Care Services
AIM: To support individuals to manage their physical and health care needs and promote realistic independence through personal care management training and the Personal Assistance Service
The team of Client Support Workers endeavours to provide the highest standard of care in a sensitive and personal manner. Staff offer a professional service, maintaining the respect and dignity of individuals. Each individual is allocated a key-worker who provides a consistent contact and style of support with everyday needs and accessing community service for health care appointments. Additionally, the key-workers work alongside individuals to identify training objectives and establish a personal care management training programme.
The Occupational Therapy Service provides the opportunity for individuals, who have developed a solid awareness of their support needs and the skills to direct staff, to adopt a greater level of responsibility and control for everyday activities of personal care and daily living.
Close links are maintained with the Occupational Therapy Department and community health services to ensure all aspects of individuals emotional and physical well-being are catered for through an inclusive and supportive style.
| Internal Provision | Support Agencies |
|---|---|
| 24 hour Personal Care Support | General Practioner (visiting and local surgeries) |
| Key-Worker System | Dentist (local practice) |
| Physiotherapy | District Nurse (local practice) |
| Personal Assistance Service | Psychology Assessment |
| Training: | Counselling Optician (local clinic) |
| Managing Equipment | Chiropody |
| Managing Medication | Wheelchair and Seating Assessment |
| Negotiating Care Requirements | Consultant Urologist |
| Laundry and Home Management | Personal Relationships & Sexuality |
| Managing Health Care | Training |
| Managing Care Supplies | Speech Therapy |
| Health Awareness |
Other individuals, based within the Centre, are supported to develop their confidence and awareness of their personal care needs and encouraged to adopt increasing responsibility.
The experienced and NVQ-trained team of Client Support Workers (guided by the Care Services Care Manager) underpin the life of the Centre by enabling individuals to access the many opportunities available throughout the other Departments and within the community. Care Manager also provide a supporting and enabling service to individuals in paid employment in the local industrial estate.
e-mail: info@developmentcentre.org
