Whitmore Vale Housing Association

Description

Our Mission Statement

Whitmore Vale Housing Association aims to provide quality residential care homes and support services to enable adults with learning disabilities to achieve valued and fulfilling lives

Care and support principles

• Continual striving towards an understanding of the essential needs, preferences and wishes of each individual
• Recognition of the importance of a homely environment that meets all the needs of those that use the service
• Tailored Care and Support Plans based on a thorough assessment to ensure continued and appropriate levels of care and support are provided.
• Awareness of the right for service users to feel safe and secure and protected from abuse
• Ensured access to healthcare professionals and robust means of referral to specialist services
• Recognising the essential values of dignity, privacy, choice and respect in everything that we do
• Continued improvement through Quality Assurance and regular review
• Qualified and informed staff teams
• Environments and practice that promotes the health and safety of all service users
• Commitment to exceed the National regulations

Our Vision

• A contented, stimulated and happy life
• A lifestyle as close as possible to the community at large
• Participation in the activities of local communities and in employment
• Access to a stimulating, structured and flexible programme of meaningful activities
• Development of life skills to achieve and maintain greater independence
• A personal understanding of their position as valued members of their community

Our Services

We operate 5 registered Care Homes

2 Supported Living services

and provide Community Support Services for those living in their own home including Housing Related Support and Guidance