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Living at Deanston House … Welcome to Deanston House Page 0 of 12 Deanston House Limited: Registered Company Number 11783468 Living at Deanston House … Bedroom and Shower Room You will have your own private bedroom, toilet and shower. You can make your bedroom into your own space where you can be comfortable. You can bring your own furniture if you want. You can choose how you want your room decorated. It is your private space and you are in charge of it. If you need help, we can support you with cleaning and changing your bedding. Bathroom If you like to have a bath, there is a bathroom near your bedroom. Page 1 of 12 Deanston House Limited: Registered Company Number 11783468 Living at Deanston House … Dining Room with kitchen and Lounge You can have your meals in the Dining Room. You can use the kitchen area to make drinks or snacks or make your own lunch. You can relax in the lounge area and watch your favourite programmes. Library and Lounge The Library is a relaxing quiet lounge space where you can go to read books or magazines. Relax on the comfortable sofa or lounge chairs. Page 2 of 12 Deanston House Limited: Registered Company Number 11783468 Living at Deanston House … Games Room The Large Games room is a space to enjoy fun activities and hobbies. Pool Board Games Arts & Crafts Jigsaws Console Karaoke Games Café The café is a great place to meet, chat and make friends. You can join in coffee mornings and smoothie making sessions. Page 3 of 12 Deanston House Limited: Registered Company Number 11783468 Living at Deanston House … Gym If you like to exercise there is a gym where staff can help you to be fit and healthy. Skills Kitchen Develop your skills or learn new ones such as: Cooking Baking Laundry Ironing Page 4 of 12 Deanston House Limited: Registered Company Number 11783468 Living at Deanston House … Multi-Sensory Room A safe space to help you feel relaxed, calm and happy, using lights, music and other sensory equipment, depending on your mood and choice. Smaller Lounge Areas Activities and relaxation. A quiet space to go to chat with staff or friends. A relaxing space to spend time with your visitors. If your visitors live far away, we can help arrange somewhere to stay nearby while they visit. Page 5 of 12 Deanston House Limited: Registered Company Number 11783468 Living at Deanston House … Large Garden The Garden is very big, you can relax in the garden, exercise or join in some fun and games. Summerhouse Gardening Swings Garden Games Seating areas Transport We have our own car to help us get to places. The bus stop is a 2 minute walk from the house. The bus number is 59. You can get a bus to Callander or Stirling from Deanston village. Page 6 of 12 Deanston House Limited: Registered Company Number 11783468 Living at Deanston House … The Local Area Deanston Deanston House is in a small village called Deanston. Deanston is a lovely area for walks. It has a small village shop that is also a post office. Doune The village of Doune is a 5–10 minute walk from Deanston House. Doune is a great place for walking and has a nature reserve and a castle to visit. The main street has shops, cafés, hairdressers and a bank. It also has a small Co-op for shopping. The Doctors and Pharmacy are in Doune. Also close by car or public bus are Callander and Stirling Page 7 of 12 Deanston House Limited: Registered Company Number 11783468 Care and Support … The Staff Team All our team are here to help and support you. We want you to have the right support for you. Nurses are always on duty. The nurses will make sure you are safe, healthy, and getting supported in the best way for you. Support Workers will follow your person-centred plans to make sure your support needs are met and you are safe and happy. Your Named Nurse and Keyworker will help coordinate your care and support while you stay here. The Occupational Therapist (OT) will help you improve skills and confidence in doing things or learn new skills. The Clinical Psychologist likes to listen, talk and spend time with Service Users. He will support you to find things that make you happy and help you with things you may find upsetting. The Kitchen Team will learn about what foods you like, any allergies or any dietary needs and provide good healthy home cooked meals each day. Maintenance and Cleaning Staff will help with keeping Deanston House safe and clean. Page 8 of 12 Deanston House Limited: Registered Company Number 11783468 Care and Support … Your Support Plans Your Support Plans are all about you, what you like, what support you need and your goals. We want you to be fully involved in decisions about your care and support We want to help you achieve your goals We will support you to develop your independence by learning daily living skills. We communication in your preferred way, whilst helping you to develop your communication skills. If you experience distress, we will support you in a respectful way, keeping you and others safe. We will assess your health needs and provide you with the support required to be healthy. Page 9 of 12 Deanston House Limited: Registered Company Number 11783468 Safety and Security … Personal Belongings You will have your own key for your bedroom so you can lock your own door and keep your belongings safe. If you have belongings that are of high value to you, you may want to think about having insurance, in case of accidental damage or loss. Personal Money If you look after your own money, you will have a safe place in your room to keep it. If you need help with your money, we can keep it in a safe. CCTV. Cameras We have cameras outside of the building at Deanston House. The cameras are there to put off people we do not know trying to come into the building. Page 10 of 12 Deanston House Limited: Registered Company Number 11783468 Having your say … Advocacy We encourage self-advocacy and choice. We have Service User Meetings so you can let us know your views and help make Deanston House a great place to live. You can meet with an independent Advocacy worker to talk about living here and the support you need. Planning and Review Meetings You can be involved in all your planning and review meetings. Your Advocacy Worker and Keyworkers can support you with this. Concerns and Complaints If you are unhappy about something, we want to help solve the problem as soon as possible. You can talk to any member of the team at Deanston House. If you are still unhappy you can make a complaint to the organisation using our Service Users Complaint procedure. Tel: 07787 081 170 Or contact the Care Inspectorate: Tel: 0345 600 9527 Page 11 of 12 Deanston House Limited: Registered Company Number 11783468 .
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