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Needing to live in a care home doesn’t have to be a negative thing. Many people in the UK live happy & fulfilled lives with the support of staff that are fully trained to understand their needs. In the right home, you can build friendships with people who may have similar needs, likes and dislikes. You may even like to be involved in similar activities. At Chilmington House, we have known Service Users forge long term and committed friendships which have seen them through difficult times in their lives such as a bereavement. A small care home can offer some people a 'family-like' environment, where they benefit from their relationships with each other.
We work closely with Service Users, their families, friends & Care Managers/Social Workers to achieve a lifestyle which is enjoyable & meaningful to them. We do this through Person Centred Planning which is an individualised way of designing a support package which allows people to experience control over their lives, reach their potential & to live life to the full.
At Chilmington House we can tailor make the Service to meet the needs of each Service User. Traditionally we have provided ‘enhanced’ packages of care & support to meet people’s needs & desires in the best possible way. Service Users, Local Authorities & PCT’s are free to either purchase the whole of the package we have to offer or to buy the parts which they value. We can assist Service Users who wish to buy our service with Self-Directed Support or Individual Budgets.
The individual packages of support can be very varied. Some examples of things you might find in a package as a result of someone’s person centred plan meeting include:-
Ø Shiny, reflective paint on walls & ceilings to enhance the sensory experience of a bedroom belonging to someone with visual impairment.
Ø Supporting someone to go on their holiday of a lifetime – a cruise with 2-1 staffing.
Ø Day trips instead of holidays for someone who doesn’t like to sleep away from home.
Ø 1-1 support for someone who needs a familiar face during a hospital stay.
Ø Regular weekend visits to parents who live a long distance away.
Ø Taking familiar equipment & items on holiday so things aren’t so strange.
Ø Choice of keyworker.
Ø Making your room your own by using your own furniture & choosing the décor.
Ø Making your own menus.
Ø Assisting with PEG feeding or mixed/complex feeding regimes.
Ø Providing access & support to attend meaningful daytime occupation/leisure activities.
Ø Clubs & hobbies at home or out & about.
Ø Outings.
Ø Help to access sports eg swimming/cycling/trampolining & access to Reading Borough Council’s ‘Everybody Active’ programme.
Ø Support to attend part-time college courses.
Ø Keeping & taking care of pets.
Ø Massage Therapy.
Ø Celebration & attendance at religious or cultural events.
Ø Two night staff that stay awake all night & are there for you.
Ø Arranging specialist assessments & access to medical care/dentistry/podiatry/appliance clinics/physiotherapy etc enhancing health outcomes for people.
Whilst this is a long list we can do far more, so if you have ideas about the way you would like to live your life why not contact us to see if we could help you?