Organisation
Sea Lodge- Northumberland County Council
What geographical area does your organisation cover?
Cresswell- Northumberland
What are the aims of your organisation and what do you do?
We are an independent living service for adults with a learning disability. We aim to provide a quality person centred service to people within their own home by offering a flexible, efficient and discreet service tailored to meet each persons identified complex needs.
The clients will be treat with sensitivity; respecting their individual life style; promoting and keeping their independence and dignity.
We aim to;
Safely meet the assessed personal care needs of the clients, who are vulnerable, to support them to live in their own home. Promote independence in every aspect of service delivery
Be flexible, responsive and respectful of the individual preferences of the clients Continually develop and improve services
Create and maintain a positive, user-focussed culture throughout the workforce.
Provide a quality service that represents good value for money.
What services do you currently offer, that would be useful and accessible to adults who identify as neurodivergent, autistic or with a learning disability?
We don’t have capacity to offer services that are accessible as we have maximum capacity but we currently provide bespoke, community based holistic support to adults with a learning disability and autism.
Where in Northumberland can you meet people who may be referred?
If in the future we have capacity then following a referral from a care manager we could travel anywhere in Northumberland to meet an individual and if they were suitable begin transition work.
Who is the best person to contact to discuss making a referral?
Paul Geaorge Beavis
Sea Lodge
Beach Road,
Cresswell
NE244QS
Email Address paul.beavis@northumberland.gov.uk
Phone Number 01670862444
What is the process for referring someone to your services?
Care manager’s could refer to our service if we weren’t at full capacity.
What could someone expect will happen next, once they have been referred?
We would work with the person referred and professionals/ family involved in their care at a pace comfortable for the individual respecting their preferred methods of communication. Transition work would be appropriate to the individual.
Do you have any positve recommendations to share?
Both men at Sea Lodge are happy with their care and one frequently seeks reassurance from staff that “it won’t go away will it?” as he is happy with his support in his “forever home”.
