Assisted living for young adults with disabilities near me

Supported living services can help if you do not want to live in residential care but you're finding it difficult to cope at home.

They're a combination of suitable accommodation – which can be your own home – with some forms of personal care (like help with washing or cooking).

Some supported living homes are shared by 2 or 3 people with a similar health problem, such as a substance misuse problem or a particular disability.

Staff usually visit the home to help you get out of bed, go out to college or work, and do simple tasks such as shopping, housework and repairs.

They can also help with administrative tasks and personal care.

Why choose supported living services?

Supported living services are flexible and sometimes better value for money than the alternatives, whether you fund your own care or receive a personal budget.

Services that offer care in the home must be delivered by a registered homecare agency or provider. They are regulated by the Care Quality Commission.

Finding out more about supported living services

You may hear about supported living services during a needs assessment.

Supported living services can be provided by the local council or charities, or they may be run by commercial companies.

Social services will let you know about local supported living services if it seems like they might meet your needs.

If a supported living service arrangement is not suitable for you, you may still want to think about personal care at home, wherever you live, and other help, such as household equipment to make your life easier or home adaptations.

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Through supported living, we can support young people aged 16+ to have their own tenancies and to develop fulfilling lives in their local communities.

Our support is person-centred, enabling each young person to grow and develop their skills and independence, ready for adulthood.

In particular, we can support young people who have learning disabilities, autism, behaviours that challenge or other complex needs to live safely and as independently as possible.

Supported living provides better outcomes for young people and maintains their relationships with family and friends.

We can support young people who have more complex and challenging needs that cannot currently be met by direct local authority provision.

Our expertise

Affinity Trust supports over 900 people with learning disabilities across England and Scotland, helping them live as independently as possible. We’ve been supporting people with learning disabilities for more than 25 years.

Supported living is our main model of support, with about two-thirds of those we support living in their own home.

Paul Taylor, our Head of Children’s Services Development, has extensive experience of developing and delivering a wide range of children’s services. Before joining us, Paul spent 32 years in the children and young people’s sector, and was a registered manager with both Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission.

Benefits of supported living for young people

Supported living allows young people to remain in or return to their own communities, close to family and friends, and able to continue using local facilities and services.

It allows young people to become more confident and independent, leading to greater self-esteem. We use Positive Behaviour Support to meet the needs of young people with behaviours that challenge, leading to better quality of life.

Supported living also helps young people meet a full range of other outcomes, including a more active social life, improved daily living skills, and access to education and employment.

Linking with our transition support, focused 1:1 and small group work with young people in supported living helps them fully prepare for adulthood, and move on to lower levels of support as and when the time is right.

Support model

We involve the young person and those who know them well in the design and delivery of their support, and place each young person at the centre of decision-making.

We use Person-Centred Active Support so that each individual is actively encouraged and enabled to take part in activities and is able to grow and develop their skills and independence.

Robust support plans are outcome-focused so that people progress to meet their short, medium and longer term goals. Young people benefit from a Key Worker who regularly reviews their support.

We adapt support to each young person’s daily activities, be that school, college, training or employment. We can provide additional support in the mornings, evenings and at weekends to enable each person to lead a full and varied life.

If needed, we can provide continuity of support to young people through to our adult provision.

Accommodation

We can source suitable properties for young people. We have strong relationships with registered providers that are experienced in providing housing for people with learning disabilities. Find out how we helped three young adults find a home.

We also have the option to buy properties ourselves, which can be useful when more bespoke environments are required.

Cost savings

Supported living also helps meet local authorities’ wishes to provide services locally, and is significantly better value for money than specialist out-of-area provision.


Contact us

To further discuss our support for young people, please contact Paul Taylor:

Email:
Mobile: 07341 478 228

Please note that, at the moment, we are best placed to support children and young people in the following areas, where we already have a presence or a place on a local authority framework:

Bradford
Gloucestershire
Greater Manchester
Rochdale
Somerset
Southampton
Stockport
Tameside
Wakefield
West Sussex


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What is the youngest age for assisted living?

Some have programs for people as young as 55, while others require residents to be at least 62-years-old.

What is a care home for young adults?

Care homes often specialise in providing residential care for different types of young adult need, such physical disabilities, learning disabilities or emotional problems.

What is supportive living for young adults?

What is supported living? Supported living is a service designed to help people with a wide range of support needs retain their independence by being supported in their own home. People in supported living have their own tenancy and are responsible for their own bills and cost of living.