Redford Court, Liverpool

		Redford Court is a long-term residential rehabilitation centre for people with acquired brain injury, run by the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT). Opened in 1997, Redford Court meets the needs of men and women with acquired brain injuries between the ages of 18 and 65.

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Download our newsletter for February 2010 (pdf 552KB).

Download our newsletter for our James Bond Ball (pdf 334KB).

Download our annual review 2009 (1MB).

our service users

We offer a service to service users with acquired brain injury who require longer-term care and rehabilitation. Our clients will normally have already experienced a period of intensive rehabilitation before coming to Redford Court.

The service is tailored to meet individual needs. Our philosophy is that all people with acquired brain injury have the potential to make progress, no matter how severe their injury or how long ago it occurred.

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rehabilitation

We aim to promote the independence and self-esteem of our service users within the framework of a neurobehavioural model.

Redford Court offers comfortable, modern accommodation alongside unobtrusive clinical supervision from expert staff. Every service user has their own large room with en-suite facilities.

We create and maintain a friendly and structured environment. We have a daily programme, but each service user has an individual programme to meet his or her unique needs.

Although we are able to offer a home for life, many of our service users do progress and move on. Service users may move into independent living flats (transitional living units) or into a supported house that can be placed anywhere in the country and shared with other people if desired, or they can live independently, and receive appropriate staff supervision and support.

Service users are actively encouraged to participate in decision-making. There are regular meetings where service users can have their say about events and other issues that affect the running of Redford Court, and also contribute to the recruitment and training of staff.

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staff team

Our staff consists of a committed management team and a multidisciplinary group of experienced professionals that includes:

• rehabilitation support workers
• clinical psychologists
• occupational therapists
• physiotherapists
• speech and language therapists
• vocational trainers.

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environment

Redford Court offers 20 studio-style apartments and four independent living flats, all with en-suite facilities. We have spacious communal areas and landscaped grounds that are ideal for outdoor leisure activities.

Liverpool is a vibrant, multicultural city and full use is made of local facilities. Redford Court is located close to major bus and train routes so that service users are within easy access of the city’s educational centres, leisure facilities, restaurants, cinemas, clubs and shops and Merseyside docks (with its picturesque buildings that are a hallmark of Liverpool’s waterfront).

Nearby Sefton Park offers expansive grounds, lively waterfowl, and accessible walking areas.

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how to find us

For more detailed information about the location of Redford Court please view our on-line map.

The latest National Care Standards Commission report on Redford Court is available to all our service users and anyone wishing to access any part of our service.

Download our annual review 2008 (270KB).

For further information about Redford Court contact:

Kerri Tunstall
Service Manager
Redford Court
7 Birt Close
Liverpool L8 7SZ
Tel: 0151 280 8181
Fax: 0151 282 5187
kerri.tunstall@birt.co.uk

Events and news from Redford Court

Download our newsletter for October 2009 (pdf 552KB).

Download our newsletter for our James Bond Ball (pdf 334KB).

Meet our new psychologist

Dr Ivan Pitman, the new psychologist at Redford Court, writes about his work.

I have the longest job title I know of ‘Consultant in Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation’! It sounds very grand. I started work on the 1st April but I don’t think this title was an April Fools.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays I will be working with the service users and the rehab team at Redford Court. On Wednesdays I will be supporting BIRT’s community services in the North West. This includes the community homes in Carlisle and Blackpool and a number of individuals who are supported by BIRT in their own homes.

I am currently involved in doing research with former colleagues from the University of Liverpool into brain injury. The aim of this research is to help others better understand how the brain works after it has been damaged and how we can best help are service users and their families. So I may from time to time ask people to be involved.

Prior to working with BIRT much of my working life has been spent behind bars! (the prison type not the cocktail type) as I have a specialist interest in individuals with brain injury who have found themselves in trouble with the law. My history of secure care (looking after people who are locked up) has taken me from high secure to medium secure to low secure settings – so I think Redford Court must be evidence of my progress and good behaviour!

I’ve lived and worked on Merseyside for over 15 years and whilst I’m not a big football fan myself I have to say I live in a house full of Reds!

I am very excited about coming to Redford Court and working with Kerri and the team. I look forward to getting to know all the staff, service users and their families over the forthcoming months.

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photo gallery

Redford Court offers 20 studio-style apartments and four independent living flats
All clients have comfortable single rooms
Breakfast group - sharing activities together	Learning skills for independence
Service user's own computer in her bedroom
Our multi-disciplinary staff build strong therapeutic relationships with service users
Spacious communal areas
Bright, attractive main lounge
Wheelchair accessible bathroom - all rooms have en-suite showers

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