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2006/07 has seen the completion of the
exciting development of Whickham Villa's Healthclub, the
development of 2 semi-independent living apartments on site
and 8 new bedrooms in Chase Park.
Phase
1 also includes the provision of a further 8 single
en-suite bedrooms to the Young Adult Rehabilitation/Nursing
Unit. Click
here for a diagrammatic representation of Phase 1.
2007/08 will see Phase
2 of our service and facility expansion. Phase
2 includes the commissioning of two off site satellite
facilities. Both buildings will be located approximately
within 1 mile of the main site so that easy access to the new
‘Health Club’ and other on site services can be easily
maintained.
The ‘Community Rehabilitation
Facility’ will be a highly adapted bungalow able to
cater for clients with the most complex physical needs. This
more independent flexible facility will offer clients a
stepping-stone towards independent living as part of their
rehabilitation pathway. This will also provide the opportunity
for families/carers to share a living environment and gain the
appropriate skills and experience that may be required to
provide a seamless transition towards independent living.
Continuity of service for clients will be provided from our
existing therapy team within the Community Rehabilitation
Facility and within the clients identified future independent
living environment as required.
The Community Rehabilitation Facility will also be made
available to non-resident service users in order to provide a
full Multi Disciplinary Team Assessment. This may be
particularly important for individuals who have difficulties
accessing local community therapy services. The therapy team
in partnership with the individually staffed Community
Rehabilitation Facility will deliver a full MDT assessment for
clients within an independent living environment.
Assessment will be completed with the goal of enabling
clients to return to home living with a refreshed holistic
life plan. The clients existing care team, with training and
support provided as required, can implement this individual
holistic life plan seeking to maximise client independence and
choice. These plans can be reviewed on an individual
basis.
Referrals to the Community Rehabilitation Facility,
following appropriate professional consultation and
assessment, can be made for clients within the main
rehabilitation unit or directly from the acute and community
services.
The ‘Small Group Independent Living
Property’ will be an adapted property able to cater for
four clients with low-medium physical needs. This independent
supported living facility can offer clients a stepping-stone
towards independent living as part of their rehabilitation
pathway. The property can also offer individual clients an
independent supported living environment for life with
appropriate individual levels of support.
Continuity of service for clients will be provided from our
existing therapy team within the Small Group Independent
Living Property and within any identified future independent
living environment as required. Furthermore, easy access to
the ‘Health Club’ and other social opportunities provided by
the main unit will be readily available to clients.
As part of their rehabilitation pathway and to
promote independence, clients using this facility will be
offered with the opportunity of taking out a tenancy agreement
and appropriate controls regarding their financial
independence. Clients and/or Case Managers can develop
flexible needs appropriate community support packages on an
individual basis within the unit.
Referrals to the Small Group Independent Living Property,
following appropriate professional consultation and
assessment, can be made for clients within the main
rehabilitation unit, the community rehabilitation facility or
directly from acute and community services.
Click
here for a diagrammatic representation of Phase 2.
Residential Capacity following Phase 2
developments
Following completion of Phase 2 of the development,
Whickham Villa will be registered for a total of 74 beds. This
will provide a continuum of service for clients aged 18 years
to meet their individual needs.
Whickham Villa's full service provision for individual
clients will include: -
- 28 beds in Chase Park Rehabilitation Centre
- 2 transitional living apartments
- 1 Community Rehabilitation Facility
- 4 Small Group Semi-Independent Supported Living beds.
- 39 Nursing beds in MIllfield House
The facility and service developments from Whickham Villa
and our other network organisations, will provide appropriate
‘Seamless Slow Stream Rehabilitation Pathways’ for Clients
while meeting the 11 Quality Requirements defined within the
NSF at the same time.
Click
here for a summary of the '11 Quality Requirements in the
NSF'.
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