Francis House
Address - Francis House, 2, Hulse Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2WG
Telephone - Manager - 02380 224481 Staff team - 02380 634988 Fax - 02380 631837
Email - info@streetscene.org.uk
Proprietors - The Trustees
CEO - Tessa Corner, NVQ in Strategic Management, Mgmt Cert OU, in recovery from addiction for 18 years, 16 years experience and founder member of Streetscene.
Manager - Peter Swift
CQC Registration - 18 beds for clients aged between 18 and 64, both female and male in the categories Drugs and Alcohol dependence.
The Location
Francis House was built in around 1880, with a substantial extension added in the 1960's. It is rumoured that it was designed and built by the Sheriff of Southampton for his own use. It is located adjacent to Southampton Common, which is a large open space with plenty of room for walks and team games. Southampton town centre is about a 20 minute walk away.
The Accommodation
Each client will have a bedroom, although initially you may be asked to share a room with one other person. This is to help new members of the group to get involved with the group quickly. Francis House has three double rooms and twelve single rooms. The single rooms range in size from 9.76m 1sq to 14.5 m sq and double rooms from 14 m sq to 27 m sq.
Each room has its own sink, seven rooms have en-suites with either a shower or a bath, six of these also have their own toilet. There are also two bathrooms each with a toilet, and further toilets are available for use.
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.
There is also 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.
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.
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.
There is a lounge situated at the front of the building. This is used for various group activities as well as relaxation in the evenings and at weekends. There is a further room between the dining room and lounge for relaxation.
There is one large office at the front of the building on the ground floor. This office acts as a general office. There are also five small offices, one being for the use of the Manager, one for the project worker with the remaining three being for the counsellors for one to one sessions and other private meetings. One of these offices is located on each floor. All other rooms are either bedrooms or bathrooms.
