CQC Guidance on what needs to be registeredHousing Options is an independent advice and information service for people with learning disabilities. The aim is to assist people with learning disabilities achieve greater control over aspects of their life and to provide more housing and support choices - more options for individuals, parents, social services, care agencies. Housing Options exists to help people obtain the best option for their circumstances and this includes independent supported living and home ownership for people with learning disabilities. It does this by providing practical help, advice and information. It can be a gateway to accessing different types of social housing.
Supported Living
Guidance regarding Supported Living
SCIE have issued guidance in conjunction with ADSS on accessing the Court of Protection
| Extract from Quality Solicitors Burroughs Day Newsletter October 2011 |
| Supported Living- are you correctly registered? CQC have issued new guidance on the registration of supported living services. It can be downloaded from their website, www.cqc.org.uk. If you are running supported living services, we strongly advise that you read and review this guidance as its publication may be an indication that CQC intend to look at this issue closely in the coming months. It is important that you are correctly registered, as under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, providers commit an offence if they are not registered for regulated activities which they carry on. Providers of supported living services should be registered for either (i) accommodation together with personal or nursing care or (ii) personal care. If you are providing both accommodation and personal care to your service users, but are only registered for personal care, you should review your service against this guidance to check whether you are correctly registered. Unfortunately it is not black and white and CQC list a number of indicators which they will take into account when considering whether you are correctly registered. If you are operating supported living services, considering setting up a new service or de-registering a care home, and you would like some advice on this guidance, please do get in touch with Hazel Phillips on 0117 930 8478 or hazel.phillips@qsbdlaw.com for further information. |
Consultancy support available re Supported Living
Housing Options is a national advice service and can provide advice on rented housing and home ownership options. It also offers a consultancy service to individuals, parents and any organisation involved in providing a service to people with learning disabilities.
http://www.housingoptions.org.uk/general_information/gi_about_us.html
One Step at a Time recently presented to the meeting of the SCA on the impact of supported living on residential care. One Step at a Time are a specialist supported living organisation, who are part of a large residential care provider Caretech. One Step at a Time are supporting Caretech in actively remodelling their services to cater for the change in provision that this initiative for supported living entails. One Step at a Time are able to offer a consultancy to SCA members who wish to understand the threats and opportunities that supported living presents to residential care home operators.
Contact Martin Costelloe on 01491414455 or
Contact Martin Costelloe on 01491414455 or
martin.costelloe@onestepatatime.org.uk
Note: There is no contractual relationship between One Step at a Time or Housing Options and SCA. SCA cannot accept liability or responsibility for any services or advice provided by One Step at a Time to a provider.
Note: There is no contractual relationship between One Step at a Time or Housing Options and SCA. SCA cannot accept liability or responsibility for any services or advice provided by One Step at a Time to a provider.
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