The Meadows is a specialist residential children’s home, which fosters a warm, welcoming and safe environment to care for children and young people aged 12-17 who are vulnerable, traumatised, disadvantaged and at-risk, and who have been assessed as needing the positive experiences and stability a nurturing residential setting can provide.
Our dedicated colleagues at The Meadows are committed to empowering the children and young people in our care to reach their full potential and thrive – personally, educationally and socially. Our home embraces the nine Quality Standards and wholeheartedly work towards achieving them:
- Quality and purpose of care
- Children’s views, wishes and feelings
- Education
- Enjoyment and achievement
- Health and well-being
- Positive relationships
- Protection of children
- Leadership and management
- Effective care planning
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Facilities
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3 bedrooms
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Large dining area
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Multiple lounge areas
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Group cooking facilities
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Education services
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Healthcare facilities
Why The Meadows?
The Meadows is a specialist residential provision for children and young people, including those stepping down from secure accommodation or as a prevention to stepping up.
The home provides a safe, nurturing environment for children or young people who are often traumatised through their previous adverse life experiences, leading to a variety of support needs. They need the space in which to express themselves, with the opportunity to be involved in many activities. Some of the young people we support have been in numerous placements and we aim to offer stability and consistency in their care. The service offer is a psychologically informed, therapeutic environment to support young people using a model of relational security.
In order to achieve this The Meadows provides a stable and consistent staffing team delivered through complex care packages. A minimum staffing ratio of 2 staff to 3 young people dependent on individual levels of need and risk. Staff are skilled to manage complex formulations through an enhanced training offer. The Meadows operates with a trauma-informed approach and is dedicated to creating an environment where every resident feels valued, cared for and understood.
The Meadows has attractive, nurturing environments in which children and young people feel safe, free to enjoy the space and have the time to grow in confidence and achieve their potential.
The Meadows provides stability and care, through good trusting relationships between experienced, committed staff, who work with the children/young people in a professional non-judgemental way.
We meet the young people’s needs through individual care plans which have been developed with the young person, family and relevant professionals. An atmosphere is created where children and young people are valued and treated with dignity and respect, showing them that they are people of worth; enabling them to feel good about themselves and confident in their abilities.
Education at The Meadows
We ensure children and young people have access to Education or training appropriate to their age, ability and level of attainment, promoting it as a high priority.
The option to procure an education provision from Nugent House School. This is a collaborative offer, with established protocols regarding joint placements with experience in offering specialist placements for young people with complex needs. The Meadows can also provide 1:1 tutoring through an external agency, as we are aware that a traditional classroom setting is not always suitable. Personalised educational support caters to unique learning styles of each young person, promoting their academic success.
Resources at The Meadows
Implementing good care programmes in accordance with the Quality Standards, The Meadows aims to support young people by working in partnership with their parents/carers and all involved agencies. Careful preparations are made to enable the child or young person to return happily to their own family, to be successfully placed with a new permanent family, to move on to supported living or live independently in the community.
The home fosters positive relationships, encouraging strong bonds between children and staff in the home on the basis of jointly undertaken activities, shared daily life, domestic and non-domestic routines and established boundaries of acceptable behaviour.
The service provides for the individual needs and rights of the young person in relation to age, gender, race, sexuality and disability meeting specific dietary, cultural, religious and language needs.
We ensure that physical care and comfort is provided for young people encouraging a good diet and a healthy lifestyle; plenty of activities with good facilities for relaxation.
Healthcare and wellbeing at The Meadows
The Meadows is proactive in providing a full health care programme with treatment for specific health issues from professionals to enhance the well-being of the child/young person.
The Meadows have commissioned a dedicated mental health team that includes a mental health nurse, an occupational therapist, and a clinical psychologist. This team consults with our staff weekly, offering individualised training, review of interventions, and providing tailored materials to address the specific needs of our young people. This collaboration ensures that our care strategies are effective and evidence based. To further support our young people, we offer access to a counsellor. This service is available on an as-needed basis, allowing for gradual and meaningful engagement, fostering trust and open communication.
Placements at The Meadows
It is our belief that all children and young people should live in an appropriate family setting and being in a residential setting should not be a discriminatory factor for them, as all young people should be offered the same opportunities.
At The Meadows we provide a warm, homely atmosphere with caring staff, to try and replicate a family setting.
The Meadows provides stability and care, through good trusting relationships between experienced, committed staff, who work with the children/young people in a professional non-judgemental way.
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