Oak House is a twenty bed hostel which is owned and managed by
United Welsh.
The project is a 20-bed hostel providing temporary
accommodation for homeless or potentially homeless people,
ex-offenders people who have mental health issues or people with
drug or alcohol problems. There is a women-only floor to the
hostel, which is secure and provides a safe refuge for women
escaping domestic abuse and employs a specialist female worker
to support these individuals.
Oak House assists, supports and enables clients to achieve their
goals with the ultimate aim of the project is to resettle and
reintegrate clients into permanent accommodation of their own. A
support plan is drawn up for each client utilising a keyworking
system and promoting the empowerment of each client. Oak House
also promotes training and educational opportunities through our
life skills development worker and the OCN accredited programs
that are run at Oak House.
People seeking accommodation need to complete an application
form and attend an assessment interview, and once accepted have
a full needs assessment which formulates their individual
support plan. Each client is allocated a keyworker, but has
access to staff support 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Oak House works closely with other agencies, including the local
GP and district nurse, community psychiatric nurse, mental
health teams, community drug and alcohol teams, social workers
and probation officers.
Oak House takes referrals from all statutory and voluntary
agencies as well as self-referrals. A friendly and informal
atmosphere is promoted within the hostel.
Oak House is a dry project so the use of alcohol or drugs is not
allowed within the project.
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