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Community Services Building a life worth living
OUR LEARNING DISABILITY SERVICES With staff teams who are on site 24-hours a day and who have been extensively trained and upskilled to support service users with specific diagnoses, and supported by in-house MDT teams of Psychologists and Therapists, Ocean Community Services has a wide range of homes suited to service users with Learning Disabilities.
WENTWOOD COURT, NEWPORT PATIENT INFO:
18+
6 + 8 self-contained 1 bed bungalows
Wentwood Court is a delightful, detached house and eight bungalow apartments set in a semi-rural location on the outskirts of Newport. The home is suitable for those that may require specialist aids and adaptations to meet mobility difficulties and/or physical disability. The home’s location is ideal for clients with forensic needs, where city living is inappropriate or those that prefer a more peaceful and tranquil environment.
Wentwood Court works very closely with our in-house clinicians and offers a multidisciplinary team including psychology, positive behavioural therapy, SALT, OT and physiotherapy. The model of care at Wentwood Court is based on the Recovery Model. Additionally, the use of Positive Behavioural Support plans and strategies, enables clients to reduce behaviours that challenge which may have in the past restricted the opportunities they were able to access. Referrals are accepted from medium, low-secure and locked rehabilitation services as well as the community, where placements may have been unsuccessful. Many of the service users at Wentwood Court have slow recovery pathways, with some supported right through to palliative care.
The home offers easy access to the facilities of Newport, as well as the shops, libraries, cafes and leisure centres at nearby Chepstow. Service users who are eligible for mobility are supported by the staff team to acquire their own vehicles, although the home does have its own transport. 1
WESTMINSTER COURT, CARDIFF PATIENT INFO:
18+
5
(2 x 2 bed flats & 1 studio flat)
With two separate flats, each accommodating two people, and one single person flat Westminster Court is ideally set-up to promote independence.
Like our other learning disability services, Westminster Court is based on the Recovery Model, which promotes the concept of moving beyond the diagnosis of a learning disability.
Set in a very pleasant community area on the outskirts of Cardiff with excellent local facilities including libraries, shops, banks, cafes, colleges and leisure centres, Westminster Court promotes community inclusion, citizenship and independence.
Working with service users with personality disorders and learning disabilities, the MDT provides support using an adapted DBT model. Staff are also able to assist service users to generalise and maintain other therapeutic skills as well as supporting complex physical and psychological needs.
Although Westminster Court has its own transport, it also benefits from convenient transport links into Cardiff and beyond.
The single person flat has been specifically created to further develop a service user’s skills and independence prior to their next community transition step.
NEWHOUSE, CARDIFF PATIENT INFO:
18+
5
+ 2 self-contained 1 bed flats
New House is situated in beautiful countryside beside the idyllic village of St Fagan’s, the site of the Natural Museum of History, and is situated approximately five miles from Cardiff City Centre. It enjoys the peace and quiet of the country but with the benefit of a wide range of city facilities. New House provides care and accommodation for seven service users who have a Mental Health, Learning Disability or ASD diagnosis. Where appropriate and agreed, service users can be referred to our in-house Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language, Physiotherapy and Dietetics services. New House provides person-centred active support for service users through our bespoke 2
Building Better Lives and Rise recovery support frameworks. Benchmarked against the Mans LD Quality of Life assessment and the Recovery Quality of Life Measure (ReQol) both framework tools work with individuals to create achievable goals that are divided into areas of focus that support self-actualisation.
Service users engage in a range of activities such as arts, crafts, games and cookery sessions, all of which can be adapted for low-stimulus needs. In addition, we are able to provide individualised sensory diet and have a fitness instructor that visits the home.
CHERRY TREE HOUSE, BRISTOL PATIENT INFO:
18+
9
+ 2 self-contained 1 bed bungalows
Cherry Tree House is located on the outskirts of Bristol. It offers 24-hour residential social care and support for men and women with Learning Disability, Challenging Behaviours, Autistic Spectrum Condition and Physical Health Needs. Cherry Tree Houses’ person-centred model of care is a synthesis of positive behavioural support, sensory integration approaches and the recovery model. The home aspires to ensure that each service user has a high quality of life as a valued member of their community. Cherry Tree House provides excellent community access, accessing local shops, cafes, GP practice, libraries, leisure centres and parks, as well as specialist facilities such as Sensory Heaven and pet therapy.
Service users at Cherry Tree House all have large ensuite bedrooms, with some including small kitchenettes and sofas to give a studio feel. This provides the ideal conditions for individuals who require a low stimulus environment or wish to engage in hobbies and interests on their own. Adjacent to Cherry Tree House is a large bungalow which has two separate one-bedroom bespoke flats where individual service users have their own front door and independence. The bungalow was specifically designed for service users who can present considerable challenges to their environment and who again may prefer a low stimulus option rather than socialising in the main home.
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WINDSOR ROAD, PENARTH PATIENT INFO:
18+
6
Windsor Road is an attractive three-storey house that provides 24-hour specialist support for up to six women who have a learning disability, mental health issue and/or personality disorder. Furnished to a high standard, with most of the bedrooms ensuite, Windsor Road is located in the thriving seaside town of Penarth. Access to both transport links and a wide range of local amenities is good, with Penarth just a five-mile easy public transport journey away from Cardiff City Centre. Where appropriate service users will have an individual Positive Behavioural Support plan and access to in-house multi-disciplinary support, including Psychiatry, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Dietetics, Dialectic Behavioural Therapy. The aim of the service is to provide positive progression by supporting service users to be active participants in the local community through paid or voluntary work opportunities, encouraging participation in leisure and education activity, developing self-confidence, advocacy and independence and to manage complex behaviours and reduce vulnerability.
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RIVERDALE, CARDIFF PATIENT INFO:
18+
5
Riverdale is ideally situated to promote recovery as it is set within easy reach of the centre of Cardiff and all its amenities and facilities, whilst also enjoying the peaceful and friendly atmosphere of the local residential area which encourages social inclusion and citizenship.
CONWAY HOUSE, CARDIFF PATIENT INFO:
18+
8
Conway House offers 24-hour residential social care and support for men with Learning Disability who are newly diagnosed with Mental Health Issues and/ or Personality Disorder.
Riverdale offers relational support to service users. At the heart of the service are the service users themselves and the house works on the principle of partnership with the service users having an active involvement in the decisions about how the house should be run.
Riverdale has been very successful in working with its service users to enable them to develop their life skills, coping strategies, increased insight and motivation to greater independence, enabling them to move onto complete independence or to supported living. Riverdale is ideal for men who prefer a smaller homely environment which is relaxed, calm and well structured.
Conway House is in the heart of its local community in the popular area of Roath on the outskirts of Cardiff City Centre. It is ideally located to promote rehabilitation and community integration with its easy access to local shops, newsagents, libraries, churches and parks. The home has a warm, welcoming atmosphere where staff provide relational support and work in equal partnership with the service users, not only to promote recovery but to take considered therapeutic risks. These are essential to support the individual to gain and implement coping strategies and develop their independent life skills. Conway House has an excellent track record of supporting service users to gain qualifications, obtain paid employment, develop their life skills and to move onto independent or supported living. Referrals are accepted from medium secure, low secure and locked rehabilitation services, as well as from individuals currently in the community whose placements do not give them the support they require.
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WITLA COURT, CARDIFF PATIENT INFO:
8
18+
Witla Court, located in the Rumney area of Cardiff, has a very friendly atmosphere and a strong sense of community. For its service users with learning disabilities, it epitomises the aspiration of ordinary living in an ordinary street. Witla Court fully delivers against a key aim of Transforming Care; supporting even those with the most complex of needs in a community setting.
transport links and within a short distance there is access to local colleges, a leisure centre, shops, post office, cafes and a GP surgery. Witla Court comprises two separate homes each accommodating four people and sharing a garden.
This offers a range of opportunities for our service users to socialise, whilst also providing a low stimulus environment in which to pursue therapeutic activities, hobbies or interests.
Its location is key not only to promoting social inclusion but for developing independence and greater community skills. There are excellent
THE GLEN, NEWPORT PATIENT INFO:
18+
5
The home has been the step that many service users have needed to develop their coping strategies and community skills, preventing readmission to hospital and enabling them to step forward to greater independence through supported living or a return to their family homes.
where they may pursue horticultural interests and develop work related skills, the service users also care for a variety of pets. Service users are encouraged to develop their skills further, particularly those that may help them secure later employment. Service users are supported to learn money management, cookery skills, relationship skills, develop insight into needs, self-medicate, homecare and maintenance skills, and to use public transport independently. With its good access to the facilities at Newport, The Glen positively encourages community participation and citizenship with service users joining local sports teams and carrying out local voluntary work.
The Glen is located on the outskirts of Newport in a beautiful rural location, which has proved ideal for those with forensic histories that preclude city living, or those that require a low stimulus environment. All service users follow an individualised activity plan and are able to pursue their own interests and hobbies. The home has a large garden and poly-tunnel 6
The Glen has four bedrooms plus an accessible ground floor bedroom with ensuite.
TY BRYNTEG, PORTH PATIENT INFO:
18
+
5
+ 1 self-contained 1 bed flat
Ty Brynteg is based on the Recovery Model with high levels of relational security and strong multidisciplinary team (MDT) working to underpin service users’ journeys to recovery.
Service users at Ty Brynteg have accessed continued therapy, developed their relationships, and even gained paid employment and qualifications. Ty Brynteg prepares service users to move to their own homes with minimal support from community teams, or transition on to other types of supported living. Set in a quiet location in the small town of Porth, Ty Brynteg has excellent access to local amenities including work opportunities, shops, libraries and cafes. There are also a wider range of facilities on offer just a short distance away in the town of Pontypridd. Ty Brynteg offers five bedrooms plus a self-contained flat which promotes independent living.
Ty Brynteg has successfully supported service users to transition from either medium secure, low secure or locked rehabilitation and step-down to community living. Ty Brynteg has often proved a turning point for its service users in preventing revolving door admissions and reversing a pattern of repeated community breakdowns.
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OUR LEARNING DISABILITY HOMES
Ocean Community Services Unit 1, Castleton Court, Fortran Road, St Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT Office/swyddfa: 029 2039 4410 Email/Ebost: referrals@oceancommunityservices.co.uk www.oceancommunityservices.co.uk 8