Supported Living

In supported living, the place you live and the support you receive are kept completely separate. You have your own tenancy (your own rights as a tenant) and we come in as your support provider. That means if your support needs change, your home stays yours. This is different from residential care, where the provider owns or manages the building as well as delivering the care. Supported living is designed for people who want, and are able to maintain, their own independent life with a bit of help along the way. That includes people with physical disabilities who live, or want to live, independently, with the right support in place to make that possible.

We support people with the practical tasks of everyday life such as cooking and meal planning, shopping and budgeting, keeping the home clean and tidy, managing appointments and correspondence, and getting out and about in the community.

Good supported living isn't about doing things for people. It's about doing things with them, until they can do those things themselves. We work at your pace, building skills and confidence over time. The aim is always to increase independence, not create dependency.

Social connection matters enormously for wellbeing. We support people to maintain friendships, take part in activities they enjoy, and stay involved in their local community. Whether that's a club, a class, volunteering, or simply getting out regularly.

Supported living is most commonly provided for adults with learning disabilities, adults with mental health conditions, and young people moving on from residential or family care. But it's not limited to those groups. If you're living independently in a rented home and need some regular support to manage, it's worth a conversation. Many of our supported living clients are working-age adults who want to live a full, active life. Support is built around that ambition, not in spite of it. If you have a learning disability, our Learning Disabilities Support page has more on how we work. If you're managing a mental health condition, visit our Mental Health Support page.

Care that fits around your day, not ours.
Supported living works differently to traditional home care visits. Rather than short, task-focused drop-ins, our supported living support is built around longer, more flexible time with you — because helping someone live independently takes presence, not just tasks. A longer visit means there's time to cook a meal together properly, work on a new skill, get out into the community, and still have a proper conversation. It's the kind of support that builds real confidence over time, because the relationship between you and your support worker gets to develop naturally. We build rotas around the person, not the clock.