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CQC inspection pass - 13 February 2013
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This Service was mapped by Eastern Region ABI. See HERE for more information
Patient description
Medically stable, but prolonged confusion, amnesia or behavioural difficulties, requiring specialist behavioural management, intensive supervision and secure environment
Sites
Specialist in-patient unit
Description of rehabilitation input
Specialist behavioural management, including high staffing: patient ratio to ensure intensive supervision and secure environment. Access to neuropsychology and neuropsychiatry
Patient description
Medically stable, but low awareness or response persists beyond eg 3 weeks after sedation withdrawn, ICP corrected and medically stable. Able to benefit from medical and physical therapy to prevent complications and support recovery.
Sites
Community hospital or specialist inpatient
Description of rehabilitation input
Assessment/active rehabilitation phase which needs to be distinguished from long term care, although planning care increasingly important aim after some (eg 6) months. Patients may go to active participation unit if they improve sufficiently.
Patient description
Medically stable, requiring supportive environment/accommodation, able to actively participate with and benefit from therapy. Will include spectrum of initial severity of injury with a small minority derived from Code 05 category
Sites
Residential Care/Supported Housing
Description of rehabilitation input
Retraining and enablement in day-to-day domestic and community-based tasks in a non-hospital, home-like environment, aimed at community re-integration/ inclusion by enhancing independence, wellbeing, & assist return to work/ education. In collaboration with Social Services, neuropsychiatry, voluntary and statutory services. Help for family/carers in supporting the person in these roles, and with identifying statutory support available.
Level 2 (local specialist rehabilitation services): Treat patients with Category B needs (and some Category A needs) and is led/supported by a consultant trained and accredited in rehabilitation medicine
Dover Court House
Location and Contact details14 Cook Close Dover Court, Harwich Essex CO12 3UE Telephone: 01255 240095 Email: mylandmanager@thedtgroup.org http://www.birt.co.uk |
Type of organisation
Descripton of organisation
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Further Details
Dover Court House is a specialist residential continuing rehabilitation centre for adults with acquired brain injury. It forms part of the nationwide network of rehabilitation support services provided by the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT). Dover Court House works with people who have a range of cognitive, physical and/or emotional symptoms following an acquired brain injury. Service users at Dover Court House will normally have already experienced a period of intensive rehabiitation prior to admission. Dover Court House offers a comfortable and smaller home environment, comprising 3 en suite bedrooms plus communal areas including kitchen, lounge, dining room, and gardens. The service at Dover Court House is led by a Consultant in Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation, who is part of BIRT's Clinical Executive and delivered by a Registered Manager and a team of Rehabilitation Support Workers. Service users have access to a wide range of therapeutic and recreational activities including daily living skills (eg laundry, cookery/food preparation, money management, computer skills). All service users take part in an individualised ongoing treatment programme. This includes learning and therapeutic sessions, personal, social and domestic skills, guided leisure time, community access, behavioural management and vocational training and support.Services available
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National = country wide, Regional = offering a
service within 150 miles, Local = offering a service within 50
miles
This service adheres to the following Regulatory Frameworks / is affiliated to the following bodies:
Dover Court House has been awarded full accreditation with the Commission for the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and is registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We have Investors in People Status (through our parent organisation The Disabilities Trust) and are a corporate member of the British Association of Brain Injury Case Managers (BABICM).CQC inspection pass - 13 February 2013
Referrals can be made by
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Typical duration that a service is offered
The average length of a residential placement varies depending on individual's needs. Although we are able to offer a home for life at Dover Court House, many of our service users do progress and move on to live in a more independent environment.This Service was mapped by Eastern Region ABI. See HERE for more information
Services available are defined by the following EHIG Rehabilitation Codes
For an explanation of the codings please click hereBEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT UNIT
[Code 50]Patient description
Medically stable, but prolonged confusion, amnesia or behavioural difficulties, requiring specialist behavioural management, intensive supervision and secure environment
Sites
Specialist in-patient unit
Description of rehabilitation input
Specialist behavioural management, including high staffing: patient ratio to ensure intensive supervision and secure environment. Access to neuropsychology and neuropsychiatry
A BRAIN INJURY REHAB UNIT
[Code 60]Patient description
Medically stable, but low awareness or response persists beyond eg 3 weeks after sedation withdrawn, ICP corrected and medically stable. Able to benefit from medical and physical therapy to prevent complications and support recovery.
Sites
Community hospital or specialist inpatient
Description of rehabilitation input
Assessment/active rehabilitation phase which needs to be distinguished from long term care, although planning care increasingly important aim after some (eg 6) months. Patients may go to active participation unit if they improve sufficiently.
SUPPORTED HOUSING OR RESIDENTIAL CARE
[Code 75]Patient description
Medically stable, requiring supportive environment/accommodation, able to actively participate with and benefit from therapy. Will include spectrum of initial severity of injury with a small minority derived from Code 05 category
Sites
Residential Care/Supported Housing
Description of rehabilitation input
Retraining and enablement in day-to-day domestic and community-based tasks in a non-hospital, home-like environment, aimed at community re-integration/ inclusion by enhancing independence, wellbeing, & assist return to work/ education. In collaboration with Social Services, neuropsychiatry, voluntary and statutory services. Help for family/carers in supporting the person in these roles, and with identifying statutory support available.
This service is defined by the NMDS (National Minimum Data Set) codes as:
For an explanation of the NMDS, please click hereLevel 2 (local specialist rehabilitation services): Treat patients with Category B needs (and some Category A needs) and is led/supported by a consultant trained and accredited in rehabilitation medicine