Overview
What is Supported Living?
Your independence can define who you are and it is important that, if you are able, you live in the community, in your own house, responsible for your own lifestyle, doing your own shopping and planning your day. You may need support to do this and this is where we can help - our supported living team can work alongside you for up to 24 hours a day to ensure you are safe and live well.
You become one of our family members but our involvement is led by you - we want you to be as independent as you can and to learn new skills.
We are a small service but we are all close together so we build our own community too
Above all, we want to have fun together!
Supported Living and You
Supported living is what it says - we support you to live as you would like to. It is your home and our role is to keep you safe both physically and emotionally. The majority of people we support require support for most of the day and/or night so we see you a lot and aim to build up a feeling of family - it is important that you feel included in all decisions and are enabled to be who you want to be. We will take the time to get to know you so we can do things together and ensure that you have the chance to take an active part in your local community.
We support you to..
Live a life of your choosing in which nothing is impossible
Build your independence focusing on the skills you need
Consider employment / voluntary work with support
Access local colleges to build your skills
Develop a safe but positive approach to risk
Plan your holidays
Follow your interests
Manage your health and appointments
Independence is a journey
We are relatively small service and the people we support are all on different journeys.
Some of you live with a learning disability and are very active in the community
Others have had had a life changing event - such as a brain injury or accident - which has meant you have to relearn skills and need support to do this
All of you are on a journey - together we learn that life can be fun, challenging, hard work, uplifting - but it is so much better if we have each other to navigate it.