Safeharbour 260 Hagley Road - Description of physical environment

Safeharbour, 260 Hagley Road, Pedmore, Stourbridge is a large Victorian semi-detached property set back from Hagley Road, in a residential area of Stourbridge approximately one mile from the town centre.

Stourbridge is part of Dudley Metropolitan Borough which offers a large range of facilities and amenities in the surrounding area. (Any other amenities required are resourced from nearby Birmingham and Wolverhampton).
The house has six bedrooms, one ground floor, four first floor and one second floor room. Five bedrooms have en suite facilities, with one adjacent to the specialist disabled bathroom. Safeharbour has two large lounge areas, with furnishings and entertainment facilities as well as extra areas for dining, a dining room and a large functional kitchen on the ground floor.

To access the first floor there is a stairway from the hall. This leads to four bedrooms and one large specialist bathroom. A stairway leads to the second floor, this area has one en-suite bedroom, the administration office, storeroom, Snoezelan therapy room and an additional bathroom.

Safeharbour has a grassed garden at the front of the house with bushes and a swing within a fenced area. There is a small courtyard with mini green house to the rear of the house. The driveway and car park is ample enough for eight cars.

Safeharbour can accommodate six people. All bedrooms presented are fourteen square metres or over (see house map). Each bedroom is for single occupation. This conforms to the standards laid down in the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

Each bedroom has a bed (double or single as the service user chooses or needs), bedding and bed linen, appropriate storage for possessions and clothes, suitable lighting, comfortable seating for two and a lockable storage space. This follows requirements set out in the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

Service users have the opportunity to decorate and personalise their own rooms to their own requirement. Safeharbour understands that the service users may have special needs with regards to their personal accommodation. Management and key workers will risk assess their environment and meet physical requirements through appropriate environmental changes. This will be documented in their Person Centred Plan.