Psychosocial drug & alcohol support
Specialist support including service-led mutual aid, relapse prevention, and close partnership with external professionals through our SMART Recovery programme.
— Our approach
The work, in plain language.
Care at Rosemary Cottage is built around the person, not the programme. Each resident is treated and supported as an individual and no 2 packages of care are the same. They are based on the needs of the individual.
Reablement & skills development
Personalised support to rebuild daily living skills, confidence, and independence in a gentle, home-like environment.
Nutritional & diet support
Shared, home-cooked meals; gentle structure around eating well.
Physical & emotional health support
Holistic care for physical and emotional wellbeing, with regular monitoring, trauma-informed support, and joined-up working with healthcare professionals.
Medication support
Safe oversight of prescribed medication, where it forms part of someone’s care.
Practical & social support
Help with appointments, paperwork, transport, and the texture of ordinary life.
Personal care assistance
Where it is needed, gently offered, with dignity at the centre.
24-hour care
Someone is always here — through the night and at the edges of the day.
Please note — our services are not provided to individuals who continue to use drugs or alcohol.
— Our philosophyThe principles
The principles
behind the work.
We offer skilled and professional care to enable the individuals living at Rosemary Cottage to achieve their optimum state of health and well-being.
We respect and encourage the individual uniqueness of residents, staff and visitors, and treat everyone with dignity and respect at all times. We encourage independence and the need for personal fulfilment, offering individualised options for meaningful activities to satisfy the needs of the residents and staff.
— Assessment processHow a placement
How a placement
begins.
Rosemary Cottage strives to help residents to achieve greater independence, by providing a safe home and ongoing psychosocial support that is unique to each individual.
Careful assessment of each person admitted to the home is carried out prior to admission. This assessment, alongside any assessment completed by a referring professional and involvement from the resident, is then used to put a package of care and support in place that will enable each person to be as independent as possible.
We encourage the development of former skills and interests, as well as providing opportunities for new experiences to enrich residents’ lives. By providing relapse prevention support in a safe and secure environment we intend to help our residents to achieve personal aspirations and maximise their abilities.