Allington House
Allington House is a detached building from the 1880s, located at the end of a quiet culdesac. It’s about 5 minutes’ walk from the train station and 8 minutes from the town centre, with the beach nearby. The ground floor includes common areas, offices, and bedrooms. The therapeutic team, support team and the house manager are all located on this floor. The night staff bedroom is located on this floor which doubles as a meeting room during the day.
The first floor has more bedrooms and bathrooms, while the second floor houses the admissions team and director’s office.
Admissions
Before admission, an assessment is conducted either by phone or in person. Site visits are beneficial but not always possible. We have an expert team who work with assessments and admissions, they are extremely skilled and will support you as you come into treatment.
The assessment aims to determine if we can meet your needs. The team will ask about your treatment expectations and invite you to ask questions. You’ll need to provide a GP summary, and for detox, a blood test. This helps us understand your medications and medical conditions. An assessment can sound nerve wracking, but the team aim to make it as simple as possible and provide expertise to assist you.
The team always strives to make the process simple and reassuring. After the assessment, the therapeutic team look at the assessment information and decide on what is best to do in each case, can we meet the needs or not. In many cases a bed will be offered, then it will be the assessment team who will discuss with you the best admission date. From here they will stay in touch with you to give support and reassurance as well as answer any final questions, until you arrive at the house when the staff team will admit you.