Kingsbury

The House

This large 6 bed house is situated in a quiet close in Kingsbury and is within walking distance of Kingsbury High Road, public transport and local community facilities.

The house has a large kitchen/dining room, a sensory room equipped with soft furnishings and a music system and a training kitchen where structured sessions are carried out.

Residents

Service users are fully involved in choosing furnishings and colour schemes for the house, as well as discussing menus and their leisure activities. By providing a homely environment and highly skilled staff support, the residents have control over their lives, and the support they need to remain active citizens within the community.

The service users - four men and two women - all have autism spectrum disorders together with learning, communication and behavioural difficulties; Residents require 24 hour support to lead near normal lives. Service users can expect that they will at all times be treated with dignity and privacy, and have opportunities for maintaining and improving their independence.

Leisure activities

Leisure activities feature highly on the agenda. One service user attends music therapy sessions at Nordoff Robbins and two go to a Social Club held every Monday evening, where they have games and other activities. General activities include visits to the pub, restaurants, cinema, walks and visits to see family. They also go on annual holidays in the UK or abroad.

All six service users participate in a range of activities such as massage, music therapy, communication skills, art and craft.

Relationships with outside bodies
The staff team is fully supported by Brent Crisis Intervention Team and the community team for learning disabilities at Harrow Primary Care Trust.

Staff

The staff team, comprising a support manager, one deputy manager, two senior support workers and four support workers, have undertaken a range of training, including specialist autism training, support for mental health problems, medication and statutory training, as well as bereavement and loss. The team is supported by our autism manager and consultant who provides specialist advice around service users' needs and behaviour management.

Several staff are pursuing NVQ2 and NVQ3 in care.

Support managers and deputies are fully involved in developing the Hoffmann Foundation's strategic plan and managing their budgets. Our policies, based on the requirements of the Care Standards Act, are developed In-house and tested out in the units before being adopted by the organisation.

Contacts

For further information on the Kingsbury home, please contact the Unit Manager on 0208 200 8667. For further information about Hoffmann Foundation for Autism, to discuss a referral, diagnostic assessment or to arrange counselling please contact head office on 020 8964 6650 or click here to send us an email