What are Supported Living services?
What you need to know before setting up a successful, supported living service.
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Supported Living Business Structure
Supported living, is a form of healthcare that promotes service users residing within the community. It consists of both regulated and unregulated activities. Regulated activities are set out under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (regulated activities) Regulations 2014 and is in the power of the provider, to ensure they are regulated for the correct activity.
Categories of Supported Living
- Sheltered & Extra Care Housing
- Short-term Supported Housing
- Long Term Housing
Supported Living, can be a very lucrative industry but it requires a lot of commitment and people skills to succeed. From the beginning, you have to be clear on what model you want to adopt. Having a clear model, ensures that service users get the best possible care. The three important factors to consider in supported living is the Service User, Person Centred Care and Legislation.
Market Research
- Does your model of care have a proposed supported living scheme for people with a learning disability and/or autism? This is underpinned by the principles in ‘Building the Right Support’ and ‘Building the Right Home.’
- Contact NHS England or the local Transferring Care Partnerships, to find out if there is a need for your service. (Tailor their requirements to your services).
- Demonstrate how you can provide and promote personal care.
- Will people using this service, have access to local communities and services?
- Be able to demonstrate how you will promote independence and support discharge.
Demonstrate how you have applied the Building the Right Support guidance and the model for commissioning learning disability services, when designing your service.
Unique Selling Proposition
How do you ensure that you stand out from the crowd? As well as meeting with ‘Building the Right Support’ guidance and model for ‘Commissioning Learning Disability’ when designing your service, creativity and originality is extremely encouraged.
Having a unique selling point, will help you gain clients with more speficic requirements.
Location
- Research your area. Is there a need for your service? Call other places and see if you can visit their place. Don’t be afraid to explore. This will help in your research.
- Who is around you and what are they specialising in?
- Speak to the local council.
- Is the location near social amenities?
- Think about potential landlords in the area and housing options. This will reflect a person-centred business.
- Avoid market saturation.
- Go for spacious rooms. Take into account bathroom ratio to service users. The better the property, the more likely it will be approved.
Some things you need to consider when setting up
- Start-up Costs
- Finance & Cashflow
- Compliance
- Branding
- Website & Emails
- Policies and Procedures
- Operations Management
- Forms and Documents
- CQC Registration
- Recruitment and HR
- Industry & Knowledge Business
- Staff Training
- Marketing
- Pricing Model
- Client Acquisition
- Software s and Systems
- Invoicing
- Payroll
- Payments
- Accounts and Reporting
- Cash Flow
- Insurance
- Legal
- Credibility & Affiliations
- Growth and Diversification
- Supplying the NHS and Local Authorities
- Tendering
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