The Willows, Warminster, Wiltshire
The Willows specialises in residential care for up to ten service users with moderate to severe learning disabilities, challenging behaviour and associated mental health issues. The Willows has been awarded a 2* rating with CQC (Care Quality Commission). Please click on link below to see full report.
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Care
The Willows provides person-centred care to support each one of our service users to achieve his or her potential. Activities which we facilitate include fishing, gardening, and riding, and we encourage service users to obtain qualifications.
The Willows is a registered ASDAN (Award Scheme Development & Accreditation Network) Centre. ASDAN enables service users to gain recognised qualifications within a wide range of programmes suited to individual abilities and interests. The Willows is also an internal moderator for ASDAN programs.
The daily routine is designed around each service user’s requirements, using techniques such as predictable planning, multimedia or other communication methods tailored to individual preferences.
Staff
Steve Tayler, the Registered Home Manager, has over 14 years experience working with people with profound learning disabilities, challenging behaviour and/or complex health needs. He holds an NVQ Level 3 & 4, is an NVQ Assessor and will shortly complete the Leadership & Managers Award.
Environment
The Willows is a large, airy Victorian detached house with generous proportions which has been sympathetically modernised to meet the needs of our service user group.
In addition to ten bedrooms, most of which are about 20 sq m in size and thus much larger than normal for this type of home, there are four communal rooms in addition to a large, bright and modern kitchen. Some, of the bedrooms are en suite, matching the character of the house, are on the ground, first and second floors.
Earlier this year, the spacious garden was landscaped by renowned garden designer Jane Edmonds to provide a mixture of spaces specifically for our service users. These include a relaxing water feature, a sensory garden, plenty of places to sit and paths to walk and explore, and of course a barbeque area for those rare baking-hot days of high summer.
The Willows is situated close to the centre of the former market town of Warminster and is ideally situated to assist service user involvement in their local community. Shops, restaurants, clubs, associations, sports centre and a swimming pool are all in close proximity.
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