Why Us

Experts

Brook House is led by Directors (Consultant Learning Disability Psychiatrists) and Senior management who are extremely familiar with the needs of adults with Learning Disabilities and associated difficulties. Our manager is qualified to NVQ level 7 and is trained in Functional Assessments and Positive Behaviour support. She has been at Brook House for 10 years leading a very stable staff team.

Planning

• We will only accept service users after careful initial assessment and risk assessment involving our senior management team to ensure all clinical needs and goal-driven aspirations can be met
• Service users will have a bespoke, co-designed transition plan

Innovative

• We use real-time, Person-Centred digital software for all care planning and compliance. This gives clear recording and accountability for support being provided and ease of access to data for audit, inspections and quality improvement
• We have secure digital portals with access for families to maintain contact with keyworkers
• They can be kept up-to-date with activities and development through messages, notes and photographs

Skilled Support

• We understand that providing high quality care requires skilled, competent staff that are well supported, confident, with positive morale and a low turnover. Stressed staff leads to stressed service users
• Service users will be supported by robust levels of support
• We promote enhanced staff expertise and career development with additional person-centred training such as: Neurodevelopmental conditions, Positive Behaviour Support, Stopping Over-Medicating People (STOMP), Trauma and Attachment Issues, Mental Health Conditions and Personality Disorder