Description
Our Short Break Units
Leading Lives Short Break Respite Units are registered with the Care Quality Commission. They are designed to support family carers by providing a much needed break from their caring responsibilities.
We are also able to respond quickly in times of crisis and accommodate referrals at short notice, providing a family with valuable breathing space at difficult times.
A stay in one of our short break services gives customers the chance to enjoy time away from the day-to-day routine and to experience different surroundings and activities.
Customers can make their own choices about what they want to do in a safe and supported environment, although well trained and compassionate teams, facilitate and support activities for our guests enjoyment.
This increased choice and flexibility enables people using our services to develop more independent living skills.
As well as shared living areas everyone has their own room and are encouraged to have their personal items with them to make their stay as familiar and comfortable as possible.
Our Short break units have specialist facilities and equipment to cater for the needs of people with physical and multiple disabilities. Experienced teams understand and respond sensitively to people, which has developed a relationship of trust and understanding with individuals and their family carers.
Our Short Break Units are places where people can feel safe, make and meet friends and experience new things.
When Cathedral View is open?
Cathedral View is open at Weekends: From 3.30pm Fri Through to 9.30 am Monday
To meet all our customer’s demands we generally book weekends as whole package.
This Unit is also open: Mondays to Thurs 3.30pm - 9.30am each night - These nights are charged and booked separately.
Please note that in the week the Unit is closed during the day and Day Care needs to be arranged separately.
What Cathedral View has to offer?
Cathedral View is in Bury St Edmunds, near the Centre of the Town, famous for its fabulous Abbey Gardens and impressive cathedral. It has modern facilities and is well equipped with up to date technology such as Wi-Fi and freeview TV.
The service was newly built 5 years ago and has en-suite facilities in each room, there are 2 sides to the service with each house having a communal dining area and lounge. There is also a lovely garden area and small sensory room. Groups go out from the Unit to use community facilities, such as a large cinema, theatre, bowling alley and sport centre, a vibrant shopping centre as well as visiting the cathedral or Abbey Gardens.
We also have the use of an adapted vehicle which enables us to get out and about both in the local and wider community.
Individual Rooms
There are 4 Bedrooms located in each house. 8 in total. One room each side has an integrated ceiling hoist system which can also transfer people into the bathroom where we have a rise and fall spa bath, shower and toilet. Another of the rooms each side allows an individual to be supported with moving and handing with a mobile hoist.
Your Support
Leading Lives staff work in person centred ways to support and promote people to achieve their aspirations and remain as independent as they are able.
Support needs are assessed when you register with the service and individual packages and programmes agreed to best suit your needs and aspirations. Individual bookings are also compatibility matched before confirmation.
Contact Us
To find out more or to arrange for a visit:
Call us on : 01284 765046
Visit our leading lives website
Visit us at: Cathedral View, 32a Vinefields, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1YF or
Contact us through Shop 4 Support on the "Request more Information" Tab on this page.
