Supported living for young adults aged 18 to 25
A tenancy of their own, support built around what they want their life to look like, and a team that doesn’t change every fortnight.
Supported living isn’t a building. It’s a tenancy in an ordinary home, with support hours wrapped around the person rather than the property. The young people we support hold their own tenancies, hold their own keys, choose who comes in, and can change support provider without losing their home.
We work across three settings, depending on what the person needs:
Shared houses, three or four individual tenancies in one property, with shared living space and a staff presence including waking nights where assessed.
Core and cluster, self-contained one-bedroom flats grouped near a staff base, giving privacy with support close by. This is usually the right step for someone building towards living independently.
Single tenancies, a person’s own flat with visiting or 24-hour support, for those who don’t want or can’t manage shared living.
Positive behaviour support, not restriction
Every support plan starts with a functional understanding of behaviour, what it achieves for the person and what would work better. We’re a PBS-led service. Restrictive practice is a last resort, always recorded, always reviewed, and reported to you whether or not you ask.
Built around Preparing for Adulthood outcomes
Support plans are written against the four Preparing for Adulthood outcomes, so progress is reported in the language your panel already uses.
- Employment and education, college, apprenticeships, supported internships, volunteering, work
- Independent living, cooking, budgeting, bills, managing a tenancy, travel training
- Community inclusion, friendships, relationships, hobbies, faith, staying connected to family
- Health, annual health checks, appointments kept, medication understood, mental health support
Health needs held, not escalated
Registered nurses in our structure sign off staff competencies for delegated healthcare tasks and provide clinical oversight. Epilepsy protocols, medication regimes and physical health monitoring are managed in the home. Our aim is fewer A&E attendances, not more.
Risk taken seriously, and taken positively
Young adults are entitled to take risks. Our job is to make risk survivable, not to eliminate it. Positive risk-taking plans are written with the person, agreed with you, and reviewed as things change.
Supported living for young adults aged 18 to 25
Most of the young people we support are moving out of a family home or a placement where someone has fought hard for them for years. Families are part of the plan unless the young person says otherwise, and we say so plainly at the start rather than managing them at arm’s length.
Nobody is asked to leave because of a birthday. The tenancy belongs to the person. When support needs change, we plan the change with you and with them, and if another provider is the right answer, we hand over properly.