Byron Lodge

Byron Lodge is a community based Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Service in Manchester. The service is designed to enable individuals to relearn skills, in a positive, empowering environment fully integrated into the community.

Our Approach

Our primary aim is to provide the highest quality care for each person we support and to promote their health and happiness. We offer a warm and homely environment, which caters for individual needs, and aspirations. Through person-centred plans, we promote life skills, enabling the people we support to live more independently and fulfil their goals and ambitions. We believe that having a good life with positive outcomes can be a reality for everyone, regardless of their disabilities.

Outcome Focused

We are committed to ensuring that our services can demonstrate clear and measurable outcomes. We use the Goal Attainment Scale (GAS Goals) to track progress, and this is supported by clinical tools such as the BIIES – (Brain Injury Independence and Emotional Scale) which measures independent living skills and emotional well-being. We also use the SASNOS (St Andrews Swansea Neuro-behavioural Outcomes Scale) which is an internationally recognised measure of social interactions, relationships, engagement, emotional control, cognition, inhibition and communication. These allow us to track and share demonstrable progress in graphical form to support assessment, review and outcome measurement. Outcomes and support plans are reviewed monthly with Key Workers and the person supported. This review focuses on monitoring their active GAS goals, celebrating achievements and adjusting support where progress is not as anticipated.

Accommodation

The service comprises of twelve individual apartments, and two en-suite rooms, which can be adapted to meet the physical needs of the person. The modern apartment style enables everyone to have their own space, to practise independent life skills and offers a more natural environment to support the rehabilitation process.