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Home and daily living
Support with cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, budgeting and looking after a home—with the aim of building independence over time.
Supported living and community support · West Essex
Support built around your life.Not around a rota.
Lintern Care’s supported living and community support is designed for autistic adults, adults with a learning disability and adults living with enduring mental ill health. We start with how each person wants to live, then shape consistent support around their own home, relationships and goals.
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Start withYour life
ProtectYour choice
RespectYour home
Work towardsYour goals
About us
Small by design. Personal by practice.
Our standard
Support we would want for our own family.
Why we are here
Lintern Care exists to help people lead the lives they choose—in their own homes, on their own tenancies and connected to the people and places that matter to them. We are a small service whose directors stay involved and know every person we support by name.
What that means in practice
- The person leads: Plans are written with each person, around what matters to them as well as what is important for them.
- Rights stay visible: Privacy, communication, culture, faith, relationships and choice are part of good support.
- Independence is the measure: Success is what a person can build, keep or do for themselves—not how much we do for them.
- We are open when things go wrong: We explain, apologise when we are at fault and show what we have changed.
Support options
Support for home, health and community life
Support options include outreach, support within established supported living schemes, night support and up to 24-hour support where assessed and commissioned. Housing remains separate: Lintern Care does not provide accommodation.
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Personal care
Support with washing, dressing, oral care, continence and daily routines, shaped around the person’s pace and preferences.
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Community, relationships and faith
Support to take part in community life, maintain relationships and access leisure, volunteering, learning and places of faith.
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Skills, learning and work
Practical support with independent living skills, travel training, education, volunteering and employment goals.
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Health and medicines
Support with appointments, health checks, hospital passports and medicines, based on assessed needs and staff competence.
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Positive Behaviour Support
Proactive, least-restrictive support that seeks to understand behaviour, reduce restrictions and protect each person’s rights.
Who we support
Adults in West Essex, known as people—not as labels
Supported living and community support for autistic adults, adults with a learning disability and adults living with enduring mental ill health. If someone’s needs sit outside our competence, geography or staffing, we say so.
Who we supportGuides
What is supported living?
Support in a person’s own home, under their own tenancy. Housing stays separate from support. It is not a care home.
Read the guideHow we work
Choice and safety belong together
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Start with the person
Every plan is developed with the person and written, where possible, in their own words. Their strengths, preferences, communication and goals shape the support.
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Agree progress that matters
Each person has clear, co-produced outcomes with a starting point. Progress is reviewed regularly and plans change when needs or ambitions change.
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Build independence
Support focuses on helping people build and keep skills, confidence and relationships—doing more for themselves over time rather than less.
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Keep safety in balance
We support positive risk-taking and use the least restrictive option. Keeping someone safe should not mean making their life smaller.
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Work with a consistent team
Our local-cluster model helps people receive support from a small team that knows them, rather than a stream of unfamiliar staff.
“Keeping someone safe should not mean making their life smaller.”
Tell us what good support would look like
If you are looking for support in Uttlesford, Epping Forest or Harlow, we would like to understand what matters to you. Families, advocates and professionals are welcome to contact us too.
Email office@lintern.care
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