Care at Its Best
Widnes, Cheshire
Office No: 01942 365 888
Reg no 1589580
overview
Welcome To Our Home
Welcome to Accolade House. We are a residential family centre in Widnes, Halton, offering accommodation for one large family (up to two parents and three children). We provide a non-judgmental environment for parents to develop good parenting skills and rebuild family bonds, aiming for positive and lasting change away from court or local authority identified risks. We offer a nurturing environment for children to grow, thrive, and bond with their parents during the 12-week assessment.
WIDNES, CHESHIRE
PRIVATE BEDROOM
BATHROOM
LOUNGE
KITCHEN
LAUNDRY FACILITIES
DINING AREA
PRIVATE GARDEN
OUTDOOR SEATING
ONSITE SUPPORT
What is Aruna? Our centre provides a warm, homely environment for you and your family to live where there is 24-hour support available. Accolade House is an Ofsted registered Family Assessment Centre in Widnes.
Who works at Aruna? Aruna has a manager and deputy manager who oversees the running of the service. Your family will have an allocated case worker and an assessing social worker.
We will work alongside you to offer support and guidance in looking after your child. Our night team who will be there throughout the night to observe and support you with your parenting.
Our Aims and Objectives
Accolade House provides a stress-free environment for families to demonstrate their parenting capacity during a 12-week assessment. Our evidence-based recommendations ensure the child’s safety and evaluate whether parents can care for their child in the community. We offer a secure space for children to bond with their parents while addressing safety concerns. Our approach helps parents build confidence and develop skills, measured against the child’s progress.
Our centre conducts thorough evaluations of parenting skills tailored to each family’s needs. We provide mid-way and final reports that align with court instructions and local authority requirements, delivered within specified timescales.
Our Ethos and Values
1. Child safety and welfare are our top priorities.
2. We promote a strength-based approach to parenting.
3. Respect and inclusiveness underpin our work.
4. Collaborative working with agencies and families.
Facilities, Services and Accommodation
Bedroom
Cot Area
The family centre is a warm, welcoming environment and is situated in Widnes, Cheshire. The family rooms are furnished to a high standard and have the necessities parents will need throughout their stay. There is adequate accommodation for two parents and two children. There is a lounge, a space/playroom. There is a kitchen and dining area where parents are encouraged to cook their meals and enjoy meals together as a family.
We have a small garden space to the rear of the house and space indoors for children to play, including age-appropriate stimulating toys and games.
The centre is within walking distance of local amenities. Parents are encouraged to participate in groups and access education and community resources to benefit themselves and their children.
One-on-one guidance and mentoring.
Parenting workshops (Solihull model).
Practical life skills training.
Ongoing assessment (Parent Assess model) and structured feedback.
Our Aims and Objectives
Our aim is to work with all those involved in the lives of children referred to the service, to provide and plan for their best possible care and the longer-term future. To help us achieve this we will:
Provide a comfortable, supportive and caring environment for families.
Recognise the strengths and abilities of parents and build upon them.
Work in an open and honest way with parents and professionals involved with the child.
Empower you as a parent to build a positive future for your child.
Ensure children are safe and can thrive.
Identify any areas of concern which might prevent parents from providing the care their children need.
Model positive parenting approaches.
Assist professionals with creating care plans for children.
Provide clear, evidence-based parenting assessments for local authorities and family courts.
Working Together
During the first few weeks, we will closely watch how you care for your baby. We will be there to offer you advice and support with:
Bathing your child
Nappy changes
Play time
Making bottles and feeding your baby
Washing and sterilising bottles
You will need to inform us of all care tasks so that we can observe your parenting and be there to support you. We expect you to be downstairs during the day, so this can happen. You will have access to your daily notes and can read them each day and make your own comments. Staff will support you to go through your notes if needed.
Your key worker will meet with you weekly to discuss how your assessment is going. You will be encouraged to give your own views on what has been working well, what may have been a worry and what needs to happen next.
We will work together to create an action plan each week to help you move forward in a positive way. Your key worker will do sessions with you that will aim to help you with all aspects of your parenting. These sessions will be specific to you and your family’s needs.
There will also be other sessions for you to attend, which will include parenting support, housing/benefits and therapeutic support. During your assessment, your key worker will write a review report and share it with you. You can add your own comments to the report.
Your social worker and other professionals working with you will be invited to attend your review meeting. A final report will be written at the end of your assessment, which will provide recommendations for when you move on from Aruna House.
Regulated
We operate under the Residential Family Centres National Minimum Standards 2013 and Residential Family Centres Regulations 2002 (amendment 2013), forming the regulatory framework under the Care Standards Act 2000.
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