Last updated
01 September 2008

Please call our
Clinical Administrator to discuss a potential referral

02920 494445

Client group

Integra’s small group homes cater for the following client group:

 Men and women older than 18 and under 65 years old

 Individuals who have an enduring mental health primary diagnosis and complex needs

 Individuals with a secondary diagnosis of a personality disorder, such as Borderline Personality Disorder

 Individuals with a secondary diagnosis of a neuropsychiatric nature, such as an autistic spectrum disorder

 Individuals whose current condition is such that it is difficult for them to function successfully and independently in the community without residential support.

Integra does not offer a service to:

 Individuals whose admission into the home will not be appropriate to the current client mix

 Individuals who require a physically secure environment

 Individuals who are not ambulant, as our homes are not currently designed to accommodate wheelchair users.

Referrals

We welcome referrals from the NHS, local authorities and private hospitals.

In order to ensure that each client receives support and rehabilitation specifically designed to meet their individual needs, a detailed assessment is carried out by our trained staff, in conjunction with their relatives and carers, prior to admission.

We are currently accepting referrals for our two homes in RCT and request that you contact our Clinical Administrator by phone, email or letter if you have a potential referral.

Admissions

High support residential care places are in short supply and we have a responsibility to ensure that we admit individuals who will benefit from our service.

Integra aims to ensure that a potential client’s needs can be met within a particular small group home and that there will be compatibility with existing clients in the house. Admissions are subject to a rigorous assessment process involving the referring health team, the client and their advocates, and an Integra admissions panel.

Where we identify needs that cannot be addressed in one of our existing small group homes, Integra will consider developing a new service in consultation with our partners. However, we will not engage with any potential clients unless we have a suitable service in place and have good reason to believe that the referral might be suitable. We are always mindful not to encourage false hope.

Where specific needs are identified during our comprehensive assessment process, we will initiate and support specialist training in response to those identified client needs.

Why is there a need for this service?

There are different reasons why people may need to move into a small group home.

Whether as a result of injury, life experience or disposition, our clients may be people who have become vulnerable in some way, whose behaviour may be too challenging without support and have generally suffered the effects of social exclusion.

For example:

 Some people have spent a large portion of their lives in and out of psychiatric care from a young age and have never had the consistency of care or opportunity to learn the life skills which they need to reach their individual potential or level of independence in the community. Often they will have been struggling with chronic mental health problems for many years.

 Some potential clients will have had a single or major breakdown or crisis in their mental health often later in life following a sustained period of independence.

In either case, sufferers can experienced a degree of dislocation from their family, friends and careers, sometimes requiring a sustained period in hospital or specialist unit.

Often there will be secondary issues such as social isolation, poor education, poor interpersonal skills, learning disability, self-harm, vulnerability, substance and/or alcohol abuse, and they now need further support in addressing the underlying issues related to their mental health and making the transition to more independent living.

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