Gregory House Specialist Community Based Service
Overview Gregory House is a purpose-built care home which embraces and balances the management of risk with comfort, homeliness, dignity, respect and choice. It is a specialist service for men and women with a learning disability, autistic spectrum disorder and / or complex conditions such as mental health issues, personality disorder and behaviours considered as challenging. We are also able to support individuals with a forensic history.
Gregory House is suitable for those individuals who: We provide: n Are currently living in the community, but require a period of n Individually tailored support
time within a structured environment with intensive care and n Supporting individuals to achieve support to avoid a potential hospital admission their personal goals and aspirations n Are currently in hospital and require further support to progress n Positive risk taking to a more independent living setting n Strengths based approach
This specialist community based service provides registered nursing n Positive Behaviour Support care in three small units. There is also a fourth unit that offers respite n Access to meaningful and stimulating care for individuals who do not require nursing care and includes an activity seven days a week, including emergency respite bed. vocational and educational opportunities
All of these units have en-suite bedrooms and communal lounges, n Developing independent living skills dining rooms, rehab kitchens and laundries. Gregory House benefits and community engagement from the multi-disciplinary support of Nurses, Psychologist, n A strong emphasis on safeguarding Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistants. n Access to independent advocacy
n Strong multiagency and family partnerships to ensure a holistic package of care and pathway
REHABILITATIONwww.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk SERVICES Service Outcomes: n Enhanced quality of life n Supporting individuals to access n Greater choice, control and mainstream health services leading independence to a healthy wellbeing n n Social inclusion through active Improved self-esteem and self-worth community engagement n Dignity and respect n Reduction of risk through n Successful transition into more positive risk taking independent living if appropriate
About Gregory House
Gregory House is situated in Workington, in Cumbria in the heart of the local community within walking distance of an extensive range of local amenities and facilities. There are good transport links to the rest of Cumbria.
About Elysium Learning Disabilities and Autism
Elysium provides a range of specialist services to admission. The teams within our registered care people with learning disabilities, autism and complex services are also specialists in working with epilepsy needs in both our community based services and and young people transitioning into adulthood. hospital placements. A number of our service users will move on from here
Our community based services deliver specialist care to more independent settings such as supported living that meets Transforming Care priorities and is tailored alternatively some will be cared for longer term. to the individual’s needs, enabling people to lead Our hospital placements provide a pathway of independent, meaningful lives as active members integrated care through our Complex Hospital Care of the community. services. These services provide timely, outcomes Within our community based services we are able to focused, individually tailored specialist treatment and provide support for those who have profound and rehabilitation hospital placements that are linked to our multiple learning disabilities, autism and sensory community based support services, and are committed communication difficulties, along with providing expert to keeping length of stay in our services to a minimum, nursing care and support for people with complex needs providing the least restrictive setting possible. and challenging behaviours, such as mental health needs, personality disorder and forensic histories. To discuss Gregory House in more detail, These community based services provide a robust, arrange a visit or make a referral please call structured setting that may suit those who are stepping our 24 hour Referral Line - 0800 218 2398 down from hospital or avoiding an inappropriate hospital or email [email protected]
Gregory House, Furness Road, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 3PD
T: 01900 602320 E: [email protected]