Care Services

Throughcare and Aftercare

The Throughcare Service exists primarily to young people who have had successful placements with Moore House School. Granby Avenue was opened in February 2003 and Alberta Avenue was opened in February 2004. Both projects are three bedded units in the Howden area of Livingston.

The service is staffed 24 hours a day and open 52 weeks of the year; it provides support and guidance on housing, benefits, relationship issues, health and wellbeing, training and employment, finance and lifestyle choices.

The houses are staffed with a project leader and three project workers who act as support workers to an individual young person. There is always a member of staff in the project and at other times 2 members of staff can be at the project. This arrangement allows for some one to one work with individual young people. There is no waking night staff in the project but there is always a sleepover member of staff.

The young people each have individual development plans, which are created from the Pathways Plan that each Local Authority will have completed, either in conjunction with the school or independently.

The placement cost includes all areas of the young persons care, food, clothing and personal allowances. Christmas and Birthday celebrations. The opportunity to gain a drivers license after their 17th Birthday. Travel costs for any appointments or visits to friends, family and significant others are also met within the placement costs.