18+ Supported Living

BVT will provide care and support to individuals in their own home in a manner the service user finds most agreeable. We have sound principles for the way we provide our services. Central to these, is our belief that the rights of service users are paramount, and their wishes and aspirations inform and shape service delivery by a highly skilled and dedicated staff team.

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The Aims and Objectives of the Service:

• Service Users to be supported to make informed choices how to live their lives

• Service Users to be involved in all aspects of the service delivery

• High quality care to be delivered in Service User’s homes

• To create a lifestyle that will promote and enhance personal choice and independence

• To create an environment where all individuals are valued

 

We specialise in supporting 18+ adults who are:

• Care Leavers

• Recovering from an Eating Disorder

• Autistic Needs

• Vulnerable and Homeless

 

Some of these people often have associated needs:

 

• Criminal Exploitation (CE)

• Emotionally or Behaviourally Challenging

• Mental Health Difficulties

• Learning Difficulties

• Difficult to Engage

• Health Difficulties

• Drug  and Alcohol Misuse

 

BVT will focus on helping service users to develop and maintain as much independence and control as possible, whilst experiencing an improvement in their quality of life when performing various tasks. The sorts of tasks undertaken, and services provided are including but not limited to;

 

• Life Skills Training

• Help with Understanding nutrition

• Assistance to prepare meals

• Assistance with preparing shopping list and going shopping

• Assistance with budgeting for food, bills, clothing, recreation

• Help with cleaning the home and bed making

• Assistance with laundry

• Assistance with paying bills as well as accessing welfare benefits and filling out forms

• Assistance with accessing professional help & liaison with other agencies

• Help accessing training, education & employment opportunities

• Help accessing recreational facilities

• Health & Safety Advise on: Health & safety in the kitchen and home e.g. operating & maintaining kitchen equipment safely, advise on fire safety and food hygiene

• Help with arranging for repairs & servicing of personal equipment

• Help with arranging prescriptions and medication collection from pharmacies

• Assistance with maintaining contact with family and friends

 

The above list is not exhaustive. Other areas may be introduced, revised, or withdrawn in accordance with individual needs assessments and care plans or future developments.

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Our approaches are based on a set of values which include supporting human rights, choice, participation, promoting respect, dignity, inclusion and a life without unnecessary restriction. At Aviana, we treat people equally and work in partnership with the person needing care and support and their family to make things better for everyone.

 

The aim of our service is to provide a safe and homely environment that promotes empowerment, independence and choice, whilst enhancing individual’s daily living skills and enabling opportunities to move on to an unsupported setting where possible. Our goal is by the time our service users leave us, they’ll be able to become a positive contributor to society and we would have aided in their transition to independence.