Mental Health
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.
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Certain services within our Group have been developed for and with individuals with mental health needs, with the goal of enabling them to set themselves onto a 'Recovery Pathway', taking into account the best course of evidence-based care and treatment with the aspiration of enabling the individual to achieve the highest quality of life possible.
We acknowledge that mental health management isn't static, nor is the pathway to recovery a linear one. It can be dependent on numerous factors, and it is difficult to always be mindful of what is helping and what is not. Setbacks are part of the recovery process and it is our aim to foster resilience and a journey to independent mental health management, as far as possible, for all individuals in our Care.
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Complex Care Needs
Complex care is an interdisciplinary provision for people who have various conditions including (but not limited to) have mental health conditions, learning disabilities, acquired brain injury and long-term physical disorders.
Care provision that is person-centered can help to enable individuals with complex needs to lead an independent life and help them to reach their goals.
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Challenging behaviour is often seen in people with some of the aforementioned conditions. A person may display challenging behaviours as a way of trying to have their needs met, or they feel anxious, unstimulated or in pain. Managing this behaviour is likely to involve identifying what triggers a person in our care and ensuring the person is able to express themself in a way that minimises the risk to themself and others around them, as far as possible.​
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Learning Disabilities
Learning disabilities can mean an impacted intellectual ability, which can in turn cause a person to find everyday activities challenges.
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People with a learning disability may therefore need support to help them complete daily activities, learn new skills, interact with the world around them and learn new skills.
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At Saffronland Homes, our learning disability services aim to focus on what the people in our care can do rather than what they cannot do and where appropriate we support our residents to participate as far possible and have valued social roles in the communities of which they are a part.
Elderly Residential Care
Elderly residential care is long-term care provided to adults in a residential setting rather than the person's home. Care Homes offer support with personal care, such as dressing and washing, as well as activities and opportunities for socialising.
Nursing Homes also provide the above, but alongside registered nursing care for those residents who require a more acute level of Care.
Dementia Care
The NHS defines Dementia is "a syndrome (a group of related symptoms) associated with an ongoing decline of brain functioning".
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The causes vary and it should be noted that Dementia and Alzheimer's disease are not the same, rather Alzheimer's disease is a common type of dementia.
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A person with dementia may find their mental abilities affected, lose interest in their hobbies and routine activities and show signs of memory loss, inconsistent moods and difficulty speaking.
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Dementia Nursing Care involves specialist support and an abundance of patience and empathy. Nursing care plans for dementia require continue reviewing in line with the person in our care. Close observation is therefore required, alongside orientation of the person to their surroundings, encouraging and reassuring language and clear and simple explanations to that the person can know what to expect in their daily care.
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Physical Disabilities
A physical disability is a significant and long-term condition that affects a part of an individual's body, leading to limitations in their physical functioning, mobility or dexterity.
When someone loses physical capacity, they may experience a reduced ability or inability to perform movements such as walking, using their hands and arms, sitting, standing, or controlling their muscles.
While a physical disability might not completely prevent someone from completing certain tasks, it often makes them more difficult. This can include everyday activities taking longer to accomplish, like dressing, or challenges in gripping and carrying objects.
At Saffronland Homes, we understand that defining a physical disability is less about the condition itself and more about how it affects daily life, particularly in terms of carrying out work or other routine activities.
Examples of physical disabilities include cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, carpal tunnel syndrome, amputations, and spinal cord injuries.