We recognise and celebrate the uniqueness of every individual
Our service is based on recognising and celebrating the uniqueness of every individual we support. It is delivered using a series of plans which are personalised to meet the needs of the individuals we support. The input of families and professionals is encouraged to ensure a respite service that is appropriate, comprehensive and accurately reflects the need of the person using the service.
These are ‘living’ documents which grow and develop with the person to ensure they constantly reflect their current needs.
Individual Assessment
When an individual is referred to us, our first step is to undertake a, comprehensive assessment in conjunction with families, referrers, and any professionals involved who are deemed important to the process determine if we can meet their needs within our service.
Care Plan
Once the individual is happy with our service, we identify how we will meet their needs by developing a care plan in partnership with them, their carers and the referring and purchasing bodies. This incorporates health, independent living skills, personal safety, communication, equal opportunities and behaviour management.
Daily Support Plan
This is developed from the care plan and contains details of structured and unstructured time on a needs-led basis. It covers vocational, occupational, recreational and educational elements where applicable depending on the duration of respite care. It may also include gardening, home maintenance or perhaps activities such as painting, sculpture and crafts.
Health Action Plan
The initial plan is developed at the same time as the daily support plan to ensure all the health needs of individuals are being addressed.
Person Centered Plan
Everybody will have a person centered plan that reflects their choices, dreams and aspirations, through meaningful and achievable goals. To facilitate this, a ‘circle of support’ may be used to help them remain central to the decision making process. This group should include anyone who has an important role in the individual’s life; family, close friends and professionals, such as social workers and speech therapists. Their varying degrees of knowledge about the individual ensures that objective decision-making is achieved which reflects the person’s wishes.
Key Worker
Each individual has an assigned key worker who is ‘matched’ on the basis of shared interests and agreed developmental objectives. Their role is to support the person to reach and maintain their goals.
Activities
A variety of daily activities are also available to all the people we support from trips to the cinema, theatre, race days, walks, shopping, bingo and any planned activity in which the individual normally participates. Each activity will be person/group centered. All participation of activities will be assessed and agreed at the initial assessment phase.
