Welcome to Chipstead Lake. A guide to the home for residents and families

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1 Welcome to Chipstead Lake A guide to the home for residents and families

2 Hello! A warm welcome to Chipstead Lake We provide support for physically disabled adults in a friendly and safe home. Our team is fully trained and we re regulated by the Care Quality Commission. supermarket. We re also only a short distance from Sevenoaks, which has a great range of shops, restaurants and cultural activities. You ll find us in the peaceful village of Chipstead, in Kent. The village has a large fishing lake, a friendly pub and is in easy reach of a large

3 Your support, your way Moving into a shared home can seem like a step into the unknown. You might worry you ll be unable to do the things that matter to you. out of life, and how best we can support you. Then we regularly check how you are and whether you want to change anything. But in a Leonard Cheshire home we want you to be yourself. We understand you re an individual with your own lifestyle and our team will always respect that. When you come to live here we ll ask what you want Our aim is to help you make choices, not make choices for you. Above all we want you to get the most out of life and enjoy living here.

4 Facilities for you Chipstead Lake is a modern, single storey home with extensive, accessible grounds. There s always room for you to welcome your family and friends or get together with other residents. Dining choices We make sure mealtimes can be enjoyed by everyone. Our menus are planned by our residents and staff and special diets are always catered for by our chef. Our facilities include: 22 bedrooms spacious lounge and dining area activities centre social bar area physiotherapy suite well-maintained garden

5 Enjoy activities We organise plenty of activities at the home, including pottery, exercise classes and music workshops. Or you can try out boxing, fishing, horse riding, archery or sailing on the lake. We also arrange day trips and nights out, depending on what our residents want to do. support, one option is to find a volunteer to come along with you. Whatever you d like to do, you can always talk to one of our team about the different choices available to you. Group outings and activities aren t for everyone and you might just want to do things on your own. If so, we can help. If you need

6 Because we re a charity we can offer more With over 100 homes in the UK, we provide thousands of disabled people with housing and quality care. Our founder Leonard Cheshire started the charity in 1948 and since then we ve always worked with disabled people to improve the support we offer. You can trust us to know what we are doing. Added value As a charity we fundraise to top up the basic level of support that local councils provide. The money we raise makes a big difference to residents in our homes. It helps us provide things like transport, activities and social events things that help our residents get more out of life.

7 Tony s story My name s Tony and I ve lived at Chipstead Lake for just over a year. I was living at home with my wife before, and things were becoming increasingly difficult I hadn t been able to leave the house for a year. I did find it a bit strange at first coming to live in a shared home, but the staff were really accommodating and helped me to adjust. I talked with them about what I ve done in the past, and what I would like to carry on doing, and they have been great at fitting around that. What s been really good is having physiotherapy every week day, while at home it would only be once a week. I ve seen a real improvement. I had no idea that I would be able to stand up again, but they helped make that happen. Maybe I ll even be able to take some steps!

8 We d love to hear from you Please get in touch if you d like to know more. Chipstead Lake Chevening Road Chipstead, Sevenoaks Kent, TN13 2SD Call us: us: referrals@leonardcheshire.org Visit: leonardcheshire.org/chipsteadlake There are lots of ways to get involved with our work: Donate Volunteer Campaign To find out more visit: leonardcheshire.org Leonard Cheshire is a registered charity no (England & Wales) and no. SC (Scotland), and a company limited by guarantee registered in England no