Strategic planning for quality health care
Specialist Care for adults with complex needs and challenging behaviour associated with a neuro-degenerative diagnosis and mental health.
About Us
At Oakvango health care, we provide specialist care and support for adults with a neuro-degenerative diagnosis
and mental health who present with Challenging behaviour and associated complex needs.
We support everyone in our care to maintain life and social skills to enable them live as independent, meaningful
and fulfilled lifestyle, that is Safe, with a Good Experience and Positive Outcomes where they are valued,
respected, and listened to.
Our care model is designed to promote and maintain the day- to- day physical and mental functionality and
independence of our client group in terms of engagement and participation in their;
day to day ADLs(personal care and grooming, food preparation, laundry, cleaning, gardening)
Community access such as shopping, access to the gym, swimming, cinema, going out to coffee shops,
community events such as sports to enhance and maintain their sense of community and belonging.
The People We support
We Provide care and support specifically for ADULTS OF WORKING AGE UP TO 75yrs with AN EARLY ONSET of a neuro-degenerative diagnosis including mental health
but are still physically able and functional in terms of ADLs but are deemed unsafe to live at home on their own.
Due to their age, those we support are often not suited to be cared for in the traditional elderly residential or nursing care settings as such settings are usually too restrictive and
unsuitable to meet their complex and challenging needs due to early onset of their diagnosed condition and may have experienced placement breakdowns from such services.
We care and support those diagnosed with an EARLY onset of;
Our Services
Our facilities are community-based small to medium 6–8-bedroom ensuite facilities giving our residents a sense of a family unit,
living in the local community with the re-assurance of 24hrs care and support to keep them safe in managing their behaviour
and associated complex needs due to their diagnosis
- Serengeti Tree House
- Kidepo View House
- Safari Lodge
Aims and Objectives
We aim to provide a service that enables those we support to:
- Have choice and control as far as practically and safely possible of how they lead their day-to-day lives because despite their challenges, just like everyone of us, people with an early onset of a neuro-degenerative condition and Challenging Behaviour are entitled to choice over how their lives is structured to make it as full to their individual preferences as anyone else’s
- Be valued and treated with respected as an individual to enhance self-esteem, status and recognition
- Maintain and enhance existing skills and abilities but also have opportunities to learn and develop new skills that will enable them to be as independent as possible despite their behaviour challenges and complex needs
- Develop and Maintain social, Family and community relationships to be part of and get involved in their community with a sense of connection because love and belonging is a fundamental need for all of us.
Our Ethos
Our founding principles are based on promoting and maintaining independence for working age
adults with an early onset of a neuro-degenerative diagnosis because being independent is a
key factor in achieving our self-actualisation.
It gives us freedom and choice. In turn choice gives us empowerment and control over our lives
and any decisions concerning our care and treatment.
Using a person-centred approach, our focus is on promoting an independent life for each of our
clients, enhancing and facilitating their existing skills and abilities and developing new skills to
ensure they become more independent.
We achieve this by consulting and working with them to plan a holistic and bespoke package of
care, with specific emphasis on choice and a personalised plan of care.
Our Values
- Respect– Our purpose is to be respectful everyone we meet not only those in our care, their families and professionals but those that work for us in delivering a service that enables those we support to live happy, meaningful and fulfilled lives, regardless of their challenges, being respectful of personal choice and promoting independence with dignity and respect to achieve positive outcomes.
- Integrity– Fairness and Honesty in all our day-to- day business dealings with all those we come in contact is an integral part of who we are. As an ethical provider we pride ourselves in being trustworthy and accountable, guided by professional integrity and openness in everything we do.
- Trust– Our relationship with those we support, our staff teams, our stakeholders in based on Trust that we deliver a high-quality service as a leading complex needs provider and work hard to ensure we achieve the high level of service we commit to and keep the promises we make.
- Empowerment– We empower those in our care to be part of the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of their plan of care in order to make informed decisions of how their care is delivered
- Commitment– We are committed to upholding the rights of those we support. Our teams are passionate and dedicated to consistently going the extra mile for those in our care with the ultimate goal of delivering a safe service, with a good experience through promoting choice, respect, dignity, privacy and compassion
- Section 117: after care is a legal requirement for the NHS and Local authorities to provide support to be people who have been detained under the mental health act the aim of which is to help people avoid returning to hospital) ↩︎
- Section 17 leave is a period of time granted to an adult who is detained under the Mental Health Act away from the hospital which can be indefinite, for a specified period or on specific occasions with the guiding principle
of; least restrictive options, maximizing independence, empowerment and involvement, Respect and Dignity ↩︎