Supported Living
Your home. Your life. Support that adapts around you.
Supported living enables people to have greater independence while continuing to receive support with the areas of everyday life where they need it.
At Specialist Care, support is developed around the individual rather than expecting the person to fit a standard package.
We believe greater independence should not mean being left unsupported.
Our role is to provide the right level of assistance so that people can have greater ownership of their homes, routines, choices and futures.
Your home, your choices
Choice & Control
People are supported to have meaningful involvement in their routines, goals and decisions affecting their everyday lives.
Skills for Everyday Life
Support can help people develop or maintain skills including cooking, budgeting, shopping, managing appointments and looking after their home.
Part of the Community
A person's life should extend beyond their front door. We encourage relationships, interests, activities and opportunities within the wider community.
Our Supported Living Service
More about supported living
What We OfferSupport shaped around everyday life
Depending on assessed need, support can include help with:
- mental wellbeing
- personal care
- medication
- cooking and meal preparation
- shopping
- budgeting and bills
- maintaining a home
- appointments
- community access
- relationships
- education and training
- volunteering and employment
- travel
- correspondence
- developing routines
- building confidence and self-advocacy
Support is regularly reviewed and can change as circumstances, confidence and abilities develop.
Who Supported Living May SuitIndependence with the right support around you
Supported living may be suitable for somebody:
- moving on from residential care
- preparing to leave hospital
- transitioning from another supported environment
- looking for a more independent alternative to residential care
- requiring support to maintain a tenancy
- requiring continued mental health and daily living support
- able to live more independently with an appropriately structured package
Suitability is always determined through individual assessment.
Specialist Supported LivingGreater independence can still require significant support
Supported living is not limited to people with low-level needs.
Some individuals require more intensive support to live successfully within their own home.
Following assessment and commissioning agreement, individualised packages can be developed to reflect more complex needs, including additional 1:1 or 2:1 support where required.
Positive Behaviour Support and additional professional input can also form part of an agreed package where appropriate.
The principle remains the same: provide enough support for the individual to live safely and meaningfully without unnecessarily taking control away from them.
Health & WellbeingSupporting the whole person
Depending on assessed needs, our teams can support people to attend healthcare appointments, maintain routines, access appropriate services, recognise changes in their wellbeing and manage medication where this forms part of their support plan.
We work alongside healthcare and other professionals involved in the person's support to promote a coordinated approach.
ProgressionThe right support at the right time
Needs are not static.
As somebody develops confidence and independence, their support requirements may change.
At other times, circumstances may mean additional support is required.
Our aim is not simply to reduce support.
It is to provide the right level of support at the right time, helping the person retain as much independence, choice and control as possible.
Considering a placement?
Make an enquiry or referral and our team will talk you through availability and next steps.