Set in the countryside of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, the therapeutic environment aids recovery for each individual. There is a separate therapy barn which houses the Activities of Daily Living kitchen (ADL) and laundry. There are en-suite bedrooms for all service users, a communal living space, dining area and a quiet room. The layout of the service allows people to be as independent as possible as well as having an environment where they do not feel isolated. The Chimneys is a short car journey away from the town centre where service users can access local amenities such as shops, cafes, leisure facilities, nature parks and other community resources.

Our Aims

We aim to support people to rebuild skills that may have been impacted by their Mental Health so they can maintain stability to continue their journey in reaching their goals and aspirations.

Model of Care

We have a dedicated Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) that provides specialist person-centred care tailored to meet individual need. The team consists of a Psychiatrist, Nurses, Healthcare Assistants, Occupational Therapist, Psychologist, and individual Therapists, including Systemic and Integrative.

The focus at The Chimneys is to work in collaboration with each individual, to personalise their recovery using a blend of therapies. We recognise that one approach is not suitable for all service users with similar diagnoses.

Our individualised clinical programmes focus on rehabilitation both within the hospital and in the community. Therapies and activities are specifically focused on treating individual needs and wants, behaviours which may challenge, harming behaviours to self and others and the skills for moving forwards into the community. We want all those we support to have a say in their care and treatment so we can support a safe and timely discharge.

We have adopted a least restrictive approach to our care, and we review all enhanced observation levels daily. We work closely with all individuals to review and identify other restrictive practices, identifying personal risks, becoming responsible for them, and devising care plans and coping strategies to manage these.

Therapies and activities are a mixture of in house and community sessions and are facilitated by members of the clinical team. We devise therapy and activity timetables in partnership with the individual to promote inclusion and support their wishes.

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