Fen House, Ely, Cambridgeshire
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Fen House is a new residential
centre in Ely for people with acquired brain injury run by the Brain
Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT).
The unit, which opened in 2005, is designed to meet the
needs of people with acquired brain injury from across the whole of the
East Anglia region.
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View the Fen
House photo gallery
Download our 2008 annual
report (pdf 812KB).
Rehabilitation
We provide services both for service users requiring intensive
post-acute rehabilitation who are expected to re-integrate into the community
within six months, and also for more seriously injured service users who require longer-term
rehabilitation.
Services are tailored to meet individual needs. Our philosophy is that all people with a brain injury have
the potential to progress, no matter how severe their injury
or how long ago it ocurred.
We aim to promote the independence and self-esteem
of our service users within the framework of the neurobehavioural
model. Individual rehabilitation programmes focus on structured
learning programmes, personal and domestic activities of daily
living, use of leisure time, community access skills, behavioural
management techniques, social skills training and vocational
training and support.
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Accommodation
Fen House offers high quality, modern accommodation, backed up
by expert clinical supervision from experienced, skilled professionals. Each
service user has an individual programme designed to meet his or her own particular
needs.
Fen House offers 25 rooms including one independent
living flat, all with en-suite facilities. We operate a 10-bed
integration unit for shorter-term service users where assessment
and intensive cognitive behavioural rehabilitation are undertaken.
We also offer a 15-bed long-term rehabilitation facility for
those who require longer to regain lost skills and recover
their independence.
We have well-equipped therapy and training facilities,
together with spacious communcal areas, a courtyard and landscaped
grounds.
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Staff team
Our staff consists of a committed management team and a multi-disciplinary group
of experienced professionals including:
- clinical psychologists
- occupational therapists
- physiotherapists
- speech and language therapists
- rehabilitation support workers.
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How to find us
Fen House is in the cathedral city of Ely in the heart of the Fenland region and
is a rapidly expanding location, with excellent road and rail communications.
The unit is located close to a new housing development and is near a bus route
to Ely centre, with its wide range of shops, leisure facilities and other amenities.
For more detailed information about the location
of Fen House please view our on-line
map.
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Read what Urban Building Magazine wrote about the architecture of Fen House (December 2006, pdf).
Further information about Fen House is also available in our 2008 annual
report (pdf 812KB).
For further information about Fen House contact:
Denise O'Brien
Service Manager
Fen House
143 Lynn Road
Ely CB6 1SD
Tel: 01353 667340
Fax: 01353 653155
fh@birt.co.uk
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photo gallery
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| An
integration unit for shorter-term service users plus a separate long-term rehabilitation
facility |
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| 25
rooms, including one independent living flat |
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Offering
individual programmes of rehabilitation |
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| Pleasant
communal areas for relaxation |
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| Well-equipped
therapy and training facilities
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| An
experienced, multi-disciplinary staff team |
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| Smaller
lounge and music area |
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| Set
in attractive gardens with space to relax |
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| Specialist
art therapy room |
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| Modern,
bright dining area |
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