The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home

Address:

Boundary Road,
Worthing,
West Sussex,
PO21 2SY

Centre Head:

Valerie Walker RGN RMA JP – Matron
Sally Cook – Senior Occupational Therapist

Phone number:

01903 213458

Email:

s-cook@qahh.org.uk

Website:

www.qahh.org.uk

Date centre established:

September 2011

Focus of Centre:

Adapted technology for individual and group training.

The Clients:

Long stay and respite residents who are Ex-Servicemen and Women with a physical disability. Acquired Brain Injury, Parkinsons, paralysis, amputation, suffers of strokes and 90% of our residents are wheelchair users.

The Technology:

Assisted computers, speech assisted software, large screen projectors for group training, assessment kits, Ipads, Kinect, Wii, Digital cameras and video recorders

Assistive Technology:

Say-it! SAM speech assisted technology, Dragon Dictate Naturally Speaking Software, Predictable software for iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch

Staffing:

4

Opening hours:

5 days a week to the residents within the Hospital Home

Services on offer to the network:

Sharing of knowledge of benefits and experiences of the residents and the equipment. Specialist field of Neuro disability