- Cheshire Home
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History
The term Cheshire Home started with the founding of Leonard Cheshire Disability, LCD, a UK based charity for helping disabled people through volunteer local communities. These services include care homes, supported living, domiciliary support, day services, resource centers, rehabilitation, respite care, personal support and training and assistance for those looking for work. The philosophy of LCD is to encourage and move disabled individuals toward independent living and live life their way.
Leonard Cheshire supports more than 21,000 disabled people in the UK, and a further 30,000 disabled people in 52 countries around the world. Most of this is through the local Cheshire Homes.
Worldwide locations
Cheshire Homes provide support for the disabled but each Cheshire Home may specialize in certain specific areas which may often reflect the needs of the local community.
UK and EU
Cheshire London was started around 1975. It has extensive support housing and attendant outreach services.
Cheshire Ireland provides care for patients with complex and high support needs. [1]. It operate 24 centers in 15 counties in Ireland, employing almost 750 people.
North America
Cheshire Homes Society of British Columbia provides community based residential rehabilitation programs to survivors of brain injury.
India
The first overseas Cheshire home was established in Mumbai, India on Jan 1, 1956.[2] Now there are several Cheshire Homes across the country providing relief to disabled adults and children.
Hong Kong
The Cheshire Home, Sha Tin (沙田慈氏護養院) was founded by the Hong Kong Cheshire Home Foundation in 1991 and is currently under the management of the Hospital Authority. It is an extended care hospital with 296 beds providing infirmary care for the severely disabled patients who need long-term treatment / care and infirmary patients from the Central Infirmary Waiting List.
With a staff of 172, the hospital provides services including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social work service and X-ray. Speech therapy and dietetic service are also available. The home also provides mid-way accommodation for disabled residents to help them re-integrate into the community. There is also respite service for disabled people living with their families.
A homely environment is offered in the chalets with domestic appliances like washing machine, home furniture, etc. To enhance the patient's sense of belonging, residents of the Disabled Unit are encouraged to participate in the daily management of their own activities and livelihood. Residents whose conditions permit are helped to adjust back to living in the community.
Cheshire Home encourages patients to actively participate in community, recreational and religious activities run with the assistance of volunteers. Some residents are working in sheltered workshops due to the harsh conditions.
"Activities of Daily Living Assessment & Training Room" was set up for preparing disabled persons re-integration into mainstream society. The physiotherapy satellite gymnasia were set up to enhance rehabilitation. Other facilities like outdoor activity ground, roof top garden and wheelchair training track allow more choices for patients' activities and exercise. Wireless nurse call system and ceiling hoist system were installed to enhance patient's safety and mobility. All patient toilets were renovated with upgraded facilities. More and more electrically operated beds are put in use by residents to enhance and encourage self-mobility.
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Coordinates: 22°23′57″N 114°13′00″E / 22.39917°N 114.2166667°E
Categories:- Hospitals in Hong Kong
- Sha Tin District
- Hospitals established in 1991
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