Daldorch House - Short Breaks Service

1. To support young people to maintain and develop their interests and skills the provider should ensure that staffing levels allow young people to participate in activities and new experiences while attending short breaks. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which states that: I can maintain and develop my interests, activities and what matters to me in the way that I like (HSCS 2.22) and My needs are met by the right number of people (HSCS 3.15)

2. To support children and young people’s experiences, wellbeing and development, the provider should ensure that staff consistently communicate with family members about young people’s experiences while on short breaks. This should include but is not limited to developing methods to seek updates from parents prior to short breaks, provide up-dates during short breaks and provide detailed information at the end of short breaks. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which states that: My care and support meets my needs and is right for me (HSCS 1.19).