Facilities - Pepenbury

Pepenbury is managed by Larkfield Hall Ltd, a Private Company, Limited by Guarantee (Reg. No. 536993) and a Registered Charity (No.307894). Larkfield Hall Ltd owns and manages ‘Pepenbury’, an independent residential care home for 70 adults with a learning disability.

Who Are We?

Pepenbury is a registered residential care home and has ten houses on its main site. We cater for a diverse range of people, including those with particularly complex needs and challenging behaviour who might need on-site care for the longer term. We are also able to help others to progress to independent living. All have round the clock support and person-centred care.                                                             

Residents live together in small units (houses or bungalows) where they are encouraged to make their own decisions – for example what day service they want or what their daily menus should be. They also go shopping, cook their own meals and enjoy a variety of leisure activities, where necessary supported by staff.                   

Houses are staffed according to care needs and dependency levels. All houses are managed by a house manager ensuring all care standards are met. All our care staff are fully trained to deal with residents’ day-to-day and personal care on a 24-hour basis. We supply a wide range of disability aids for those with more complex needs, and a number of our houses have been adapted for people with problems of mobility or who require the use of wheelchairs.    

Briars: Is a bungalow for 9 people with physical disabilities and severe to moderate learning disabilities. It is staffed each day by 2 support workers and 1 senior support worker. Waking night staff are in place in the evening including sleep in staff. Additional staff support service users where identified.      

Cornford / Hawthorns: Is a house which accommodates 8 people with mild learning disabilities. Living here prepares and encourages service users towards independent living  and provides tailored support for service users wanting to develop their independent living skills. It is staffed by 1 support worker with 1 sleep in member of staff.              

Fern: Is a house that provides a service for 6 people on the autistic spectrum and severe to moderate learning disabilities. Residents are supported by 2 support workers each day with additional staff in order to support where identified, and 1 sleep in member of staff.       

Finch: Is a bungalow for 7 people with challenging behaviour, physical disabilities and severe to moderate learning disabilities. It is staffed by 2 support workers and 1 senior support worker. Waking night staff are in place including sleep in staff, and additional staff support service users where identified.                 

Linnets: Is a bungalow for 8 people with high dependency needs and severe to moderate learning disabilities. Each room has ensuite facilities and the house is staffed each day by 2 support workers and 1 senior support worker. Waking night staff are in place including sleep in staff in the evening, and additional staff support service users where identified.                   

Pines: Is a house for 6 people with mild learning disabilities which prepares them for living in the community. It is staffed by 1 support worker with 1 sleep in member of staff in the evening.                                                          

Robins: Provides support for medium dependency needs and is a bungalow for 7 people with moderate learning disabilities. They are supported by 2 support workers, a senior support worker with 1 sleep in member of staff.                                                             

Rose: Is a house for 6 people with moderate learning disabilities. It is staffed by 1 support worker, 1 senior support worker and 2 sleep in member of staff.                                                   

Swallows:  Is a bungalow for 7 people with moderate to mild learning disabilities. It is staffed by 1 support worker, a senior support worker and additional staff support service users where identified, with 1 sleep in member of staff.              

Willows: Is a bungalow for 5 people with moderate learning disabilities. It is staffed by 1 support worker, 1 senior support worker and 1 sleep in member of staff.                                 

Where are we?

Pepenbury and the main site of Larkfield Hall Ltd is located in Cornford Lane, Pembury and offers both residential services for 70 adults and day services for a variety of users. In addition to this current site Larkfield Hall Ltd offer several other services which include Day Services, MOST (Milestones Outreach Support Team), Wychwood (Respite), Poppies (Residential) and various training programmes (Forward 2 Work, Training 4 Work and the Primrose Project).    

Our Aim

Pepenbury has seen many changes over the years. However, it holds firmly to its belief to provide quality care in a happy, relaxed and homelike atmosphere, where residents are treated with respect and dignity.                                                          

The purpose of Pepenbury is to enable each resident to achieve his or her physical, intellectual, emotional and social  potential. The aims of the organisation include the welfare and development of residents as individuals, helping each person along the way to maturity and a sense of personal dignity and independence.

Pepenbury      

Cornford Lane

Pembury

Kent, TN2 4QU

Telephone: 01892 822168

Fax: 01892 825636

Registered manager: Steve McDermott

Email: stevemcdermott@pepenbury.info