Rutland Gardens

The service is for adult men who have a history of psychosis.

Residents will come and live at 5-7 Rutland Gardens. They will be allocated a primary nurse and be offered the opportunity to develop a care plan for their stay. Residents will also have the opportunity for regular reviews with their consultant. Carers are also encouraged to attend these reviews and contribute to care plans, if the resident consents to this.

All food is provided and residents take it in turns to cook an evening meal. Staff offer support with this and other practical tasks like room cleaning, laundry and managing paperwork. There is a varied activity programme and groups are run in the house and in the community. There is also a weekly house meeting where people can make suggestions.

Whilst residents are at Rutland Gardens their support needs will be assessed in relation to moving on to a more independent setting.

Friends and family can visit Rutland Gardens. Visitors are requested not to go upstairs to the bedrooms without checking with staff first.

Visiting hours are from 8am to 10pm.

The unit has staff onsite 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

There is always a qualified nurse available and always a minimum of three staff on shift.

There is also an occupational therapist and peer support worker as part of the team. There is a dedicated consultant psychiatrist who will meet with the residents on a regular basis and a ward manager. At times there may be nursing and occupational therapy students on placement within the unit. There are also volunteers who enhance the programme of activities offered.