Enter & View: Thrift Farm
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Healthwatch Bucks wanted to find out about people’s experiences of attending Thrift Farm community opportunities. Set in 56 acres, Thrift Farm supports adults with mental health and learning difficulties. They do this through animal husbandry in the farm park, horticulture in large greenhouses and kitchen and front of house activities in the café.
The Enter & View visit to the service on 16th November was planned with the provider in advance.
Healthwatch Bucks talked to 11 service users, 1 person providing one to one support and 4 members of staff. They also observed the interactions between these people, 5 other service users and 2 other staff members.
Overall findings were very positive.
Based on what service users told Healthwatch Bucks and their observations, they recommended that Thrift Farm:
- continues to look for paid for opportunities for service users within Thrift Farm
- continues to engage services users with the public in areas such as the café and in the new shop when it opens.