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- The House
Oxford House was built in 1889 and is an attractive 5 bedroom house close to the town centre of Worthing in West Sussex. To the rear of the house is a self contained one bedroom annex known as the Coach House.
The house has five good size bedrooms, four are situated on the first floor and three of these have en-suite facilities with the fourth bedroom having its own nominated bathroom.
The fifth bedroom is located downstairs and has access to the garden via French doors. This bedroom also has its own nominated bathroom.
The ground floor also contains the lounge which is to the front of the house and the large open plan kitchen and dining room.
To the rear of the kitchen is the conservatory which gives access to the garden. The garden has a good sized patio area with garden furniture, lawn area and flower beds.
Through the garden is access to the Coach House which is a self-contained annex providing a kitchen, bathroom living and sleeping area to one individual.
The House has a large driveway which offers off-road parking for 4-5 cars.
Oxford House has the use of two cars and also has excellent links to local public transport including bus and rail.
Oxford House is furnished and decorated to a high standard and offers comfort as well as practical adaptations.
The home has central heating throughout which can be controlled in each room. The home has large double glazed windows which offer good light and ventilation.
Oxford House has a continuous planned programme of maintenance which will be carried out by the homes maintenance person or outside contractors. Yearly or more regular checks will be carried out on the electrical, gas and fire equipment in the home.
The home has a smoke and heat censored fire system throughout the house, with a number of call points on each floor and fire fighting extinguishers.
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- The Area
Worthing is a large town in West Sussex and lies on a costal plain between the South Down Hills and the sea.
Oxford House is located in the centre of Worthing and is ideally located for access to the town centre, seafront and mainline train station.
Worthing town centre has a good selection of shops and two shopping centres and an excellent selection of café’s and restaurants.
Worthing pier which was built in 1862 and the promenade is ideal for strolls along the seafront. The Pavilion Theatre hosts many shows and music acts throughout the year and is situated at the front of the pier.
There are a good selection of local facilities such as leisure centres, library, museums and places of local interest.
There are a number of colleges and adult education centres providing short and long term courses.
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Facilities and Services
- Meals
Oxford House staff will prepare nutritious and attractive meals with service user’s assisting with preparation and cooking as much as possible.
Service users will devise a weekly menu with staff support which incorporates likes and dislikes and is nutritionally balanced and varied.
Meal times will be flexible but will consist of breakfast, lunch and evening meal as well as snacks and drinks throughout the day. Staff and service users will eat their meals together in the dining room, or in their bedrooms if the choose.
Service users will be offered choices each day and special dietary requirements, religious and cultural needs will always be catered for. Every effort will be made to accommodate individual choice in regard to meals but at times it may not be possible to cater for six different meal choices.
All meals, snacks, supplements and drinks are provided within the fees for the service at oxford House.
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- Medical Care
All service users will be registered with a local GP, optician, dentist and any other professional if necessary. Regular health checks will be available for the service users and if they choose will always be supported by staff to attend appointments. Service Users will be encouraged to attend appointments in the community but home visits will be arranged if required.
- Physiotherapy
This can be arranged as necessary
- Chiropody
Chiropody services will be arranged as necessary and a charge might be incurred for these services.
- Hairdressing
All service users will use local community hairdressers and will have to pay for this service individually. If preferred Oxford House can arrange for a hairdresser to visit the home.
- Telephone
Oxford House has a portable telephone available for service users to use in private. It is requested that service users inform staff of their intention to use the telephone.
- Benefits Advice
The homes manager / deputy can advise and assist service users with information about Social Security benefits and will assist with claims if necessary.
- Shopping
The food shopping for the home will be carried out by staff with assistance from service users. Service users will be encouraged to carry out their personal shopping themselves with support from staff when required.
- Laundry
Service Users will be encouraged to do their own laundry where possible. Staff members will assist with laundry and will launder all communal items in the home.
- Kitchen
Oxford House has a large open plan kitchen and dining room which is open to all. Service users are able to help themselves to drinks and snacks as well as helping to prepare meals. Staff will assist service users in keeping the kitchen clean and tidy.
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