Supported Living Options

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Supported Living Options

• Alicia Wood
• Associate Consultant

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What is supported living?

• Supported Living is simply supporting people to
  live in their own homes in the way they choose to
  live
• The aim of supported living is to give people
  independence, choice and control
• It is not any one service model

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Is supported living for everyone?
Polly Katharine
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Supported Living costs too much?

• Supporting people in a more individualised way is
  not necessarily any more expensive

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Is supported living for everyone?
Sandra
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Is supported living for everyone?
Cinammon
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Supported living- only for the select few?

• Anyone, regardless of the extent of their
  disability, can live in their own home with the
  right support
• Independence, choice and control is not only for
  those who can say they want it- it is a right for
  all

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Is supported living for everyone?
Netta
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Supported Living is it safe?

• Regulations and inspections do not necessarily
  keep people safe
• Being isolated from people that care about is not
  safe
• Having more people involved in your life keeps
  you safer
• Some risks enhance your life and are worth taking

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Individualising support
Intensive domiciliary care?
Healthcare/nursing?
Social support?
Community supports?
Cleaning Cooking?
Support Tenant?
Floating support?
Live in Supporter?
Assistive technology?
Community Support Volunteer?
Independence training?
Family support?
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The Reach standards in supported living

• I choose who I live with
• I choose where I live
• I have my own home
• I choose how I am supported
• I choose who supports me
• I get good support
• I choose my friends and relationships
• I choose how to be healthy and safe
• I choose how to take part in my community
• I have the same rights and responsibilities as
  other citizens
• I get help to make changes in my life

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More information

• www.paradigm-uk.org
• www.housingoptions.org.uk
• www.homeshare.org.uk (support tenants)
• www.advanceuk.org (assistive technology report)
• www.elfrida.com (homelink)