Barkla Close

Barkla Close is a residential home service offering short breaks for up to 3 adults with learning disabilities. Conveniently located in Clifton, providing three bedrooms with a shared wet room and changing area.

Our aim is to provide individuals with short breaks that closely aligns with how they would ordinarily live their lives, whilst also offering opportunities to access the community for leisure and social pursuits.

We will identify and support an individual’s healthcare needs through collaboration with the individual, their meaningful contacts, and health and social care professionals.

We provide person centred support and care, operating 24 hrs of the day, 7 days a week and each bedroom and the wet room has overhead hoisting facilities.

Upon admission, we will create a detailed file in consultation with you and/or your representative, including a Care Plan outlining the placement's aims, objectives, and your individual needs. We aim to support you to be as independent as possible while maintaining privacy, dignity, and respect, ensuring you can make your own choices. Support will be provided after full consultation and assessment of your care needs.

Both male and female staff work at Barkla Close, and while we strive to accommodate gender preferences, this may not always be possible, especially when two staff are needed for personal care. Please discuss this with us to ensure dignity is maintained.

• Detailed file and Care Plan created upon admission
• Support for independence, privacy, dignity, and choice
• Consultation and assessment before providing support
• Both male and female staff available
• Gender preference accommodation discussed for personal care

Reports

View our Care Quality Commission report 
https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-6301808037 

• Daily trips to Clifton and the nearby City centre for shopping, cafes, and pubs
• Evening trips to local theatres, cinemas, and Christmas shows and pantomimes
• Organised day trips throughout the year, including trips further afield
• Seasonal events like Summer Parties and cultural celebrations
• Visits to Nottingham city centre for shopping, local churches, pub lunches, cinema, theatre, and ten pin bowling
• Activities at Barkla including sensory relaxation, arts & crafts, cooking, card making, tabletop games, gardening, massage, and makeovers
• Person-centred care accommodating individual requests and arranging preferred activities

• Fresh meals and snacks provided throughout the day
• Consultation on individual food preferences, dislikes, cultural, religious, and health needs
• Menus offer at least two main choices, with citizens asked for their preference at each meal
• All diets catered for, including cultural, religious, diabetic, coeliac, gluten-free, and dairy-free
• Picture menus available to all citizens

Meal Times

Breakfast starts from 6am
Lunch starts from 12 noon
Dinner starts from 5 pm.

Citizens are not confined to these meal times. Meals can be reserved
and snacks can be provided at any time.

We have a nutritionist on hand to ensure all dietary requirements are catered for and appropriate meals are provided

Admission/Discharge days are Mondays and Fridays. Weekend stays will be classed as an overnight stay on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. When booking just a weekend, 3 days will be taken from your allocation regardless of the length of stay.

We ask that people vacate by 11 am and admissions will be from 2pm, to allow us to deep clean bedrooms after a stay and prevent over capacity.

Bookings are on a first come first serve basis up to a year in advance. Any bookings made over a year in advance will remain provisional until 1 calendar month before the booking.

Nottingham City Council has a statutory duty to meet assessed needs for residential care irrespective of a person’s financial means. This will be determined by an assessment of finances undertaken by a social worker prior to admission.

If you are wishing to fund privately then please contact Adult Residential Service on 0115 876 2671 for costs

Should you require further information regarding finances for Barkla Close, please contact the Assessment and Care Management Team on 0115 876 3330

The following services will be included within the weekly fees: -

• Accommodation
• Board
• Personal care
• Personal laundry
• Entertainment/activities within the home.

Extra services such as attending concerts, theatres, etc, will incur additional charges. Citizens or their representatives will be advised of the additional costs of the goods and services.

How to get there:

• Address - We are located at 19 Barkla close, Clifton, Nottingham, NG11 8QH
• Plan your journey - Nottingham City Transport (nctx.co.uk)

We’d love to hear from you! Whether you have questions about our services, need assistance with the referral process, or want to arrange a visit, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Tel: 0115 8763095
Email: dawn.hobster@nottinghamcity.gov.uk