Birtenshaw Children’s Home - contact 01204 306043
Birtenshaw Children’s Home is located on the first floor of our main building at Bromley Cross, Bolton.

The home provides up to eight placements for children and young people with a significant physical disability, including complex health needs. The property is fully adapted to meets the needs of physically disabled children, including a lift and full track and hoist systems.

The home benefits from its own spacious garden with various pieces of adapted play and learning equipment.

Harley Avenue Children’s Home - contact 01204 399271
Harley Ave Children’s Home is a modern detached home in the Harwood area of Bolton that has its own private enclosed garden, spacious lounge with dining area, conservatory and separate kitchen.

The home provides three placements for children and young people who have an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (or Autism).

Darwen Road Children’s Home - contact 01204 418852
A spacious bungalow set in the Bromley Cross area of Bolton which provides three placements for children and young people who have a significant physical disability.

The house has a large lounge, dining kitchen and newly constructed conservatory. All three bedrooms and the main bathroom are on the ground floor and are equipped with the latest equipment track and hoist systems.

The home benefits from its own private walled garden. We are currently seeking to secure funding to create a sensory garden to enable children to make more use of the outside space.

Green Fields Children’s Home - contact 01204 308104
Green Fields Children’s Home is a large detached property set within the grounds of Birtenshaw’s main site at Bromley Cross in Bolton. The home benefits from a spacious lounge and separate dining room, three large bedrooms and two bathrooms; it has been specifically tailored to meet the needs of children and young people with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder or (Autism).

The home has its own enclosed private garden and children living at Green Fields also have easy access to the full grounds at Birtenshaw, including all the various pieces of adapted play equipment.

Denstone Crescent Children's Home - contact 01204 413417

The home is a spacious bungalow that has been converted to a high standard.     Part of the conversion work included making adaptations to meet the individual needs of each young person. The house comprises a kitchen with dining area, a    lounge, a sun lounge, a bathroom fully adapted for children with physical disabilities and three bedrooms. There is also a large safe garden area at the rear of the house.  

The care teams provide a supportive and nurturing environment. We provide a      holistic service linked to Birtenshaw School’s educational facilities and specialist     health therapies are available if required.

Benefits of Birtenshaw Children’s homes
• Our children’s homes are typical family homes
• In a Children's Home children will be part of the local community
• The care teams provide a supportive and nurturing environment
• Our properties are fully adapted where necessary
• We provide a holistic service linked to Birtenshaw School’s educational facilities
• Specialist health therapies are available if required

Short Breaks at Birtenshaw
We provide Short Breaks for children and young people with a Learning Disability, including Autistic Spectrum Disorder and for children and young people with a physical disability or impairment including those with complex health needs.

Short Breaks at Birtenshaw can be for one day or one night, a weekend, a week or longer.  They can be provided at Birtenshaw children's home, a child’s own home or in the community.

Any element of a Short Break service can be linked to any other Birtenshaw service to ensure a completely child centred approach.

All children having a Short Break at Birtenshaw will be able to make use of fully accessible facilities and resources and will be supported by an experienced and skilled staff team.

At Birtenshaw, we believe that Short Breaks should be as enjoyable and positive as possible for each child and we will ensure that Short Breaks are tailored to the needs of each individual, maximising the enjoyment and benefits of the service for all children and young people as well as their families or main carers.

Benefits of Birtenshaw Short Breaks
• One day or one night, a weekend, a week or even longer!

• In a children's home, a child’s own home or in the community

• Accessible facilities and resources
• Experienced and skilled staff support
• Can be linked to any other Birtenshaw service

Positive Activities
Positive activities can be a one-off, every now and again or a regular event. Positive activities at Birtenshaw include: arts and crafts, music and drama, pony riding, cycling, canal boat trips and holidays.

Facilities at Birtenshaw include a hydrotherapy pool which can also be used as a leisure activity or a sensory session. Specialist equipment ensures that a wide range of children and young people with special needs can benefit from the use of this pool. A large secure garden with both sensory and play equipment means that there is always something fun to experience and play with.

The multi-sensory rooms, sensory integration room and play-safe room all provide a relaxing sensory experience, cause and effect play and provide a highly stimulating experience - full of lights, sounds and tactile play equipment. The guiding principles of Positive Activities at Birtenshaw are:

• They should be realistic and achievable
• They should match a child’s individual ability, personality and interests
• They should be a full sensory experience

For further information about our services call Head of Care Services 01204 304230