About Us
We listen to you
Your rights, independence, choice and inclusion are important to us:
- We will help you develop your own Person Centred Plan, Health Action Plan and Communication Passport and review these at least once a year
- We hold regular house meetings, resident forums and meetings with staff and residents together
- Contacts with families and friends are actively encouraged particularly for the annual review but Families Days are times for families to get together and support their relatives
- Key Workers (Residential Services) and Link Workers (Work Services) are staff who work you to identify your needs
- We support you in a full range of activities like church attendance, keep fit, Gateway Award, local clubs and many other opportunities both in the grounds and elsewhere
- An annual holiday is arranged by each house or interest group
- We encourage you to participate in the County Council’s Learning Disability Partnership Board
- We have a procedure to follow if you (or someone you know) wishes to complain - however, our open and honest culture will hopefully deal with most problems before the need arises for a formal complaint
- We are willing and able to cater for different dietary requirements
Our homes
- Homes for 30 adults are provided in 4 houses and 5 independent living flats
- More than half have en-suite bedrooms and you will have your own key to your room
- All the rooms and communal areas comply with the size requirements of the standards
- The gardens and grounds are spread over 20 acres so there is plenty of space to safely ride bicycles and enjoy the countryside
- Each home at The Lodge Trust has its own identity
- If you would like to live at The Lodge Trust we encourage you to come and visit us to see the services and decide if they meet your needs
- If you like what you see, you may enquire about an assessment period to ensure that you might like it here and those living here are happy to share their homes with you
- Nursing care is not provided
Our Work Opportunities
- catering
- craft / woodwork
- horticulture/ grounds
- laundry and cleaning
- customer service in café
- to help you learn – OCN courses like Living Independently, Developing Life Skills and Preparing for Work
- The Work and Education Services are also accessed by a number of people in the local community
Our support staff team
- Our Registered Manager is Liz Perkins
- Our Work and Education Services Manager is Helen Wells
- A Team of 45 people will support you at home, work, recreation and your spiritual life
- All team members are supported by their managers in staff supervisions, performance reviews and annual appraisals
- All our services are responsible to the Chief Executive and also report to a Management Committee which meets 10 times each year
- The Lodge Trust has been recognised as an “Investor in People” and has also been awarded the Employment Services “Positive about Disabled People” symbol
- Our Training Manager trains our staff in all relevant issues like safeguarding, respecting confidentiality, privacy & dignity
- Our Visitor Services Manager also runs training courses for Food Hygiene, Customer Service & Domestic Skills in the café
- Our Health and Safety Manager carries out regular risk assessments and system checks to keep us safe as we live and work
- Our Administration Services Manager ensures the smooth running of our finances, making sure all our bills are paid on time
Our Christian Lifestyle
- The Lodge Trust supports those who want a Christian lifestyle
- We are conservative evangelical christians who believe the Bible and try to do what it says
- If you choose to live at The Lodge Trust you are saying that you want to live your life in this way
- We have prayer times and Bible studies every day
- We keep Sunday special, worshipping God, thinking about Him and doing good things
- We go to church
- We do our shopping and work on other days to keep Sunday special
- We use the Bible to help us to enjoy our lives and be helpful to others
We support you because The Lodge Trust:
- Sees all people as equal and valuable in God’s sight
- Sees people as individuals
- Treats people with respect as adults
- Includes you in everything about you
Board of Trustees
- Richard Stevens (Chairman)
- David Donegani
- Elisabeth Hodges
- Madan Kallow
- Paul Muldoon
- Joan Palframan
- Heather Parrott
- John Rawlinson
Management Committee
- Richard Stevens (Chairman)
- Heather Parrott
- Ann Akrill
- David Whitmarsh
- Liz Perkins
