RESIDENTIAL CARE
Irene Homes offer residential accommodation to 88 women who are intellectually disabled in six homes where the residents live with a Housemother/Assistant Housemother and Domestic Worker.
The resident homes are designed to match as closely as possible a home environment. Each of the 88 residents between the ages of 18 and 80 years has comfortable rooms, all of which are fully furnished and decorates to the liking of the beneficiary.
Living areas are equipped with comfortable furniture, a television, and board games to allow for residents to enjoy activities together with each other, and to enhance and develop skills in a playful manner.
Housemothers and other core staff are on duty 24hours a day, and are able to meet the needs of residents. In addition to this, our residents who need full time and/or additional assistance are accommodated in our Senior House, where Housemothers are assisted by Care Workers on a 24/7 basis as well as by a registered Nurse during normal working hours. After working hours and during weekends one of the registered nurses is on call together with either the Social Worker or the Occupational Therapist.
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HEALTH CARE
Health care services are rendered through our clinic and two registered nurses of which one, as mentioned, is always available on standby to attend to the needs of the residents. The nurses are responsible for assessing and attending to the primary health needs of the residents, including handling of referrals to different specialist, issuing of chronic and acute medicine to residents, carrying out of procedures such as wound care, administering injections and teaching residents about the importance of hygiene education on sound health practises.
WORKSHOPS
At Irene Homes we have a registered Protective workshop and 2 Therapeutic workshops where well designed and benchmarked programs strives to ensure that all beneficiaries are involved in purposeful activities according to their abilities and to motivate them to acquire new skills, to reach their full potential, to achieve a fulfilled and satisfied state in life and reach the highest possible level of independence.
The Workshops are managed by Facilitators and Assistants, under the guidance of the Occupational Therapist.
Our beneficiaries attending the Therapeutic workshops are following a weekly program, where they are exposed to activities including but not limited to activities of Daily living, Health focussed activities and Arts and Crafts.
The Protective Workshop focus on the achievement of more independence through the development of vocational related skills. The beneficiaries participate in the execution of a variety of industrial projects for outside companies and businesses as well as work orientated projects.
Articles made by our beneficiaries are sold to earn an income that supplement their disability grant and to aid in the purchase of necessary stock and equipment. Articles produced are sold at our Charity shop, markets and at our annual Fête.
SPORTS, RECREATION AND ARTISTRY
Through a dedicated team of staff, Irene Homes offers structured sport, recreation and creative activities to allow:
- for residents to participate in activities that normalize their life
- for them to compete on an equal level
- for them to enjoy leisure time on an inclusive level,
with the view to enhance socialization, self-worth, team work, self-reliance and self-confidence.
Structured sports includes: golf, swimming, athletics and netball.
Artistic Activities include: dance, singing, drama, and attending theatres, participate in Eisteddfods, etc.
