Guides
Clear information before you make a decision.
These guides explain common supported living questions in plain English. They are general information, not an assessment of any person’s needs.
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What is supported living?
How support in your own home works, and how housing stays separate from care and support.
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Choosing a supported living provider
Questions to ask about rights, staffing, safeguarding, housing and how support will change with you.
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Supported living or residential care?
A practical comparison of tenancy, choice and staffing. Assisted living is a search phrase; this guide uses the English terms supported living, residential care and Shared Lives.
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Supported living and mental health
What support can look like when mental health needs change. People sometimes search for assisted living; in England the usual term is supported living.
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