23 January 2014
During a routine inspection
Larkins provides an abstinence based, eclectic treatment program. The program is underpinned by approaches such as, relapse prevention, motivational intervention and cognitive behavioural therapy. The service can also provide assistance with eating disorders, family work, couple counselling and psychosocial therapy.
We found that people had been fully informed about the home, including the rules and restrictions governing the treatment program, so that they were able to give full consent for their treatment.
People's needs had been fully assessed and care plans put in place. People had been fully involved in developing their treatment goals and we saw that these were regularly reviewed and kept up to date.
The home had robust recruitment procedures in place to make sure only suitable people were employed to work at the home as well as volunteers.
We found there were well developed quality assurance procedures in place to make sure that the home was responsive to people's needs and the quality of service monitored.