INFORMATION
Established supported living
The Safe house BD Ltd is an Established Supported Living Services provider in UK.
We currently have a range of services in North London, Luton and West Sussex
CQC Registered for Personal Care Services.
The Safehouse BD Ltd.’s goal is to provide a high standard of accommodation and supportive environment for residents with multiple needs including challenging behaviours as well as mental health patients including forensic aged between 18 and 65 years.
Emergency placements
We are able to take planned and emergency placements. We normally have bedrooms available for specific emergency or short-term / short notice placements.
The Safehouse works closely with care placement teams, community mental health teams, local authority brokerage teams for service users who are suitable for supported living services.
We pride ourselves at the Safehouse on our care delivery, we help and also support vulnerable adults at risk of social exclusion.
The Safehouse BD Ltd.’s main aim is support vulnerable individuals to develop and maintain respect, self-reliance and self-care skills to enable them to make an informed, age-specific decisions concerning their current and future needs and support In order for them to continue to manage and maintain their health and well-being.
Our Vision
Our vision is to transform vulnerable individuals lives through holistic and person-centred approach as well as empowerment. Using system theory and anti-discriminatory as well as anti-oppressive approach, to enable us to have a focus on the core values of being non-judgemental in providing care and empathy.
We accept each adult as a unique individual and work with them so that they can feel safe, secure and inspired to lead fulfilling lives. We have strong belief at the Safe House that in order to offer an outstanding service, the needs of the individuals must be paramount and lie at the heart of everything we believe.
Who can access The Safehouse BD Ltd.’s Services?
Service users who can access our services, support and care have various needs which include:
- Male and females aged 18 to 65 years with complex needs
- Mental health issues
- Challenging behaviours
- Mild learning difficulties
- Supported living
Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
The management team is very keen on Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults in accordance with The Care Act 2014 (sec 42). Bearing in mind the core principles of the Care Act which include:
- Empowerment
- Prevention
- Protection
- Accountability
- Partnership
- Professionality
Planned or Emergency placements
As stated we are able to take planned and emergency placements. Ideally for individuals in crisis, planned placements would be preferable, with referrals being received within a short space of time. Nonetheless, we understand that there will be occasions where adults assessed by the Community Mental Health Team will need to be moved at very short notice following an emergency or crisis; therefore, we will not rule out emergency referrals and will aim to respond to them as quickly as possible.
Our Staffing Team
Our team has over 20 years combined experience in social care, substance misuse, supported living, and in mental health. They are experienced in advanced social care, possessing relevant qualifications and substantial experience working in this field.
Our staff provide excellent, positive role models for adults’ we support. The staff have degrees in varying disciplines and have undergone vigorous training in the safeguarding of vulnerable adults.
We endeavour to work in collaboration with individuals’ families in order to support them in improving relationships, emotional well-being and actively support them to manage and maintain positive links in their lives.
We also liaise with external agencies to support the work carried out with service users, this includes drug and alcohol services, Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) Services.
One to One
We also provide cogent one to one person centred key-working sessions to work around their support needs.
Our core principles are based on
- Quality of care
- Openness and transparency
- Involvement of service users in the design and delivery services
- Participation of service users in decisions which affect them individually and collectively
- Networking multi-agency collaboration and bench marking best practices
Model of intervention
It is our belief that a variety of different models of intervention should be available and be reflected in the collective skills of the team as different types of intervention work with different people.
We would characterise this approach as integrative and this would include but not necessarily be limited to the following approaches:
- Cognitive behavioural models
- Cognitive stimulation approach
- Task-centred models.
- Crisis intervention models.
- Person centred approach.
We are aware that, upon admission, some service users may be receiving therapeutic inputs than others following initial assessment or may be identified as requiring therapeutic involvement.
In both instances our service will facilitate that involvement and work closely and in conjunction with any individual providing or co-ordinating a specific treatment or package of therapeutic care.
Proactive approach
We are aware that, upon admission, some service users may be receiving therapeutic inputs than others following initial assessment or may be identified as requiring therapeutic involvement.
In both instances our service will facilitate that involvement and work closely and in conjunction with any individual providing or co-ordinating a specific treatment or package of therapeutic care.
We would proactively facilitate service users access to the range of therapeutic resources. In addition to the services outlined above, we aim to establish a positive working relationship with a variety of local agencies such as:
- UKAT,
- Samaritans,
- Luton Foodbank,
- Penrose Synergy,
- Mind BLMK,
- ResoLUTiONs
- Womens Aid.
These can be accessed in consultation with the placing authority to additionally support service users’ needs for such issues as domestic violence, drug and alcohol misuse, bereavement and loss.
Supported Living homes
Our Supported Living homes are secured by CCTV and staffed 24-hours a day by a member of our highly trained team
The level of support provided will be increased or decreased as required and in consultation with the placing authority to meet individual needs, especially for service users with challenging behaviour, as some may require 1:1 support or 2:1 support 24 hours per day.
We assess and document every aspect of the service users daily living to establish their level of independence and what areas require support to develop.
Service user support
All service users receive support with:
- Hygiene
- Routines
- Maintaining a clean and safe living environment.
- Food preparation and healthy eating.
- Food shopping
- Budgeting
- Joining and attending leisure and health activities.
- Accessing and registering with health services
- Family contact.
- Taking care of their emotional and mental health.
- Religious and cultural needs/preferences. Safety and self-harm reduction.
- Managing emergencies.
- Socialising
- Community integration.
- Independence skills development.