Clock House

We will encourage and provide residents with the opportunities to be involved in hobbies by identifying their hobbies through the Person Centred Plan/Personal Plan and including these in the individuals weekly Active Support Programme.  Residents have access to the Clock Tower Facilities which is an ASDAN Centre where people undertake ASDAN qualifications in a wide range of subjects such as Life Skills, Independence Skills, Hobbies, Interests, Getting ready for work, Personal Safety, DIY.  There are over 180 subjects available.

We understand the many benefits that regular exercise has both to a persons physical fitness but also their mental health. We encourage use of the gym, bike riding, swimming, walking, dancing, football, Wii Fit and recording daily exercise. We have a number of facilities locally that enable us to provide a broad range of activities. We also by encourage a healthy eating diet and provide healthy eating menus.

We have a well established Mental Health monitoring system that frequently assesses individual residents mental well being.  If appropriate supporting people to Psychiatrist appointments and working closely with the Learning Disability Psychiatric Nurses. By giving the residents the opportunity and encouragement and the environment where people feel comfortable talking about their feelings. Facilitate any necessary referrals to medical professionals.

As part of the Person Centred Plan we complete Emotional Needs assessments for all residents which help us to identify the individuals needs so we can then ensure that the service we deliver supports the individuals specific requirements.

Clock House has an Active Support Plan which the individual residents participate in completing on a weekly basis. This helps the person have control over their everyday life, the key decisions and any individual choices can be catered for.

We support people with all aspects of their linguistic needs through identifying and assessing the person’s communication needs.  If we did not have the resources to provide the appropriate support to meet linguistic needs, we would refer the person to the Speech and Language Specialist.

We encourage people to maintain their family and personal relationships and provide opportunities for people to visit their friends and family and also for their friends and families to visit the person at The Clock House.

Benjamin Roberts