Timaru

Timaru offers a home for life for adults with severe learning disabilities and complex restrictive behaviours, usually associated with autism, including self-injury. They may have additional needs associated with epilepsy and sensory impairments. Continuous, 24-hour, one-to-one or greater support is provided, including waking night staff. The home is registered for six adults aged from 16 to 64.

The environment is continually risk-assessed and adapted to meet the ongoing needs of each person. It allows for individual expression and a shared community life. We provide many in-house and community opportunities that enable the residents to develop life skills and engage in activities that they enjoy.

Each person has a spacious bedroom (complete with en-suite bathroom) that can be personalised according to individual preference and needs. There is a TV lounge, day room, activity room, dining area and conservatory, plus a sensory room that contains equipment and imagery to stimulate the mind and body. There is also a very large, well-established garden, with a pond.

Timaru is a large detached house on the outskirts of Romsey, close to local facilities such as shops, pub and garden centre. Romsey is a small market town with good road links to Southampton, Winchester and the New Forest. It has a railway station with services to the South West and connections to other local main stations.