A Beacon of Excellence: Optimal Living Wins the Employer Award
Optimal Living Improves Care Delivery with Learning Disability System
Optimal Living, a family-owned care provider with homes situated in Kent, Swindon and Bedfordshire, is renowned for its unwavering dedication to individuals with varying levels of learning disabilities, profound autism, mental health challenges and associated conditions such as non-verbal communication and other challenges requiring intensive support. They were awarded ‘The Employer Award’ for the independent category at the National Learning Disabilities Awards 2024.
Founded by the parents of a child with autism and complex care needs, Optimal Living was born out of frustration with the lack of suitable services. What began as a response to a personal need has flourished into a beacon of hope, delivering a high standard of care to service users for over 14 years.
Optimal Living's Award-Winning Approach to Care
Optimal Living’s success is its team-oriented approach, recognising that its staff are the heart of its operations – a team of dedicated professionals passionate about making a difference in the lives of their service users and the wider community.
The recent recognition is a resounding endorsement of Optimal Living’s exceptional work. As Optimal Living continues to grow and evolve, leveraging technology to enhance care delivery, it remains committed to its core values of compassion, respect, and excellence.
Cura Elevates Learning Disability Support
Chetna Satra, a co-founder of Optimal Living, has a clear vision of delivering exceptional care, leading the search for a digital solution that could match their high standards. Their decision to partner with Cura, a specialised digital system for complex care needs, has been instrumental in transforming service delivery from day one to where they are now. Watch the full interview here.
“Cura has been an invaluable partner in our journey and has empowered our caregivers and staff members to improve the overall care experience of our service users. It’s a huge step forward!”
Prior to implementing Cura, Optimal Living faced challenges that demanded a digital system designed for complex care situations that their previous platform lacked.
"Our previous system simply wasn't designed for the demanding needs of our service users," said Chetna. "We needed a solution built for complex care settings. We wanted more transparency and accountability – a flexible and highly configurable system to handle the intricate details of care planning.”
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Cura’s intuitive suite of applications, including detailed incident reporting, medication management, and behaviour tracking, has empowered Optimal Living to deliver highly person-centred care. Its ability to create customisable forms and generate insightful reports has significantly improved accountability and transparency within the organisation.
“Cura is a 100% simple, straightforward design that makes it easy for caregivers and staff members to learn and use. It’s amazing… a brilliant software for complex care situations.”
Optimal Living's partnership with Cura is a testament to the transformative impact of technology in elevating complex care delivery. By combining the expertise of its dedicated workforce with Cura, Optimal Living consistently delivers a higher level of support to service users while enabling safer person-centred care.