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Regard’s aim is to provide the highest possible quality of support to the people who use our services. At Arden House we support individuals with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs. Our enabling, self empowering approach is tailored to a person’s aspirations, ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction.
Arden house is unique in the model of supported living it can provide. It is a younger person’s service ideal for young adults leaving care or young adults leaving residential college. We have very positive links with local residential and non residential colleges.
Our aim is to support individuals to gain the skills necessary for move onto independent living, if they so choose. We have recently supported one gentleman to move onto his own flat and two more tenants are working towards this within the near future. We have the scope to provide outreach support once tenants have moved, thus maintaining consistency and continuity.
We have recently introduced an independent living skills assessment tool which is in easy read format and outcome driven. Not only does it focus on skills for independence, it also covers topics such as health, relationships, employment socialization and many more. Feedback from tenants at Arden House is positive as it has enabled them to focus on building new skills in a structured, formatted and achievable way.
Staff support is flexible and structured around individuals’ needs on a daily basis.
All tenants are making fantastic progress and continue to achieve some very positive personal outcomes, in relation to independence and quality of life.
There are currently two vacancies at Arden House. Both rooms are located on the lower ground floor and have direct access to front and back gardens. One room is en-suite and the other has access to its own bathroom. There is a kitchen and lounge, which is shared by three people in total.
The Property
Arden House is a semi-detached house, overlooking Preston Park and is close to the centre of Brighton.
Located on the ground floor we have one en-suite bedroom, a kitchen and a large lounge/dining area.
The lower ground floor has its own self contained front and back door access. There are three bedrooms (two of which are en-suite and one with access to its own bathroom) There is also a kitchen/lounge which is shared by the three tenants on this floor.
The top two floors have 4 bedrooms (two ensuite and a separate bathroom for the other two rooms). There is also a kitchen and separate lounge for the tenants to utilise.
There is a decent sized patio garden at the rear of the property, with its own vegetable patch and BBQ area. This is a hub of social activity during the summer months.
Within close proximity there are shops, pharmacy, post office, pubs, church, Health Centre and parks.
Public transport links are very good with buses into the centre of Brighton running every 10 minutes. The home also has one vehicle which is used to meet service user needs where public transport is not available.
All tenants are socially active and current activities range from: college, employment, drama, football, bowling, cinema, swimming, gym, shopping and the numerous social and recreational opportunities available within Brighton.
The Service
The team at Arden House provides high quality support which as stated is tailored to reflect individual need. This is achieved through our ‘Outcome Focused Person Centered Plans’ and we closely follow the Government’s ‘Valuing People’ criteria which ensures that we respect tenant’s rights, inclusion, choice, and independence at all times.
We Offer
24 hours a day shared support; which currently includes sleep-in support.
- 1:1 support for specific identified assessed needs.
- We can evidence reduction in 1:1 support hours as tenants gain new skills and greater independence.
- Support is structured to ensure that the individual has the opportunity to access a full range of social activities within the community e.g. football, cinema swimming and local clubs and where possible employment opportunities and access to local colleges.
- A well motivated and enthusiastic trained staff team, trained in NVQ, Supported Living, Epilepsy, challenging behavior, autism and all the core mandatory training requirements. Specialist training will be provided to meet individual assessed need if required.
- Support individuals in accessing appointments with all health care professionals.
- We have positive working relationships with local housing department, health professional from community learning disability teams and families.
We have the scope to provide outreach support for tenants living in community.
The following provides an example of what is deemed individual support and what is covered by the shared support.
Typical Individual needs |
Shared Support |
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Details
Customer Relations Manager: Michelle Rumble Email: Michelle.rumble@regard.co.uk
Locality Manager: Sarah Kington
Home Manager: James Hardy |
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