Oakwell Children’s Short Breaks Home
- Social care
- Hospice, Respite and Childcare
- In-person service
Oakwell is a short break home specialising in personalised short breaks for children and young people up to 18 with a range of additional needs including:
- Intellectual disability
- Physical disability
- Sensory impairments
Oakwell has:
- Five bedrooms
- A large sensory garden with direct access from the bedrooms and the lounge / diner
- A fully equipped interactive sensory room
- A hydrotherapy pool with light and sound system
- Interactive communication systems for children, eg eye gaze technology
- Equipment to support children’s mobility, eg tracking hoist systems, wet rooms, height adjustable baths, wheelchair accessible vehicles
Oakwell provides a range of planned short breaks, from a few hours to a few days and occasionally longer, depending on the assessed needs of the child and their family.
They aim to provide targeted support to improve outcomes for all children and young people during their time at Oakwell. Support may focus on learning independence skills, enhancing communication or exploring sensory needs within a specialist multi-sensory environment – but most of all to have fun.
What the service supports:
- A quiet space available
- Autism friendly
- Changing places available
- Learning disability friendly
- Walker accessible
- Wheelchair friendly
Address
Oakwell Children’s Short Breaks Centre
Park Estate
La Route des Genets
St Brelade
JE3 8EQ
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