Description:Reach is the culmination of a year long project between Paradigm, Surrey Oaklands NHS Trust, KeyRing, New Support Options, Ling, Natural Breaks and Michael Batt Foundation, with support from the Department of Health.
Reach–Standards in Supported Living sets nine clear standards for Supported Living. These standards are broken down into a range of outcome measures which can be used by any service supporting people with learning difficulties in their own homes. The standards are; I choose who I live with • I choose where I live • I choose who supports me • I choose how I am supported • I choose what happens in my own home • I choose who I live with • I have my own home • I make friendships and relationships with people on my terms • I am supported to be healthy and safe on my terms • I have the same rights and responsibilities as other citizens.
The manual contains the Standards, a checklist, various review processes to do anything from an individual review to a full-scale comprehensive service review, and all of the necessary paperwork. As well as the manual, the pack contains a CD-Rom version, Accessible version which all come together in a sturdy folder. The whole pack should prove to be an invaluable resource for people involved with Supported Living.
The whole Learning Disability sector has been crying out for clear information about what constitutes Supported Living. Since the advent of the Care Standards Act and the Supporting People policy, there has been an increasing number of services deregistering as care homes - Reach gives clear direction and guidance for such services to help do Supported Living well. |
