Norcrest - Residential Care Home

Specialist Care in a home from home

Nurturing people with learning disabilities, autism, challenging behaviour and/or other complex needs requires the exceptional staff and facilities we provide in our specialist care home in Norbury, South London.

Our clients are verbal and non-verbal but all find ways to communicate their needs in our registered care home. Our supportive and caring environment enables clients to develop and grow at their own pace; to develop daily life skills that enable them to lead full and purposeful lives and achieve their individual potential.

Norcrest has a proven record of success for managing and reducing challenging behaviour and for helping clients to fully integrate into the community.

Experts employed within Norcrest treat a broad range of conditions including:

• Communications deficiency and sensory needs
• Physical impairments
• Challenging behaviour
• Self injuries or property damage behaviour
• Epilepsy
• Dementia
• Mental Health issues

Accommodation and Services

Norcrest is a large, detached house situated in a conveniently located, quiet residential area of Norbury, South London with good transport links to central London. It is a three storey house with a large open plan kitchen and a separate dining area for communal meals and relaxation. The lounge is an attractive, spacious room with patio doors overlooking a beautiful landscaped garden.

Newly modernised, Norcrest has twelve bedrooms, some with en-suite facilities, with ground floor rooms that are suitable for clients with mobility problems. Local facilities include shops, a post office, banks, several general practitioners as well as leisure facilities, large public parks and a train station.

Clients can expect from Norcrest:

• Pre- admission assessment to identify care needs
• Individual care programmes tailored to each client’s needs and requirements with progressive goal setting and regular reviews to respond to changing needs
• Choice of freshly prepared, nutritionally balanced meals
• On-site Skills Development Centre to improve independent living skills and communications
• Therapeutic support
• Structured daily programme
• 24 hours support
• Strong link with sponsors and carers
• Specialised staff in autism, learning disability, epilepsy and managing challenging behaviour
• Access to health care services such as Psychiatrists, Speech Therapists, GPs, Physiotherapists, Occupational therapists and nurses, as required.
• Community integration programmes including mini-bus for social outings and engagement activities.