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Organisation name: Break Away

Alternative organisation name: Break Away

Contact name: Vicky Nicolson

Address: 133 Lauriston Place
Edinburgh
EH3 9JN

Phone number: 0131 659 7842

Phone information: Office hours are 8.30am - 4.30pm and there is an answering machine.

Email address: vicky.nicolson@edinburgh.gov.uk

Website address (URL): https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/site/scripts/home_info.php?homepageID=60&recordID=5797

Service Location: Edinburgh City

Type of break: Supported Leisure & Activity Holidays

Care needs catered for: Carer Support, Learning Disability, Medical Condition, Physical Disability

Ages catered for: Young People, Adults

How do people access your service: People can refer themselves or be referred by other professionals or family members.

Are there any restrictions on who can access your service?: People who use Break Away need to have a respite allocation from City of Edinburgh Council.

Type of accommodation: Break Away sources the right accommodation for individuals and groups.

Brief description: We work with people who have a disability who are between 16 and 65, who live with a parent / carers and who have an allocation of respite from the City of Edinburgh Council.
Break Away provides tailored respite to meet the needs of individuals and their carers. The service will help you:
find the right break for you and help you plan
find staff to support you to have a break
make bookings and payments
manage your short breaks budget.

Full service description:

Break Away is a Self Directed support respite project based in Edinburgh, which has been offering respite to individuals since 2010.

Types of breaks could be:
Have a short break in a care home
Get support to arrange a short break in the community
Arrange your own short break with a Direct Payment

Individuals who use Break Away have a budget assigned to them either as an Individual Service Fund (ISF) which is managed on their behalf by Break Away.

Break Away co-ordinators support people to plan and organise their breaks and find suitable support, matching individuals so they can share the cost of support and develop friendships.

Price information: Prices vary according to breaks.

Organisation providing this information: City of Edinburgh Council

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Listing Last Modified: January 11, 2022
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