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Aspen House - West Rushden
This is a traditional 1940s home situated within walking distance of Rushden town centre, Northants. The house was opened in 2001 to accommodate 5 adults with Learning Disabilities and mild challenging behaviours. Service Users here can generally, with support from staff, independently complete routines in their daily lives.
The home has one bedroom on the ground floor and four on the first floor, which is accessed using a staircase with a banister on each side. Bedroom one (on the ground floor) has its own bath, shower and WC. Bedroom two has its own shower and WC.
Communal space includes a spacious lounge, a dining room and a generous fitted kitchen in which Service Users prepare meals, snacks and drinks or assist staff at meal times. There are two bathrooms on the first floor. One has a bath and WC; the other has a shower and WC. There is also a separate WC on the first floor.
There is a large and secure garden with a patio that Service Users are encouraged to make full use of.
The town’s shopping centre, pubs, restaurants and a park are all just a ten minute walk away. There is also a bus-stop just outside the house. The extensive shopping and leisure facilities of Northampton are twenty - thirty minutes away.
The bedrooms comply with the National Minimum Standards for homes registered prior to August 2002 and are as follows:
Room 1: 12.1m² (Ground Floor)
Room 2: 16.9m² (First Floor)
Room 3: 13.3m² (First Floor)
Room 4: 12.1m² (First Floor)
Room 5: 12.75m² (First Floor)
All bedrooms have a sink, a mirror and a shaving socket. Each bedroom is carpeted and is furnished with curtains, a wardrobe, chest of drawers, desk, two chairs, lockable space, shelving, bed, bedding and towels. However, the Service User may elect to reject or add to these items if they wish. There may also be a reduction/increase in this provision if a specific risk/need is identified within their individual Care Plan or risk assessment. All bedrooms are for single occupancy only.
Service Users may personalise and decorate their own room to their own taste, including buying or bringing in furniture and electrical equipment, providing it meets with fire regulations and/or PAT testing.
Each bedroom has windows that can be opened by the Service User if they wish, although all windows have restrictors fitted for their protection. All bedroom doors are fitted with a lock, for which the Service User holds the key. These can be locked from the inside and outside. The bedroom doors do not have a letterbox: all mail is delivered through the main front door and any private mail for residents is given to them, unopened, by staff. Each room also has two double sockets and a television aerial socket. The bedrooms do not have a telephone socket fitted. Instead, a cordless telephone is available for anyone to use in private. All persons, including staff, wishing to enter a bedroom will first obtain permission to enter the room from the Service User (except in the case of an emergency or concern for the wellbeing of the Service User).
The house has off-road parking for ten vehicles. The house vehicle is a 7-seater people-carrier, which is available to Service Users 7 days a week (subject to staff drivers).
The full statement of purpose is available below as a PDF.
