Supported Living
Supported living is an approach based on the belief that people have a right to decide where, how and whom they live with, and who should provide them with the support they need to do this. The fundamental principle is that you live in your own home, shared, with a partner, or on your own and you get the sort of care and/or support that works for you.
This can look different for different people. For example, it might be:
- Living in a place that is rented through an assured or an assured short hold tenancy; this might be a joint or an individual tenancy, in shared or self-contained accommodation.
- Living in an owned property, either outright or as shared ownership.
- You might have all your support paid for. It might be for a few hours a week or it might be 24 hours.
- You might have a mixture of paid-for support and informal or “natural” support from family, friends and/or community support.
- You might not have any paid-for support, but some “natural” support.
We support:
- Adults with learning/physical disabilities or sensory problems
- Adults who have mental health problems
- Older people
- Adults who have spent time in hospital rehab due to a brain injury.
- Adults and young people with a disability who have spent time in residential care and are moving towards independent living or preparing for adulthood.
Through our dedicated team of professionals, we offer experienced staff with appropriate attitude, aptitude and skills sets in:
- Behavioural Support
- Mental Health Intensive Care Unit
- Assessment and Care Planning Crisis Home Treatment
- Mental Health Rehabilitation: Community Mental Health
- Forensic Unit Experience: Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Ward
We have significant expertise in supporting people with particularly complex needs including autistic spectrum conditions, mental health needs, challenging behaviour, profound and multiple learning disabilities.
We aim to preserve and maintain the dignity, individuality and privacy of all service users and are sensitive to their changing needs.
Our services facilitate service users to build and develop personal and community networks.
Staffing
All staff are appropriately qualified to deliver the highest standard of care. We have a continuous staff-training programme to ensure that these high standards are maintained in line with the latest developments in care practices as may be laid down in appropriate Legislation, Regulations, and the Commission for Quality Care