Catholic Care
What We Do - Adult Services - Skipton (Supported Living)

Location: Skipton
Contact: Ian Monger (Manager)
Tel Head Office: 0113 388 5400
Email: ian.monger@catholic-care.org.uk

This is a supported living service which accommodates 3 adults who have a learning disability. The house is a 3 storey town house which has a private garden to the rear. It is owned by Progress Housing.

It has four bedrooms, one of which is used as a guest room for support workers. 24 hour support is provided.

The accommodation is over three floors: the ground floor has a hall, bedroom, w.c. and a utility room; a lounge and dining kitchen is situated on the first floor, and on the second floor there are three bedrooms, one of which has an en-suite, and a communal bathroom with shower.

The house is ¾ miles from Skipton town centre.

This service provides a person-centred focus. Tenants are encouraged and supported to be as independent as they are able in all areas of their lives.

Support is provided to access a wide range of services such as access to further education, day services, social and leisure activities, attending medical appointments and maintaining their tenancy.

The staff work closely with families, advocates and other professionals including the Care Quality Commission, social workers and care managers to provide a high quality of support.

Visitors, family and friends are free to visit following the acknowledgement of the tenants and in line with the visitors' agreement which has been drawn up by the tenants.

Staffing
7 members of staff working full and part-time, providing 24 hours plus sleep-in over night cover.

Admissions
• Over 18 years
• Learning disability
• In receipt of DLA (Disability Living Allowance) and additional benefits
• Compatibility with other tenants
• Co-operate with internal procedures as set by the National Care Standards

Would benefit from living in supported / Christian organisation / environment

Inspections
We are registered under the Agencies Domiciliary Care Service. Following our most recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission we achieved "Excellen

 

Mission and Values
Catholic Care is a charitable organisation working on behalf of the diocese of Leeds. It offers a variety of services and support not only to the Catholic population, but also to the wider community as a whole.

Catholic Care acts to support those in need of its services, especiallly the weak and the vunerable and it acts as an advocate for those unable to represent themselves

The primary purpose of the agency is to foster and influence a vision of how people can live together in Christian charity, love and justice, by taking the "Caring Church into the Community

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