Living Services
The Trust offers all year round living support. We can provide this in people’s own or family homes and within single or shared accommodations. We are able to provide rented single person and shared accommodation. within small homes for up to six people.
Some of our homes are Registered with the Commission for Social Care Inspection and regular inspection reports are available on the Commission for Social Care Inspection.
We also provide support for people from self-contained flats in shared accommodation with communal areas with the levels of staff determined by the individuals who live there. Staff can be shared to enable a higher overall level of support. This type of support is especially cost effective and flexible for people who want less support.
For people who are supported through Supporting People funding we have Steady State Contracts with Local Authorities and are required to adhere to a Quality Assessment Framework.
However a person chooses to get their support from the Trust we believe in an individual, personal approach. Providing sensitive support at the level determined by each individual’s need. We use person centred approaches and work with each person to find the right balance of positive aid for maximum independence, choice and determination. We believe that each person can tell us what they want in their own home and we work hard to ensure that we have all the mechanisms in place to make sure we hear what people tell us whatever their method of communication.
We appreciate the benefits as well as the drawbacks in sharing or not sharing accommodation, especially for people with ASD and we work to address the issues for individuals around sharing resources and also those around isolation and loneliness.
For more information about our Independent Living Accommodation please see below
Wayfield Road
Wayfield Road is our latest development and the building has five self-contained flats. The people who live in the flats purchase their own staff support to meet their individual personal needs.The property is split into two distinct sites. One site has four flats with communal entrance hall, meeting room and garden. The second site is a larger flat with its own entrance and garden.
For more information on each of the houses below please click on the link provided.
River Drive
This home is a purpose built six bedded house situated in Strood, Kent. The house is designed on two storeys with five bedrooms on the ground floor with direct access to the garden and 3 bedrooms on the upper floor. It is within easy walking distance of local shops and leisure amenities. This home is owned by Hyde Housing Association and managed by the Trust.
The Close
The Close is a six bedded Victorian semi-detached home converted for residential use. It is in the historic town of Rochester-upon Medway in a quiet street within five minutes walking distance the main High street. The house is close to an adult education centre and leisure amenities. This house is owned by Hyde Housing Association and managed by the Trust.
Curlew Crescent
This home is a purpose built six-bedded detached house in Strood. Two bedrooms are situated on the ground floor. It is within ten minutes walking distance of the town with easy access to public transport. This house is owned by Hyde Housing Association and managed by the Trust.
Jemmett Road
Jemmett Road provides six bedded accommodation in a purpose built house within the community. The home is in the same road as an adult education centre and public transport. Ashford town centre is within 10 minutes walk. This house is owned by Hyde Housing Association and managed by the Trust.
Beaver Lane
This is one of our more recently built homes and provides support from four single bedrooms and two self contained flats. It is situated within 5 minutes walk of Jemmett Road and 10 minutes walk from Ashford town centre. Beaver Lane is owned by London & Quadrant Housing Trust and is managed by the Trust.
Perry's Close
Perry’s Close is our newest purpose built home, opened in May 2004. It is a six bedded detached home of modern design, situated on a small development in Faversham and close to all the town’s amenities. The home is owned by Crowebridge Housing Association and is managed by the Trust.
Our four day opportunity resource centres are based separately from our living services to give a clear indication of a working environment.