Marks Tey Site
An Environment for Personal Growth.
Residential Care – Marks Tey
Essex Care Consortium: Marks Tey is a specialist resource registered to provide living accommodation and care for up to 13 clients with learning disability and additional support needs, aged 18 or over.
The Laurels
The Laurels offers accommodation for eight adults who require support to develop their skills and explore how their interests and needs can be engaged by a range of environments. These clients may be quite independent but still require the option of 24-hour support provided in a safe environment. We encourage our clients to reach their own aims in their own time and we provide extra emotional and practical support when needed, especially for those who have complex needs. Temporary placements and long-term contracts are offered to clients within two separate living groups of up to four people. Each individual has their own private lockable room and keys to the main entrance and exits. Each group has its own shared lounge, diner and kitchen facilities and bathroom facilities are shared between no more than two people. Clients participate in the upkeep of the house, help prepare meals and hold monthly meetings, which serve as a key mechanism for structuring everyday routines and making decisions about their home, their activities and their holidays.
The Vines
The Vines shares a common ethos and approach to practice with that of The Laurels; however, it is more highly staffed with two/three staff for four clients. It is a specialist environment providing accommodation and support for those with complex social, emotional and psychological needs, which may be communicated in ways that are challenging to their environment. Temporary placements and long-term contracts are offered within a family size bungalow. Each individual has their own bedroom and shares the lounge / diner and a large kitchen where they can participate in cooking. One bedroom is en-suite and there is one large bathroom. At The Laurels and Vines we aim to be more of a family home than a residential setting. We have an open house policy to encourage relatives to visit and participate wherever possible. At The Vines, emphasis is placed on the importance of making positive choices and building self-esteem. As self-confidence grows individuals are gradually encouraged to develop as individuals and learn additional skills to achieve greater independence.
The Station Flat – A Unique Living Opportunity
The Station Flat provides a registered safe housing option for someone wanting to achieve independent living yet requiring some ongoing support to reach their goals. The flat is intended as a transitional space for an individual who plans to eventually move on to independent living. It is a modern single storey detached building and offers a spacious bed-sit living area with separate kitchen and bathroom. It is ideal for a person leaving home or residential school or care for the first time or when a community care placement needs reviewing.
Facilties at our Marks Tey Site
2 Mini Busses
Use of Access Daycentre at Colchester site
Large lawn with patio and BBQ area
Table tennis, table football and hot tub
Regular bus and train links to surrounding towns and community facilites
Organised group activities
Marks Tey Staff
Essex Care Consortium is an Inclusive Communication environment and considerable importance is placed on encouraging personal expression, language and interaction. Our Communication team works closely with the staff and clients on this site to develop communication strategies that will maximise communication between clients, staff and the larger community and lead to greater confidence in self-expression. There is a well-trained, well-developed staff team on site, which includes both long standing members of staff and a younger element, bringing a variety of experience and interests to their roles. The Laurels has two staff on duty from 7.00am to 10.00pm, and morning support staff. The Laurels has one night awake. The Vines has two staff on duty from 7.00am to 10.00pm, with one waking staff. The Registered Manager and Assistant Manager is on site during office hours and the organisation always has two Managers on 24 hour call at any one time. Each client has a Keyworker who has particular responsibility for attending to and co-ordinating their individual needs, and liaising with relatives and friends. (Please note that we do not provide nursing care.) The Laurels and The Vines offer a great variety of activities and opportunities and clients attend our Daycentre – Access, external Daycentres, college and work experience. Evening and weekend activities are arranged in small groups or on an individual basis and the two homes frequently socialise together. Clients can attend evening classes, participate in religious services of their choice, join social clubs or other places of interest and are encouraged to pursue their own interests with staff support if necessary. We enjoy our own and local facilities and spaces. BBQs, going to football, playing table-tennis and rounders. We go to the theatre, we have picnics in the local park, meals out, go to the cinema, bowling, swimming, the pub. We shop locally and take trips to town, our outdoor pool at the main site, day trips to the sea and countryside and holidays abroad. We are situated close to main line trains and bus routes, and, where appropriate, we encourage the use of public transport to promote independence and build on the individual’s skills. Each bungalow has it’s own ‘people carrier’ for clients who need support with transport. If you are interested in further information, would like to talk to the Registered Manager arrange a visit or a Care Management Assessment, we will be pleased to talk with you.
contact_page Contact Details
Phone Numbers
call The Laurels: 01206 211825
call The Vines: 01206 212776
Address
Station Road, Marks Tey,
Colchester, Essex, CO6 1EE