Priory Supported Living North Yorkshire

Priory Supported Living North Yorkshire supports people with learning disabilities, mental health needs, autism and individuals who present with behaviours that may challenge to live the life that they choose for themselves. Our specialist support enables people to live happy and fulfilling lives in their own homes within their communities.

Our residents are at the heart of all we do and we work in partnership with them to agree how we will support their needs and aspirations. Everything we provide, including our accommodation, is completely bespoke, and carefully designed to meet the specific needs of each individual. We are proud of the quality of our accommodation schemes, some of which use assistive technology to maximise the independence of our residents.

With a range of specialist residential placements also in the area, we can offer unique care pathways for individuals, providing step-up and step-down services.

New developments

Priory Adult Care has worked in partnership with Inclusion Housing on the development of Linegate, six supported living apartments which provide a step down service to enable people to live as independently as possible. The homes all have assistive technology to support residents and are located in the market town of Market Weighton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

The self-contained apartments can support people with a range of needs, including severe and enduring complex mental health needs, learning disabilities and those who could have autism. They are ideal for people moving on from hospital settings or for those with high support needs. Our service enables people to live in their own homes with their own tenancies while enjoying communal spaces.

Hear from a tenant at Linegate about his journey, and from the team at the service about how they provide unique care pathways into community living, for those moving on from hospital:

Our supported living services

Priory Supported Living North Yorkshire provides support up to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including 1:1 support. We provide help across a range of areas to enable individuals to lead more enriching and fulfilling lives. This includes:

• Specialist support for people with learning disabilities, mental health needs, autism and individuals who present with behaviours that may challenge, to live the life that they choose
• Support with aspects of everyday life, such as personal care, healthy eating, medication, maintaining the home, paying bills, shopping, budgeting and maintaining tenancies
• Unique care pathways, providing step-up and step-down services
• Support to access benefits including direct payments and personal budgets
• Community outreach services; support with becoming more confident, participating in community related activities and maintaining family contacts
• Improvement in quality of life irrespective of illness or disability
• 24 hour support available if needed providing choice, participation and inclusion
• Support to access education, voluntary and paid employment opportunities
  

Flexible, person-centred support

We are focused on supporting people to be as independent as possible, both within their own home and in their local community. We support individuals with mental health needs and low-level challenging behaviours.

We work in partnership with people to ensure they have control over the way their support is provided. We are flexible and person centred in our approach, believing that no two people will have the same support needs, goals or aspirations and knowing therefore that everyone's support will be different. Our focus is on enabling people to achieve their goals and to become more independent.

Amongst the support available at Priory Supported Living North Yorkshire are:

• Finances and economic wellbeing, including budgeting and debt management
• Maintaining accommodation
• Employment, volunteering, education and training
• Relationships with family and friends
• Leisure, cultural and faith activities
• Developing self-confidence and community involvement
• Mental and emotional health
• Physical health, including exercise and healthy eating
• Drug or alcohol issues
• Dealing with offending issues
• Domestic and living skills, including cooking, shopping and public transport
• Moving to independent accommodation

A range of accommodation options available

Priory Supported Living North Yorkshire has established partnerships with housing providers in the area and we are proud of the quality and range of our accommodation schemes. We offer self-contained apartments and bungalows, shared living and completely bespoke solutions, with accommodation adapted to meet individual needs.

Our tenants’ homes are comfortable and modern, with some of these having assistive technology services incorporated into the buildings to maximise independence for residents. Services are located within communities, so our residents have easy access to amenities and transport links.

By understanding each person’s needs and aspirations, we can agree together the type of accommodation and locations that might work best for them. We can provide help with tenancy agreements where needed, giving people the security of their own homes. If an individual wishes to live with others, we match them with people who have shared interests and lifestyles.

Achieving positive outcomes

Our supported living services give people greater choice and control over how they live their lives, empowering them to achieve the best possible outcomes. By providing individually tailored support that is regularly reviewed and monitored, we encourage each person to reach their true potential. Our residents become more independent, find employment and fully integrate into their communities.

To gain an insight into our services, the way we work and the outcomes you can expect, we share some of our recent success stories here:

Louise's story