Respite Care Service

Respite Care Service – LAM Manor

LAM Manor is a 12 bedded newly renovated property specialising in respite and supporting living for Learning Disability and Autism. All facilities are brand new.

Residential Respite facility for people with learning disabilities and Autism

Emergency placements subject to assessments

Short term care and support placements with Minimum stay 2 nights; Maximum stay 6 weeks

Friendly, approachable staff, well trained in Autism LD, PBS, CPI and other mandatory trainings.

Joint working with other local partners to contribute to a reduction in the number of people with learning disabilities and autism being admitted as mental health inpatients.

Person-cantered, responsive care

Community support

Staffed 24 /7, 365 days a year

Who we support

People with a learning disability and/or autism, including young people aged 18+ some of whom also have additional needs and require an adapted environment

People with Autism and Learning disability who have a combination of life-long conditions such as epilepsy, PEG regime, complex and enduring mental health needs, behaviors that challenge that may put themselves and others at risk of harm, physical disabilities, including sensory impairments.

Our Mission/Goal

We are governed by the principles of Right Care, Right Support, Right Culture

Our goal is to allow people with Autism and Learning Disabilities to be able to fulfil their potential and support them to live within the community, within the supported living and respite environment with access to the help and care that they need at the right time and place. Whilst promoting health and wellbeing by adopting a person-centred approach by encompassing medical, emotional, and social needs whilst consistently monitoring and close management of changing conditions to meet needs. Changing care and support for the better.

The Facilities

We have modern, new and well equipped facilities

Sensory Room

Designed to help calm and relax those who need to use it.

Inclusive Kitchen & dinning area

For services users to eat home cooked meals picked via a menu. The space also offers opportunity for communal interaction.

Fully functioning wet room

For services users bath and shower. The space also offers opportunity for disabled interaction.

Bedrooms

Large spacious bedrooms which contain ensuite bathroom facilities. Service users can bring their personal belongings and decorate with in out of the service user, so it

feels like their own room and their safe place and most importantly their home for the duration of their stay.

Bedrooms on both floors. Bedroom upstairs contain welfare units to promote independence. Bedrooms down stairs are large and accessible.

Large living room

For movies, games , quite space

Social entertainment room

For music, piano , drums, guitar space

Outdoor space

Which include a lovely terrace area with benches to relax in the summer. Garden and outdoor area for animals such as chickens and goats.

Multi-faith room

Enough to accommodate

Dinning rooms

Fully well spaced dinning rooms

At the Manor activities include

We have lots of enjoyable activities to help keep you occupied throughout the day, these range from:

Animal therapy (dogs, goats, and chickens)
Planting and gardening.
Arts and crafts
Cooking
Sports – Football, dodgeball etc
Walking
Themed days/evenings for Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Diwali, Birthdays
Movie Nights
BBQs
We also organise fun days throughout the year for service users and families to enjoy.

We guarantee autistic people and people with a learning disability the choices, dignity, independence, and good access to local communities that most people take for granted.

We seek to support not to control what people do.

Outdoor activities include:

Trips to Amusement parks
Kayaking
Cinema
Sporting activities such as swimming, gym, badminton
Educational/Vocational Work
Bowling

Weekend visits to local amenities and other planned trips to further afield. For example, in the Derbyshire areas such as Matlock, Ashbourne, Barton Arena, Alvaston Park, Black Rocks, Darley Park etc

Weekend trips to the seaside at Whitby and Bridlington

Conditions

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