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About Smile Holidays
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Smile Holidays is
based in Hove, East Sussex and was established in 2005 |
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Mission
Statement |
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Smile Holidays
aims to provide meaningful holidays for people with mild to moderate
learning disabilities, which promote choice, social inclusion and
independence and actively promote their rights and dignity by: |
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Actively
involving clients in decision making |
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Adopting
person centred care policies |
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Remaining
responsive to the changing needs of the individual |
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Offering the
opportunity of informed choice |
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Developing new
life skills and experiences |
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Maximizing
social presence and participation |
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We ensure only 8
clients are supported on each holiday and encourage holiday clients
to realise their potential and offer real life opportunities and to
participate in the community and in the holiday group with support
from two caring Smile carers. |
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Principle Carer |
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John Turnbull is
the Director of Smile Holidays and leads all the holidays. He has 25
years experience in the care profession and has comprehensive
training in all areas of care. |
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Holiday venues
and excursions |
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Smile Holidays
Principle Carer along with our Holiday Coordinator/Office
Administrator visit all holiday venues and excursions prior to
commencement of the clients holidays to ensure the appropriateness
and safety of these and to complete risk assessments where necessary |
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Further forms
available |
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Clients medical
consent form, accident incident forms, holiday risk assessments
forms and confidential complaint forms are available throughout the
clients’ holiday. |
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Holiday client information |
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All information
kept or received by Smile Holiday on holiday clients is kept safe,
secure and confidential in accordance with the Data Protection Act. |
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Smile training |
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Training is
available for all Smile holiday carers to enable them to support and
understand the various needs of the client holiday group. |
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For further
information or a chat about Smile Holidays please do not hesitate to
contact us on 01273 439240 |
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Norfolk and Great
Yarmouth |
Wales |
France Coastline |
Ilfracombe |
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