Supported Housing
Brickfields Road, Worcester
20 Brickfields Road
Worcester
WR4 9TZ
01905 611803
Headway Worcester Trust Limited, in partnership with Worcestershire County
Council Social Services are offering supported accommodation for adults with
acquired brain injury at Brickfields Road, Worcester Brickfields Road is a
bungalow that has been purchased by Headway Worcester Trust. It caters for
four clients with a brain injury who have complex needs.
Each person has their own tenancy agreement and the same rights as anyone in
the community.
All tenants have their own double bedroom and bathroom facility, they share
the kitchen, sitting room, conservatory and garden. There are the equivalent of
six full time members of staff to support tenants to access community
facilities. The staff work on a rota basis and cover 24 hours a day on site.
The aim of Brickfields Road is to enable people to live as independently as
possible. It is expected that tenants will come from residential homes, hospital
or living with the family, but would benefit from the more supported
environment provided by Brickfields Road.
More Information
TO BECOME A TENANT
If you have a disability and are interested in living at Brickfields Road you need
to obtain the support of your social worker. If you do not have a social worker
you can contact us direct. We can arrange for you to visit, to see if you like the
unit and feel that you would fit in. Together with Social Services, we will assess
whether living in this type of supported accommodation will be beneficial to
you.
WAITING LIST
Due to the popular demand for this type of supported accommodation, it is
unlikely that you will be given a place immediately, but if accepted you will be
able to put your name on our waiting list.
PROCEDURE
The social worker and the centre manager will discuss the type and amount of
support that each tenant requires. Following this, a care package will be set in
place before the tenant moves in. Support provided by on site staff will be
along the lines of planning, organisation, managing money and paying bills,
prompting with medication and appointments, prompting with all domestic and
household tasks, reassurance and emotional support.
Meeting neighbours is actively encouraged while leisure and social activities are
organised off site. Tenants are supported to integrate in order to improve social
skills and confidence and reduce isolation and loneliness.
The staff team provide on site cover. If required, additional support will be
provided by other agencies, such as community psychiatric nurses, occupational
therapists and speech therapists, social workers, volunteers, home support
workers and home care.
MOVING ON
After regaining skills and becoming more capable, some tenants feel able to
move on to fully independent living, away from our sites. Tenants moving on
will be supported by local staff and a Headway out-reach worker or out-reach
from an appropriate team.