Cygnet Pindar House will be a safe and secure place to aid recovery as well as offering those diagnosed with a progressive neurological disease, like Huntington’s Disease, a caring and long term placement to support and help manage the progression of their symptoms. The service will be able to accept unplanned, often urgent admissions where a service user requires a safe place to start treatment at the earliest possible time.
Cygnet Pindar House is a modern purpose built facility that has been designed specifically to provide a clinically led evidence based neuropsychiatric pathway for those individuals presenting with behaviours that challenge. Our focus is to create a therapeutic rich environment which engages our service users and offers them the opportunity to minimise their challenging behaviour and maximise their independence.
Our service user profile:
- Men aged 18+ affected by a neurological condition where challenging behaviour is the leading impairment
- May be detained under the Mental Health Act, informal or subject to DoLS
- May have a forensic history
- May have complex physical health needs
- With a diagnosis of:
- Established or suspected Acquired Brain Injury including those sustained through trauma, anoxia, stroke, tumour, virus or infection
- Established or suspected neurodegenerative condition including Huntington’s Disease
- Specialist Dementia e.g. Pick’s Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia
- Korsakoff’s Syndrome or other substance abuse related brain injury
- Presenting symptoms may include:
- Dysphasia or other communication problems
- Dysphagia with or without the requirement of PEG support/modified diets
- Moderate to severe cognitive impairment
- Respiratory difficulty requiring support of BiPAP (Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure) or CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure)
- Mobility impairments
- Presenting Comorbidities may include:
- Psychiatric disorders including psychoses
- Complex epilepsy
- Post-ictal psychosis
- Organic personality disorder
Our facilities:
- En-suite individual bedrooms
- Therapy kitchen and additional therapy spaces
- Dining room
- Communal lounge
- Quiet lounge
- Fully equipped gym
- IT room
- Multi-functional outdoor space including gardens
- Accessible bathrooms with hoists
- On-site laundry facilities
- Specific dietary needs met by our in-house catering team