Dumbarton Bungalows | Threshold Services

This service is funded by Supporting People (NIHE). Our Floating Support service can last for a maximum of two years, depending on the needs of the individual. Support is available during working hours Monday to Friday.

Every person we support will work with their designated keyworker to design a support plan based on their needs. This could include weekly visits to the individual's home for practical support or keywork, or visiting a coffee shop to encourage social engagement. There will be 3 month, 12 month, and 21 month reviews to discuss how they are experiencing the service, and to assess their changing needs.

Areas of Support

Support on emotional and personal issues

Managing daily living tasks

Money management and access to benefits

Engaging in external activities

Personal safety

Finding alternative accommodation

Eligibility

You are eligible for our service at Dumbarton Bungalows if you meet all of the following conditions:

Your primary diagnosis is mental health
You are over 18 years’ old
You have a mental health team keyworker
You have been self-medicating for 6 months
You have had a reduction in self-harm within the past 6 months
You think that you need support to stay out of hospital and are working towards living independently in the wider community
Your Social Worker, Community Nurse or Doctor agrees with you
You agree to work within the license agreement between Choice and Threshold

Applications

We accept applications from a range of sources including within Threshold, Social Workers, CPNs and Psychiatrists.

Once completed, the application can be emailed to the following:

floating.support@threshold-services.co.uk

: Upon submitting your application, the Project Manager will contact you to confirm it has been received. The Project Manager will then reach out to the person responsible for your mental health support — this could be your social worker, doctor, or community nurse — who signed your application form.
You will be invited to view the flat and meet the staff. During this time, the Project Manager will work with your mental health support provider to ensure all necessary information is gathered before continuing with your application.
TAF - Threshold Application Form – Client
PHF - Psychiatric History Form – Consultant Psychiatrist
SHR - Social History Report – Social Worker
Threshold Monitoring Form - Client
Any additional Forms required at the discretion of Threshold’s Management i.e. Forensic, Probation, Occupational Therapy Assessment and/or Reports
NB. The assessment process will not proceed until all of the above information is received to facilitate a review of the application and a Risk Assessment taking place.
: When the Project Manager meets with you, they will complete an assessment form with your input. This helps us understand your needs and expectations to ensure that the service can provide the right support for you.
The Project Manager will then review your application against our eligibility criteria. If there are multiple applicants, priority will be given to those in greater need of supported accommodation and those who would benefit most from the service.
NB. The level of need will be influenced by an applicant’s housing status – that is, where they already live in their own home in the wider community, the applicant will be seen to have a lower level of housing need than someone who does not.
: If you are successful, the Project Manager will contact you a offering you a place. Together we will help to draw up an initial support plan and this will be kept by you, as well as a copy on file.
You will be assigned a keyworker when you first arrive to support you settling in and know what to expect on a day to day basis.
: If we are unable to offer you a place we will explain to you and will suggest another route of support if we can.
: Where there are 2 or more applicants for a place we must decide who should be offered that place. This is done by an admission panel and this panel’s members are:
The Project Manager
A member of the local Health and Social Services Trust
The panel will consider applications and prioritise those in greater need. The panel also consider ability to use support.
Points are given for each of the following areas:
Need for accommodation: 0 – 5 points, with 5 being the greatest
Need for support: 0 – 5 points, with 5 being the greatest
Ability to use support 0 – 5 points, with 5 being the greatest
The person with the greatest number of points will be offered the place. Each decision will be recorded. Any applicant who is not successful will be given a full explanation.