Wembley

The House

Set in the heart of residential Wembley, our spacious and light 6-bedroomed house benefits from a large attractive garden, kitchen, and a sensory room with soft furnishings and a music system.

Residents

The residents: currently three men and three woman, whose average age is 40, have a range of support needs including mental health problems, mild learning disabilities and autism.

Residents are fully involved in the day to day management of the unit and their personal lives, as well as discussing issues at their monthly residents' forum.

All of our service users are on the Brent Advocacy Group, which meets every two weeks to give a voice to those with learning disabilities. All the residents have advocates provided by Brent who support them with issues such as finance, rights, and how to make a complaint.

One service user is on the Brent Partnership Board, which brings together health and social care in the borough, taking account of service users' views on the kinds of day care and residential homes they want. We are also very fortunate to have full support from the Brent Community Support Team in times of crisis.

Leisure activities

Leisure activities feature highly on the agenda. These include: pub visits, bowling, cinema and many trips out to shows and films. All the residents enjoy annual holidays, both in the UK and abroad. They also use the local college for hair and nail care, aromatherapy and massage. The users also attend various classes at the local college these include English, maths, computer studies, drama & dance, needlework & craft, and horticulture.

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.

The manager is working towards the Registered Manager's Award, several support staff are NVQ level 2/3 qualified and or working towards their qualification.

Support managers and deputies are fully involved in developing the Hoffmann Foundation for Autism'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 Wembley home, please contact the Unit Manager on 0208 902 1155. 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