tracscare - Ty Camlas

Location

Ty Camlas is situated in the heart of Ystradgynlais, a village at the head of the Swansea Valley in Powys. It is within easy reach of many community services. Ystradgynlais is 25 minutes drive from Swansea and the M4 motorway is relatively close, making the Home very accessible from across South Wales.

Accommodation

Ty Camlas was originally built in the early 1800's as four terraced cottages. It was converted into a canal side Inn around 1846 and remained as a public house until acquired by tracscare in 2004. The building was upgraded and has undergone a major refurbishment to convert it into a care home, which opened in May 2005.

The Home has 8 single bedrooms all with full en-suite facilities. All rooms are on the first floor. The Home has a large lounge, dining room, smoking room, activities room, meeting room and a good sized kitchen. Whilst Ty Camlas is not suitable for wheelchair user clients, disabled access and a disabled toilet have been incorporated into the design.

Client Group

Ty Camlas offers care to 8 adults with mental health needs.

Activities

In Ystradgynlais, there are a small number of shops, pubs, restaurants, library, leisure centre and various places of worship.

Staff

Ty Camlas has an average of 5 staff on duty during the day and at night 1 wake night with 1 sleep night cover. All staff receive extensive internal training supplemented by relevant external courses to ensure a high level of client care. All have been inducted in the clinical and rehabilitation aspects of mental health. Training is outlined in more detail on the Training Page.

Care

Care is based on an understanding of individual client needs.

Clinical

tracscare employs RMN qualified Clinical Support Nurses to share up to date knowledge and research with the care staff teams and where required tracscare arranges input from Therapists, Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Psychologists. Ty Camlas is registered for 8 adults with mental health needs by the Care Standards Inspectorate Wales (CSIW) The Inspectorate can be contacted at

CSCI
Mid Wales Regional Office
Government Buildings
Spa Road East
Llandrindod Wells
Powys
LD1 5HA
Telephone: 01597 829319