Gender: Female
Age: 18+
Bed: 20
The hospital provides a safe and secure place to aid recovery alongside offering those diagnosed with a progressive neurological disease like Huntington’s Disease, a placement to support and help manage the progression of their symptoms.
The hospital is a modern, purpose-built facility, designed specifically to provide a clinically-led evidence-based neuropsychiatric pathway for individuals presenting with behaviours that challenge as a result of their ABI.
Our focus is to create a therapeutic rich environment to engage the women in our care and offer them the opportunity to maximise their independence.
Our in-house Neuropsychiatry interdisciplinary team and person-centred approach puts the individual at the centre of their treatment and discharge planning. We offer a wide range of activities and facilities to promote independent function. Positive behaviour goals are focused on discharge planning to support service users to return to community living – either with support or independently.
Our interdisciplinary team:
- Neuropsychiatrist/Psychiatrist
- Neuropsychologist/Psychologist
- Occupational Therapist
- Speech and Language Therapist
- Physiotherapist
- Clinical Hospital Manager
- Therapy Coordinator
- Nurses across RMN/RGN/RNLD disciplines
- Support Workers
- GP cover from local practice
Our service user profile:
- Women aged 18+ affected by a neurological condition where challenging behaviour is the leading impairment
- Women with complex presentations who could have co morbid mental health diagnoses, neurological or non-epileptic seizures
- May be detained under the Mental Health Act, informal or subject to DoLS
- May have a forensic history
- With a diagnosis of:
- Established or suspected Acquired Brain Injury including those sustained through trauma, anoxia, stroke, tumour, virus or infection
- Established or suspected neurodegenerative condition including Huntington’s Disease
- Specialist Dementia e.g. Frontotemporal Dementia
- Korsakoff ’s syndrome or other substance abuse related brain injury
- Presenting symptoms may include:
- Dysphasia or other communication problems
- Dysphagia with or without the requirement of PEG support/modified diets
- Moderate to severe cognitive impairment
- Mobility impairments
- Presenting symptoms may include:
- Psychiatric disorders including psychoses
- Post-ictal psychosis
- Organic personality disorder
Our facilities:
- En-suite individual bedrooms
- Therapy kitchen and additional therapy spaces
- Dining room
- Communal lounge
- Quiet room
- Fully equipped gym
- IT room
- Multi-functional outdoor space including gardens
- Accessible bathrooms
- On-site laundry facilities
- Specific dietary needs met by our in-house catering team
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