Guiding Principles

The provision of a diversified service that provides multi-disciplinary support and care:
 

• An individual client needs-based assessment prior to admission.
• To promote, establish and sustain access to the wider community.
• To provide a safe and comfortable home-like environment.
• To focus on the individual, building on the skills needed to live as independently as possible.
• To promote equality of opportunity and self determination.
• To support, encourage and celebrate achievement.
• To promote existing social networks with family, friends and relatives as well as developing new relationships and independent advocacy support where appropriate.
• To encourage the development of informed choice; and active involvement in the day to day decision making process.
• To continue to develop innovative practice which improves standards and enriches the clients' quality of life.
• To respect individual client differences in terms of age, race, gender, disability, religion and sexual orientation via a process of anti-discriminatory practice and having equality of opportunity.