Sunbeam House Services provides Day, Residential and Respite Services to individuals with a primary diagnosis of Intellectual Disability.  Diagnosis of Intellectual Disability must be documented  in a Psychological Assessment report  by a health professsional, e.g. a psychologist Sunbeam House Services does not discriminate in compliance with the Equal Status Acts 2000-2018 (‘the Acts’). It should be noted that, at present, Sunbeam House Services does not offer a children’s service.

The Services provided by Sunbeam House Services include:

1. Residential supports and services, ranging from group home arrangements to individualised supports to people living in their own home.
2. Respite supports and services.
3. Day Services that incorporate training, employment supports, community participation and other meaningful activities.

New Referrals are considered to be individuals who are not currently in receipt of services or supports from Sunbeam House Services. Casual enquiries may be made by potential service users, family member or advocates.  However, such enquiries do not form part of the application process. 

Applications for support services must be made directly by the applicant, family or advocate  to the HSE Disability Manager in Community Healthcare East.  The HSE Disability Manager will then commission Sunbeam House Services to deliver support services to the individual referred by submitting a Referral Form or letter of Referral.  The letter should provide information that is relevant to the person’s placement including details of:

• the current social care and care support needs,
• health care needs including current medications and medical history,
• current mental state, past psychiatric history,
• relevant risk factors,

and

• other relevant information e.g., social circumstances, behaviour, alcohol, or drug problems.

An admission can only be made if it is considered that the individual’s specific care and support needs are within the remit of Sunbeam House Services, and if the identified facilities and services are in place at the time of admission, as identified in the Support Needs Assessment, which must be  undertaken prior to the individual’s admission.