Welcome to the Cornerways Page.

The Location

Cornerways is a grade 2 listed building situated in ¾ of an acre of grounds. In the grounds there are dozens of trees providing quiet areas and sunny areas to enjoy with complete privacy from the outside world. Having said that, Cornerways is located less than 5 minutes walk from Bournemouth town centre, with its vast array of shops and less than 10 minutes walk to the well known blue flag beach with its miles of white sand.

The Accomodation

There are four double bedrooms and twelve single bedrooms in Cornerways arranged over the ground, first and second floors, each with its own sink. Initially you may be asked to share a room with one other person. This is often done in the early part of treatment to help with the settling in process, new clients can get to know another member of the house quickly and means there is someone close at hand to help a new client to find their way around in this new environment. For clients who have been in treatment a few weeks, it gives them the opportunity to help a newcomer to feel at home.

There are three showers and three bathrooms, five of these have toilets in them, these are distributed between all the floors. There is a kitchen and dining room, clients prepare meals on a rota system and clear away on a rota system. Meal times are: breakfast 8am to 8.30am, lunch 1pm to 1.30pm and dinner 6pm to 6.30pm. Tea, coffee and soft drinks are always available and snacks and fruit are available in the evening after dinner in the dining room, which has facilities for hot and cold drinks and washing up. There is a lounge situated at the side of the building. This and the dining room are used for various group activities as well as relaxation in the evenings and at weekends.

There is a laundry room situated on the ground floor, with a washing machine, tumble dryer and an iron and ironing board. These are used on a rota system. Your time in the rota will be explained to you shortly after you arrive.

All household chores are done by the clients on a weekly-rota basis. This includes washing up, cooking, cleaning and hovering and other jobs relating to maintaining a home. This is part of the rehabilitation program and has to do with the fact that when a client re-enters the community at the end of treatment, they will most likely need to take responsibility for the cleanliness of their own living environment. It is helpful to get into the habit of keeping the place you live in clean and tidy early on in the rehabilitation process.

The offices are all based on the ground floor near the front door.