Highdowns

Our Highdowns service provides opportunities for individuals with learning disabilities and mental health conditions to live in a registered care environment that can provide and equip them with the skills they need to live the life they choose including moving onto supported living when they are ready. The individuals that use our service require 24 hour support in a safe environment which encourages and promotes people to gain confidence in their lives, and promotes decision making and choice through a person centred approach, which is individualised and dependent on the specific needs and communication requirements of each person

Set in a rural community and surrounded by 10 acres of countryside Highdowns provides a service for 14 people, in 4 different properties across one site. These are a main house for 7 people, a newly refurbished barn cottage for 2 people, a barn conversion of an individual unit of bedroom, sitting room, kitchen and bathroom for 1 person and a converted and recently refurbished property specifically designed to encourage 4 people to become more independent. Highdowns provides the highest level of 24 hour support, in all four properties, and promotes and encourages independence and integration into the community.

Specialist Expertise

Epilepsy
Aspergers
Mental Health
Autism
Down Syndrome

Our Services Offered

Everyone living at the Highdowns service is actively involved in decisions relating to the running of their home and personal life and each person has their own person centred plan.

People are involved in:

Person centered planning, review and awareness
Confidence and encouragement to make decisions, rights and responsibilities and promotion of access to local advocacy
Budgeting skills and weekly planning
Daily living skills, including meal preparation, cooking and domestic skills
Assistance with personal care and encouragement to becoming more independent with self care
Choice and support to attend college/events/activities
Supported to engage in voluntary or part time work
Awareness of health promotion, health related conditions and specialist support to access professionals
Actively participate in community events through one to one sessions and planned events with other individuals
The recruitment and selection of the staff that support them.
Staff matching
Quality checking and health and safety
Changes to living environment
Development of service delivery
Self-assessment through person centred planning
On site, day opportunities offering gardening, basic farm work and small animal care.

About the Property

Highdowns service is set within a beautiful backdrop which holds panoramic views over St. Ives bay in Cornwall. It is approximately 2 miles from Camborne town centre and transport is available for people to access the local community. The service consists of 4 properties on one site; the main house providing accommodation for 7 people, 6 rooms with en-suite, a refurbished barn cottage providing semi-independent living for 2 people, a cottage conversion providing semi-independent living for a further 4 people, all rooms en-suite and furnished to a high standard and a new barn conversion providing a self-contained unit for one person.

All the buildings are situated in beautiful grounds that are linked together so that individuals can access all areas and benefit from the gardens, open fields and a further barn which provides communal recreation opportunities for people who live in all the properties on site.