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Gender
Mixed
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Specialism
Deaf Services
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Location
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Ages
16+
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Type
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Capacity
5
Specialist Equipment
Ponderosa is registered a large home for 5 individuals who are Deaf with additional complex needs.
Specialist equipment and facilities are provided to support the challenges faced with the sensory loss, such as;
Specialist fire systems
Vibrating pads
Internet connection for FaceTime or Skype
This also includes a fully signing staff team and support to attend deaf events and integration into the deaf community.
24 Hour Support
Ponderosa currently consists of a team of 14 staff – of which, 2 staff members are profoundly deaf themselves. Our hearing staff have level 2 BSL qualifications.
The home will provide 24-hour support to all individuals, with a team of up to 5 staff per day (not including the Managers or additional 1:1 staff required). The home provides care tailored made to each individual.
The home also works closely with other local organisations and services to offer a wide choice of activities, hobbies and other medical needs
How We Support
- Adopt a care management approach offering on-going assessment of needs, which informs the individual’s plan and facilitates delivery of an individual package of multi-agency services.
- Work collaboratively with other agencies to ensure that an individual’s holistic needs are addressed and each agency is contributing expertise and appropriate resources.
- Work to written agreements with parents and carers requiring them to contribute to their child’s care plan and support the young adult in maintaining their place within the family.
- Create an environment in the home, which facilitates maximum benefit to the individual from therapeutic interventions and treatment involving health professionals.
- Use research to inform practice and ensure that the most appropriate interventions are used to achieve the best possible outcomes for the individual.
- Promote a well trained staff team who have an awareness of Deaf culture, sign language and complex needs.
C's Story
In September 2019 we received a call from a Senior Social Worker in relation to a lady who needed a new placement. It was explained that this lady was 39 years old and had lived in the placement for the last 20 years. The statement of purpose was Ponderosa to support people up to the age of 40, but it sounded like this lady had fallen through the system and I felt that I wanted to assess her, and if need be changing the statement of purpose.
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Location
Ponderosa is a large home is on the edge of the Doncaster in the village of Moss.
There is easy access to the local towns of Doncaster (10 miles) and Leeds (20 miles). The City of Exeter is about 16 miles away.
The nearest main road is the A19 which is roughly 4 miles away from the home. There are links to local transport.