The Bath and North East Somerset Supported Living Service

The Bath and North East Somerset Supported Living Service is the new name for the joining together of two well established supported living schemes; namely the Eastfield Supporting Independence Team based in Bath and Keynsham, and the Our Way of Living Service based in the Radstock and Midsomer Norton and Paulton area.

Our newly unified scheme provides a range of carefully chosen care and support services that enables individuals with learning difficulties to develop daily living skills to promote independence, build on decision-making capabilities, and  develop an awareness of their own, and others, health, safety and security issues.

Our service provides client-led, individually tailored care programmes, ranging from intensive support work to hourly pop-in visits, and welfare phone calls as and when required. We work alongside individuals in their own homes focusing on a flexible approach which provides a holistic package of support. This includes personal care, assisting clients to access day services, and liaising closely with other agencies in health, education, housing and employment matters.

We encourage regular contact with individuals’ friends, family and loved ones, and ensure that cultural and spiritual needs are met through community involvement and inclusion. Furthermore, we support individuals to develop skills in cooking, shopping, home security and safety, provide guidance in budgeting and financial matters, and how to keep a tenancy in good order.

Referrals to our service are made in the first instance by an individuals’ social worker, who in turn passes this to our team manager for due consideration.

We are regulated by the Commission of Social Care Inspection (CSCI).