Working at Bridgman House

Only basic activities like arts and crafts and bingo, no dedicated coordinator or specialist programmes, so the role is mostly routine personal care.

Staff said they organised baking sessions, arts and crafts, bingo, coffee mornings and film evenings to enable people to socialise together. A recent staff survey indicated that activities could improve but in the main this was due to the pandemic.

Only standard training with some staff initially unsure about mental health support specifics.

A member of staff said they had not received any specific training on supporting people with mental health. However, a senior manager said this training had been delivered by the positive support team which was bespoke training about each person's condition.