Longview House - Huyton Merseyside

Longview House is a specially designed property built in the early 1970s and extensively refurbished by 2Care before opening as a psychiatric rehabilitation project in 1993. The Project is situated in Huyton close to local shops and public amenities approximately 9 miles from the city centre of Liverpool. Longview House offers short to medium term rehabilitation for up to 20 people between the ages of 18-65 years who are recovering from severe and enduring mental health problems. Many service users at Longview House have had multiple admissions to hospital.

There are communal living areas, including two lounges, a dining room, a pool/snooker room, laundry and attractive gardens to the front and rear of the Project.

The house is designed in such a way as to provide a staged process of rehabilitation under one roof. The main area of the house accommodates 12 people who participate in collective processes of cooking, cleaning and shopping. The second stage of the house provides accommodation for a further 5 clients in a more self contained area. Attached to the main house, but with its own separate entrance, is a cluster house for 3 residents which provides the most independent level of accommodation. Through this three tiered structure service users progress towards independence.

Everyone has an important part in the decision making process within the Project. Each individual has a responsibility to the community as a whole. Service users use local services within Huyton and surrounding areas such as day centres, education and recreational facilities. There are also opportunities to become involved with local initiatives which can offer voluntary work and the chance to increase social networks and form friendships outside Longview House, which assists with social integration into the wider community. Involvement with local colleges, further education and other services is encouraged and helps residents to gain invaluable skills and experience.

Longview House offers an important and responsive service, helping people who often have a history of repeated admissions to hospital, regain independence and move into the wider community successfully.

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