SUPPORTED LIVING
Your home. Your choices. The right support.
WJM Social Care Ltd is developing supported-living services for adults aged 18–65 who need personal care and support while maintaining as much independence, choice and control as possible.
REGISTRATION STATUS
CQC application status: WJM Social Care Ltd is currently applying to the Care Quality Commission for registration to provide the regulated activity of Personal Care. Regulated personal-care services will not commence until registration has been granted.
What Supported Living Means
Support that respects ordinary home life.
Supported living is designed to help people live in their own home environment while receiving the level of care and support identified through assessment.
The aim is not to create an institutional environment. People should be supported to make everyday choices, maintain relationships, take part in community life and develop or retain daily-living skills wherever possible.
Support may include
- Personal care
- Daily-living skills
- Meal preparation
- Medicines support where assessed
- Attending appointments
- Household skills
- Community access
- Building confidence and independence
- Maintaining relationships and routines
Housing and Care — Housing and care are separate arrangements
In supported living, a person's housing rights are separate from the agreement governing their personal care and support.
WJM Social Care Ltd provides assessed care and support. Housing matters such as tenancy rights, rent, repairs and landlord responsibilities are managed separately under the relevant housing arrangements.
Why this matters
Supported living should preserve the person's rights as someone living in their own home rather than making their housing dependent on everyday care decisions.
Who We Support — within WJM's current service scope
01 Mild Learning Disabilities
Support that promotes daily-living skills, independence, choice and community participation.
02 Mild Physical Disabilities
Support with personal care and everyday activities where needs remain within WJM's competence and staffing model.
03 Mild Mental-Health Support Needs
Support with everyday routines, wellbeing, confidence and independence alongside appropriate professionals where required.
Person-Centred Support — Doing with, not doing for
Wherever it is safe and appropriate, staff will support people to do as much as possible for themselves rather than taking over tasks unnecessarily.
Support should help people build confidence, maintain existing abilities and develop new skills at their own pace.
We aim to promote
- Choice and control
- Privacy and dignity
- Independent living skills
- Meaningful routines
- Community participation
- Relationships and social connections
Before Support Begins — Every referral is individually assessed
Before accepting a supported-living referral, WJM will consider whether the person's needs can be met safely and appropriately.
- Personal care
- Communication
- Mobility
- Medicines
- Capacity and consent
- Safeguarding
- Environmental risks
- Staffing requirements
Service Boundaries — We only accept support we can provide safely
WJM may decline or refer a person to another provider where their needs require specialist skills, clinical interventions, staffing or risk-management arrangements outside WJM's current competence or service model.
WJM is not currently presenting itself as a specialist autism provider, nursing service, secure service or specialist provider for severe or highly complex mental-health or behavioural needs.
TALK TO WJM
Let’s talk about the support you need.
Speak with WJM about your requirements and our individual assessment process.