Access Guide
Introduction
- Services / facilities within the building include Short Breaks Children's Respite (Children's Home).
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Comments
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- This unit offers short and longer term breaks and respite care for up to 6 children.
Getting Help and Assistance
- Documents are available in an alternative format and can be provided to include: Braille on request, large print on request and different languages on request.
- Water bowls for assistance dogs are available on request.
- BSL interpreters can be provided on request.
- Language interpreters can be provided on request.
- Mobility aids are available to help patients move around and include; wheelchairs.
Location
- The nearest National Rail station is Wellingborough.
Opening Times
- The venue is open 24hrs.
Parking (Staff Blue Badge Bay)
- The venue does have its own car park.
- The car park type is open air/surface.
- There is/are 1 designated parking bay(s) within the car park.
- The dimensions of the designated parking bay(s) are 230cm x 506cm (7ft 7in x 16ft 7in).
- The nearest designated bay is 10m (10yd 2ft) from the main entrance.
- The route from the car park to the entrance is accessible to a wheelchair user with assistance.
- Assistance may be required because there is / are slopes/ramps.
- The car park surface is block paving.
- There is a dropped kerb between the car park and the venue.
- The dropped kerb does not have tactile paving.
- The patron does not have to cross a road.
- The car park does not have a height restriction barrier.
- There is not a designated drop off point.
Outside Access (Main Entrance)
- This information is for the entrance located at the front of the building.
- There is not level access into the venue.
- The bell is not in a suitable position to allow wheelchair users to gain access.
- The main door(s) open away from you (push).
- The doors are single width.
- The door(s) is / are heavy.
- The door opening is 80cm (2ft 7in) wide.
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Second set of doors
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- There is a small raised threshold in the doorway.
Level Change (Main Entrance)
- There is a ramp or slope to access this service.
- The ramp or slope is located leading to the entrance.
- The ramp or slope is permanent.
Outside Access (Garden Entrance)
- This information is for the entrance located at the rear of the building.
- There is not level access into the venue.
- The main door(s) open towards you (pull).
- The doors are double width.
- The door(s) is / are heavy.
- The door opening is 93cm (3ft 1in) wide.
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Second set of doors
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- There is a small raised threshold in the doorway.
Level Change (Garden Entrance)
- There is a ramp or slope to access this service.
- The ramp or slope is located in front of the entrance.
- The ramp or slope is permanent.
Inside Access
- There is level access to the service.
- Motorised scooters are not welcomed in public parts of the venue.
- The type of flooring in walkways and corridors is carpet, vinyl, and wood.
- The lighting levels are varied.
Accommodation
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Location of Accessible Accommodation
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- This information refers to the 6 bedrooms for the children.
- There is level access from an accessible entrance.
- The room number viewed was 2.
- The width of the door to the room is 76cm (2ft 6in).
- The dimensions of the clear floor space are 110cm x 325cm (3ft 7in x 10ft 8in).
- The bed is 57cm high.
- The measurement between the bed base and floor is 35cm (1ft 2in).
- Light switches are not within 120cm (4ft) from floor level.
- There is not a functional emergency alarm in the room.
- No emergency alarm is fitted in the room.
- Assistance dogs are welcome to stay with residents in accessible accommodation.
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Auxiliary Aids - General
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- Some of the rooms have auxiliary aids for people with sensory impairments.
- Teletext/subtitles are available.
- The accommodation does provide other auxiliary aids for people with mobility impairments.
- Mobile hoists are available and Ceiling tracking hoists are available.
- Assistance dogs are welcome to stay with residents in standard rooms.
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Comments
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- All rooms have height adjustable beds.
- The doors into all bedrooms have a second opening, 50cm wide.
- All rooms are fitted with ceiling tracking hoists.
Consultation / Treatment Room (Clinic Room)
- There are 1 consultation/treatment rooms available.
- The room surveyed was Clinic Room.
- The consultation / treatment room is 5m (5yd 1ft) from the main entrance.
- There is level access to the consultation / treatment room.
- There are doors into the consultation / treatment room.
- The main doors open away from you (push).
- The doors are single width.
- The doors are heavy.
- The door opening is 75cm (2ft 6in) wide.
- The type of flooring is vinyl.
- There is not room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre.
- There is not a bed / couch.
- A hoist is available.
- The hoist is manual.
- There is not a chair.
- The room does not have background music playing.
- Lighting levels are bright.
Changing Places (Partial)
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Location and access
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- The facility is located straight ahead as you enter.
- The facility is 4m (4yd 1ft) from the main entrance.
- There is level access to the facility.
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Dimensions and features
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- You do not need a key for the facility.
- The dimensions of the facility are 224cm x 220cm (7ft 4in x 7ft 3in).
- The facility changing bench is wall mounted.
- The facility changing bench height is adjustable.
- The length of the bench is 175cm (5ft 9in).
- The facility hoist is powered overhead.
- The overhead hoist covers the changing bench.
- The sling is attached to the hoist by hook.
- The facility toilet has a transfer space on one side only.
- The transfer space on the left as you face the toilet is 38cm (1ft 3in).
- The transfer space on the right as you face the toilet is 43cm (1ft 5in).
- Wall mounted rails are available.
- As you face the toilet the wall mounted grab rails are on the left.
- Drop down rails are provided.
- As you face the toilet the drop down rails are on the right.
- The type of sink is fixed.
- Wall mounted hand rails are not available at the sink.
- Disposal facilities are available.
- A privacy screen is not available.
- Wide tear off paper roll is not available.
- The facility has a non slip floor.
- A functioning emergency alarm is not available.
- No emergency alarm is fitted in the cubicle.
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Comments
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- There is a single, light door that opens inwards.
- It is 76cm wide.
Accessible Bathroom
- There are accessible bathrooms available.
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Location and access
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- It was possible to access the bathroom during the survey.
- The bathroom is unisex.
- The bathroom is not for the sole use of disabled people.
- There is no additional signage on or near the accessible bathroom door.
- The accessible bathroom is 11m (12yd 1in) from the main entrance.
- There is level access to the accessible bathroom.
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Features and dimensions
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- A key is not required for the accessible bathroom.
- The door opens inwards.
- The door is locked by a twist lock.
- The width of the door is 76cm (2ft 6in).
- The door weight is light.
- The dimensions of the bathroom are 250cm x 320cm (8ft 2in x 10ft 6in).
- The bathroom has a non slip floor.
- Floor manoeuvring space is clear in the bathroom.
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Position of fixtures
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- There is not a lateral transfer space.
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Features and dimensions
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- There is not a functional emergency alarm available.
- No emergency alarm is fitted in the bathroom.
- Disposal facilities are available in the cubicle.
- There is a coat hook.
- The coat hook is not within 120cm (3ft 11in) from floor level.
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Position of fixtures
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- Wall mounted rails are not available.
- There is not a hand dryer.
- There is a towel dispenser.
- The towel dispenser can be reached from seated on the toilet.
- The towel dispenser is not placed higher than 100cm (3ft 3in).
- There is a toilet roll holder.
- The toilet roll holder can be reached from seated on the toilet.
- The toilet roll holder is not placed higher than 100cm (3ft 3in).
- There is a sink.
- The sink can be reached from seated on the toilet.
- The sink is 79cm (2ft 7in) high.
- The tap type is lever.
- There is not a mixer tap for the sink.
- There are mirrors in the accessible bathroom.
- Mirrors are placed at a lower level or at an angle for ease of use.
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Bath details
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- There is a bath.
- The height of the side of the bath from floor level is 51cm (1ft 8in).
- The height is adjustable.
- A hoist is available.
- The tap type is lever.
- There is not a mixer tap.
- There is a shower over the bath.
- The shower head height is adjustable.
- The shower control type is twist/turn.
- There are not wall mounted handrails available.
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Wheel in shower details
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- There is not a wheel in shower.
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Colour contrast and lighting
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- The contrast between the internal door and wall is good.
- The contrast between the external door and wall is good.
- The contrast between the walls and floor is good.
- The lighting levels are medium.
Toilet with Adaptations
- There are not accessible toilets within this venue designated for public use.
Standard Toilet(s)
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Availability and Location of Standard Toilets
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- Standard toilets are not available.