Honeysuckle House

Hello! Please allow me to introduce myself to you, My name is Alex, and I am the Proud Registered Manager of Honeysuckle House. I have been part of the team at Unique Care Group for a few years now and I am honoured to be part of such an amazing team who share the same values as me. 

I feel honoured to be enabling young people in my care to achieve the best possible outcomes in life, no matter what, as I feel this is what all young people truly deserve and more.

I have been working in the childcare sector for 14 years now across various settings and I have a keen interest in providing care for young people across residential settings.

My team at Honeysuckle House is small yet experienced, the team pride themselves in creating a home from home experience for young people, and their approach is diligent. I would describe my team as charismatic, as each and every one of them bring something special to the team, they really do stive for excellence and deliver the best possible care to the young people within our home, it is admirable to view.

I am delighted by the achievements, myself, the team and most importantly the young people have made at Honeysuckle House thus far, and I am excited for the future of Honeysuckle House as we continue to grow and flourish as a service.

More information about our heartwarming Honeysuckle House: 

Honeysuckle House is a dual-occupancy (2 bedded) children’s residential home which provides care for young people of both genders, aged between eight and eighteen. Honeysuckle House cares for young people with learning disabilities and our young people may have many diagnoses in line with any autistic spectrum condition (ASC) and co-occurring additional needs including ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), dyslexia, anxiety disorder, attachment conditions, down syndrome, and emotional difficulties. 

Our home consists of 2 bedroom and 2 bathrooms, There is a kitchen diner, two lounges for relaxation and activities all on the ground floor. 

Our aims and objectives at Honeysuckle House are to provide a safe, warm and nurturing environment with a high standard of accommodation and care for children and young people ensuring an excellent delivery of service with positive outcomes. Our aim is to transform young people’s lives and experiences and support them to develop their personal, social and emotional wellbeing and to guide them in all aspects of their lives. Specifically, we believe that we are committed to achieve the best outcomes for each of our young people in an individualised and unique way.

Our young people will receive the best quality of care from our skilled care team who will protect the young people and keep them safe.

We provide specific approaches to support communication, ensuring that an individualised communication approach is utilised, ensuring all resources available are used to facilitate our young people’s understanding and communication. This includes, Objects of Reference, body language, PECS, electronic aids, Makaton, Spell and Teach tools.

Our young people’s individuality is recognised and celebrated and is from which we build upon their strengths. We believe in empowering young people to begin to take responsibility for making decisions and expressing their views. In planning for progression, we recognise and celebrate every small step achieved on their journey.

Our Approach

We recognise that the most important tools we have to help our young people grow and develop is our staff. We are aware that our ability to relate to our young people in a sensitive, caring and consistent manner, is the most important contribution we can make to their development.

As a service we invest in our young people by investing in our staff, ensuring that they have the required training and support to meet the changing needs of our young people. This ensures that we are able to promote growth and development throughout the period of time that the young people live with us.

At Honeysuckle House we offer a ‘person centred’ approach with the young person at the heart of everything we do. We tailor the way we work to meet the young person’s individual needs, strengths, aspirations and interests.