The Southern Health and Social Care Trust in partnership with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive / Supporting People Initiative provide accommodation and a support service to individuals with a learning disability living in their own home. The main accommodation is based at 1 – 3 Randall Heights, Newry Street, Kilkeel.
Shanlieve provides long term 24 hour domiciliary Care/Support and housing support to up to 9 individuals with a learning disability in the Kilkeel area. The Care/Support and housing support is offered & tailored to meet the needs of each individual. A care / support plan is developed in partnership with the individual or their representative to identify the areas of care / support which is required to maintain their tenancy and this will be reviewed on an annual basis through the annual review or more frequently, if required through a Multi-Disciplinary Team meeting. Documentation will identify an individual’s income and expenditure in relation to their tenancy
3 individuals have accommodation within Shanlieve in single rooms, sharing communal areas e.g. bathroom, kitchen, dining room, living rooms and share their house with support staff, who have an office and a bedroom in Shanlieve. Up to a further 4 individuals live in their own accommodation near to Shanlieve and all have access to a Support service, if required.
Staffing resources are used to ensure a high quality of support is maintained which affords continuity and accountability for all work practices. The level of support can range from a few hours a week to 24 hours a day, 7 days per week to meet the individualised assessed need of each person.
Contacts
02841 764890-
Description of services/opportunities provided
Range of services provided are;
- Assistance with personal care as per the individual’s assessed need.
- Support to maintain and enhance an individual’s life skills through setting agreed and realistic goals
- Support with domestic tasks and food preparation/cooking
- Assistance with managing money and dealing with correspondence
- Assistance with medication
- Support to maintain tenancy re; completing forms / liaising with DHSS/ Housing executive/ housing landlord and Trust
- Advising individuals about safety and security in the community and their own home
- Support with community integration and accessing local services
- Support with neighbour disputes
- Support to attend appointments
Our key objectives are designed to: –
- Engage in regular community experiences by being supported to use local resources.
- Experience maximum choice and participation in their support arrangements by being involved in developing their support plans.
- Receive individually tailored support programmes to enable individuals to achieve maximum control of all aspects of their lives by assessing and planning their support needs with relevant others.
- Promotion of a person centred approach.
- Regular consultation with tenants on the everyday service.
- Enjoy a greater circle of informal support in their lives. This is achieved with greater participation in the community.
- Maintain and promote individuals’ independence in all areas of their lives, in accordance with their assess needs.
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Routes to access the service
Following an assessment of need, where alternative accommodation is required the case manager in consultation with the service-user, their carers and the multi-disciplinary team present their case to the Accommodation Panel. The aim is to ensure that the service-user’s needs are prioritised. When an appropriate vacancy within a supported living scheme becomes available and is offered to the service-user the case manager will support in their move to their new home.
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Referral criteria
The service-users’ needs to have a confirmed learning disability and be an open case to the Community Learning Disability Team, Southern Health & Social Care Trust;
Based on the service-user’s assessment of need, there is evidence of care/support needs, and their needs can be met within a supported living scheme;
Our supported living scheme cater for a wide range of care/support needs so it is important that the appropriate scheme is identified to meet the individual needs of the service-user;
The service-user must be actively involved in the process and be happy with their new accommodation;
The service-user must be eligible for housing benefit of if not agree to pay full-costs;
The service-user/appointee must agree to pay the costs associated with a tenant living in the scheme.
- Leaflets
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Makaton signing/easy read
We are a Makaton friendly scheme are champions in the 5 good communication standards.
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Advocacy services & contacts
Independent Advocacy are regularly involved with Tenant’s.
Sinéad Campbell
Advocacy Team Leader
Disability Action