon. If you hear the original version of Last Christmas after Monday 1st
December until midnight on Christmas Eve you are out.
 
Let us know how long you last. Share with your friends and good luck!

Here is our easy to read guide to the #budget to help you understand the main changes.
How do you feel about the decisions the government has made?