Independence

Independence & Privacy

Independence

The Service understands that service users come into our service from a variety of settings and believes that it is important to encourage our service users to take advantage of the opportunities on offer to them in the community. This is done by:

Encouraging, enabling and empowering our service users to lead as much of an independent lifestyle as possible.

Supporting our service users to maintain contact with their friends and family.

Encouraging service users to have access to and contribute to the records of their own support package, such as their review meeting reports.

Holding regular house meetings so that all aspects of the day-to-day running of the properties are discussed with the service users.

Privacy

The Service recognises that life in a communal setting and the need to accept assistance with personal tasks are inherently invasive of an individual’s privacy. We therefore aim to retain as much of the individual’s privacy as possible in the following ways:

Giving assistance in intimate situations as discreetly as possible.

Supporting service users to personalise their private living space.

Ensuring that all staff adheres to the service’s policy on entering service user ’s bedrooms.