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Quality Assured Mental Health Care

Aims and Objectives

To provide a Haven in the Community Pursuit of Beliefs
To promote National Standards Promotion of dignity and privacy
Continuous commitment to clients Advocacy
Rehabilitation Independence
Provision of choice Risk Taking

To provide a Haven in the Community
  • Maintaining a Registered Care Home Status
  • Quality Assurance
  • Working closely with other agents
  • Direct referrals
  • Referrals from Care Managers

To promote National Standards

  • NVQs in Care, Management and supporting vocations
  • Supporting efforts for a national inspectorate

Continuous commitment to clients

  • Continuous assessment of clients
  • Regular liaison with the purchasers of care
  • Continuous dialogue with clients

Rehabilitation

  • Assessment of client's strengths and weaknesses
  • Six monthly multidisciplinary assessment
  • Opportunities to learn self care
  • Opportunities to move onto independent living
  • Involvement of relatives

Provision of choice

  • Style of accommodation and meals
  • Recreational opportunities
  • Relationships
  • Appropriate occupation where possible

Pursuit of Beliefs

  • Faith and Worship
  • Culture and language
  • Diet

Promotion of dignity and privacy

  • Correct assessment of needs
  • Sensitive personal care
  • Guidance through key-care scheme

Advocacy

  • Day trips in minibus
  • Recreational activities - indoors and outdoors
  • Annual Holidays

Independence

  • Self
  • Relatives and friends
  • Key-carers
  • Legal

Risk Taking

  • Careful assessment by experienced Carers

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Heatherdene Residential Care Home
13/14 Southfields Road
Eastbourne, East Sussex
BN21 1BU
Tel: 01323 642715
Fax: 01323 644182

Web: www.heatherdene.co.uk
E-mail: enquiry@heatherdene.co.uk

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