Individuals and Families
Acredale House provides holistic care for adults over 50 years of age. Acredale specialises in a client centred approach for those individuals who may have some cognitive/ mental health issues or require additional physical support. The Centre offers individual assessment and activities that promote memory stimulation, activity and companionship in a safe and caring environment.
Private clients are self-funding at a cost of £45 per day, this includes snacks, lunches and transport where required within Bathgate, Blackburn, Armadale and Torphichen.
informal Visits or contact can be made prior to referral. The Centre Manager can be contacted on info@acredalehouse.org.uk
For a funded place, referral to the service is via a Health or Social Care Professional for example GP, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist.
Health and Social Care Staff
Referrals can be made for funded places from Health and Social Care professionals via the West Lothian Council Service Matching Unit. Each person referred will be assessed and this will include a financial assessment.
Self Directed Support/Direct Payments
You may be eligible for an assessment through self directed support where you could receive funding towards the cost of your services meaning you may only have to pay a small contribution towards your support. This option may mean you do not have to be placed on any waiting lists and can start your support straight away. For more information please call our office to discuss further.
What Happens Next
When a request or referral is made to attend the Centre, we will arrange for the Centre Manager or Senior Worker to visit the potential client and their family at home, this first stage of our support is vital in getting to know them. We will carry out an initial assessment which then helps to identify their individual needs to ensure we are able to fully support the individual. We will then arrange a trial day to allow you the opportunity to experience our services first hand before then agreeing to an ongoing Support Package.
Our Senior Worker will continue to monitor their support ensuring that we are providing the best possible experience for the first six weeks of their journey at Acredale then she will assign them a key worker who will be matched to their personality and likes to enable them to build a close and trusting relationship during their time with us.
We take a person-centred approach to caring for people over the age of 60, tailoring a care and support package to suit the person’s needs. This is especially important for someone living with dementia. The key worker will get to know the person they’re looking after, what their likes and dislikes are, what activities or hobbies they enjoy, and the names of their loved ones. Taking this person-centred approach can help reduce anxiety and stress and provide a basis for meaningful conversations.
As we witness the increase of people living with dementia being referred to the service, we have seen how upsetting and unsettling it can initially be for someone with dementia coming along to the Centre, then being introduced to people they have never met before. To try and make the pathway to attending easier for both the older person and their carer we have developed our service to offer an Outreach Service (Acredale@Home) which supports the person with dementia for a few weeks until they have become acquainted with their keyworker and feel ready to start attending the Centre. This phased approach will not be necessary for all.
Over the course of a few weeks, the key worker will begin to develop a personal care plan which will set out what the client wishes to achieve during their time in the Centre. This offers the key worker an opportunity to discuss any additional support and care that may be needed and whether to involve professionals from other agencies, as well as to document the progress the person has made, what has interested them and activities they have been involved in. This plan is regularly adapted as needs change and after six months a more thorough review is undertaken. Family members or carers can also be invited along to support the older person and discuss any issues they may have.
All discussions and information gathered are treated in the strictest confidence and will not be shared with others unless legally obligated to do so.
Acredale House works in partnership with a range of other agencies including Social Work and NHS.
