Rookery Hove Accommodation and facilities

Rookery Hove is situated in Sackville Gardens in Hove. It is a 13-bedded home, all of the bedrooms have en-suite facilities. All rooms are single occupancy and come equipped with basic furniture, a T.V. and a basin with a mirror and shaver point. The eight rooms on the first floor share three bathrooms with a choice of shower or bath. Of the four en-suite bedrooms on the top floor, three have a bath with a shower attachment, the other contains a shower cubicle. All residents are encouraged to personalise their bedrooms. There are two lounges on the ground floor, one with a widescreen TV, DVD player, games console and video.

There is an I.T. suite with multiple P.C.'s for residents' use and a kitchen designed exclusively to assist residents to improve their cooking skills. There is a lift that goes to every floor.
 
To the rear of the property, there is a small, secluded garden and patio. On the street, there is pay and display parking.

Residents at Rookery Hove will be registered with a local GP and will access other health professionals (Opticians, Dentist, etc) in the community.

A cook will provide the main meals in the evening Monday - Friday, although there will be ample opportunity for residents to cook for themselves a part of their independence programme and when they prefer to do so. At the weekend the support staff (with help from the residents) will provide the meals. Residents will be offered a healthy, balanced diet with due consideration given to any health, cultural or other special dietary needs.

Residents are able to take full advantage of Rookery Hove's seaside location. We encourage and support them to make full use of these to put their social skills into practice.

There are many amenities and attractions in the area as well as extensive shopping areas. There are superb public transport links; the local bus company provides regular services to all areas of Brighton & Hove and to the surrounding towns. Hove train station is 1 mile away from Rookery Hove and a trip into London takes about an hour.The main shopping centre in Hove is 1 mile away and Brighton city centre is 2 miles away.The nearest gym and swimming pool are at King Alfred's Leisure Centre which is ½ a mile away.The main campus of Brighton City College is 2½ miles away and offers a comprehensive range of both full and part time courses (website: www.ccb.ac.uk). Sussex University is on the outskirts of Brighton 8 miles from the home.Hove museum is a mere ½ mile away, for details of their current exhibits see the website www.hove.virtualmuseum.info