we provide 1-1 support to declutter, help to access services, tenancy/housing support, training, talks and presentations. Tidy Homes Tidy Minds is a 1-1 hoarding decluttering support service. My name is Lynsey Grundy and Im a Hoarding and Tenancy Support Specialist at Southway Housing Trust in Didsbury South Manchester. 7 years ago when I was a Tenancy Support Officer I attended some training abo
ut Hoarding and was hooked! I looked at our own practice when it came to Hoarding and basically we used enforcement to deal with it. This didnt feel right so I enquired with other Social Housing providers in Manchester and they too dealt with it by enforcement. I found some courses down South with Hoarding UK and APDO and started learning more about the condition and how we could help people in a more holistic way. Iam extremely lucky that I work for an employer who listens and I took my idea �to my Chief Exec and she backed me giving me funds to get started. At first I could only help Southway Tenants as we are a Not For Profit company but other statutory services got wind of what i was doing and wanted me to help others outside of Southway. So between myself and my Manager Claire Davies we set up Tidy Homes Tidy Minds were we could charge non tenants/services for the intervention which produced positive outcomes instead of enforcement/eviction. Never did I imagine that the service would be needed so much. Tidy Homes Tidy Minds is now the lead service for Hoarding Intervention in Manchester and we have spread our wings to the other councils within Greater Manchester and beyond working for other Housing Trusts, NHS, Mental Health and Social Services. Not everyone is suited to this role there are some pretty grimm cases not just physically but emotionally and mentally and it takes a special sort of person to want to do this. Im currently recruiting for 2 full time members of staff do will update FB once in place and introduce them too you. THTM offers training and talks about Hoarding and recently I have joined forces with Public Health England and Manchester City Council's ACE's and Trauma Informed Working Training Team delivering training to different sectors of Manchester on how we can build Resilience and work different with people who have suffered trauma. This is a significant subject in Hoarding as trauma is normally the trigger to this behaviour. People aren't born hoarders, they are not lazy or cant be bothered they have suffered some sort of trauma/s that have resulted in this debilitating condition. Unfortunately some professional services still look for the quickest way to deal with hoarding and call in the clearance teams or skips this will just make the situation worse. So here at THTM we work with all services to work in trauma informed way and help to change behaviour and produce positive outcomes. Hoarding is a stand alone medical condition (WHO 2018) and can also be classed as Safeguarding and Self Neglect (Care Act 2014) so it cant be ignored but it can be addressed in a more positive way. PRICES:
1-1 physical help to declutter £35 per hr
Basic Hoarding Training (currently virtual) 3 hrs £55 plus VAT Per person upto 30 people
Advanced Hoarding Training all day (currently virtual) £99 plus VAT
Profession Consultancy £35 per hour
Talks and Presentations PLEASE ASK*
Inital Client Assessment with report FREE
I currently cover the North West
We have recently launched a Free online Hoarding Peer Support Group via Zoom checkout our Events page for details!! https://www.southwayhousing.co.uk/hoarding
