Supported Living Housing
We presently have a 15 bedroom accommodation that caters for clients with learning disabilities. It is conveniently located in a very quiet and exclusive neighbourhood in Kettering, with easy access to shops, supermarkets, gym, and the transport network.
Benefits of Supported Living Accommodation
Supported living is a way of providing our clients with support as they go about their day to day life in the community away from regimented lives in institutions.
The registered manager has worked with social departments for many years with Adults and children with learning difficulties and has an academic degree in Social Science.
Dove Assisted Living programs give our clients as much independence as possible.
Dove Assisted Living help and support our clients to gain or rediscover the skills they need in their daily lives, whilst recognising that there are challenges to achieving these skills too.
The location of our Supported Living Units supports our philosophy of working towards a comprehensive community based service as shops, leisure facilities, libraries and churches are all extremely close by, hence promoting social inclusion. Local bus and train services are excellent. There are colleges close by for clients who wish to continue their education, and the possibility of local employment opportunities. Clients resident in Dove Assisted Living homes will be supported by experienced staff team providing 24 hour support, helping them to live an active life in the community.
There have been great interests in our Supported Living schemes but this is not surprising given our expertise and professionalism. The lack of specialist home facilities for people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviours makes our service sought after.
Dove Assisted Living accommodation is an alternative to residential care; it allows for a greater degree of choice, control and independence. The service provides flexibility; for example, if someone needs their support to be greater at key times then this would be built into the package and reviewed regularly. Support is provided on a shared or individual basis.
Dove Assisted Living Key Principles
• Supported living is an option for all whatever your housing or support need might be. • Having a choice about where to live and who to live with. • Having a choice about who your key worker is, what support is given and by whom. • Support plans change as individual's needs change. • Support provided in a way to enable people live valued lives. • Support provided at agreed times to suit each individual's need. • Support is bespoke to your needs.
Type of Support Provided:
The Units are staffed twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. We offer the following support:
• Support to remain safe. • Support to develop or maintain daily living skills. • Support to manage finances. • Support to access leisure and social activities. • Support to access employment, education and voluntary work. • Support to maintain your housing. • Support to access health care. • Support to manage your health, • Support to maintain and develop friendships and family contact. • Support to go on holiday. • Support with decision making. • Support to move on. • Support to manage personal relationships. • Twenty four hour on-call • Whatever our clients needs at any particular time - flexibility.
Monitoring Quality
To ensure best practice, Dove Assisted Living:
♦ Welcomes suggestions by consulting with our clients to ensure maintenance of high quality service provision, along with a rigid and well defined Complaints procedure ensuring that service users maintain control over the service they receive. ♦ Promotes and advocates for clients rights, independence, choice and inclusion – Dove Assisted Living ensures clients have advocate if clients/family members are unable to do so themselves. ♦ Delivers a programme that includes Needs Assessments and Care Plans, key working system and regular reviews. ♦ Consults and works in partnership with our clients, their family, local Authorities and projects that provide support for our clients, to ensure best practice. ♦ Employs supportive and trained staff who have experience of working with people with learning disabilities and who offer emotional and practical help/support in a way that respects clients views and wishes, and promotes wellness and autonomy. ♦ Maintains a strong commitment to equal opportunity, and promotes positive action to combat discrimination and stigma.
Monitors individual's wellbeing, in relation to both mental and physical health, as well as, social, psychological, and emotional needs
Food and Dining Arrangements
Food is chosen by our clients. Groceries shopping are done at local supermarkets - clients do their shopping list and shopping with staff support. In addition, all our clients prepare their meals independently or with staff support.
Daily Tasks
Clients are involved in day to day running of their homes with staff support which ties in with our policies and procedures. Clients' religious beliefs are promoted. Family contacts and other relationships i.e. friend are facilitated and promoted.
Smoking Policy
A no smoking policy is in operation in all our homes.