415 Lady Margaret Road

Accommodation

We provide a specialised 24 hour supported recovery service to 6 adults with dual diagnosis, having mental health; learning disabilities and also alcohol problems.

The property is a large modern house situated on Lady Margaret Road, Southall. It has two bedrooms located on the ground floor providing easy access for people with physical disabilities. There is one bathroom and one separate toilet on the ground floor. On the first floor, there are another four large bedrooms and one bathroom. There is a large west facing garden and behind the house there is a huge public park.

The unit is close to Greenford, Northolt, Harrow and Hounslow. Direct bus route 120 and E5 runs to all 3 destinations and Southall Rail train station is a 25 minute walk away with regular trains into London, Heathrow and beyond.

We offer a wide range of supported services, including:

• Support to access and integrate into the community;
• Support for shopping related tasks;
• Collect benefits and support with the payment of household bills;
• Support with self-medication;
• Support to ensure the individual is taking regular meals
• Support with cooking and /or cleaning;
• Support to complete laundry;
• Support to complete paperwork / forms;
• Provide an escort service for example: to attend medical / GP appointments.
• Provide support to attain recovery goals
• Provide access to employment and educational opportunities. We work closely with Accession Club; MIND and MENCAP who provide a varieties of career and recreational activities opportunities that tenants can access to.
• Support to acquire new daily living skills
• Counselling support to ensure their emotional; physical and mental health state remains stable
• Support in dealing with challenging behaviours. Teaching tenants techniques to regulate their emotions and behaviour without being challenging or aggressive.
• Support in improving their independence skills and stepping down to lesser supported units.
• Support to access alcohol rehabilitation team

Our staff are experts in working with people who have dual diagnosis. We will support the person to live in their own home. We will help them to be independent and have choice and control about how they want to live.

Each tenant will have a detailed support plan and activity programme which is supported by their keyworker and staff team.