Darlington Mind Supported Living Services offers high quality, fully furnished, safe and supportive homes for vulnerable people over the age of 18, conveniently close to the centre of Darlington and local amenities.
Our Aims Are:
- To enable independent living and support you with your tenancy
- To support and enhance your self-esteem and confidence
- To develop a pro-active approach, to accommodate your support needs and help you to achieve your aspirations
- To support you in your new home
- To adapt our services to meet your support needs
- To encourage you to develop your education, training, employment, leisure and volunteer opportunities
- To support you in planning and preparing to move to independent accommodation and ensure the move is as smooth a transition as possible
- To offer you the opportunity and support to live your life with fulfilment
What can I expect?
- Confidentiality
- A professional approach
- Expert support
Practical advice Supported Living offers you caring, skilled and experienced social care staff that provides you with the reassurance and support for everyday living including:
- Emotional, practical and domestic support which is tailored to meet your own needs
- To support you to develop coping strategies for positive mental health, physical health and overall wellbeing
- Help you to connect with other people
- Supporting you to achieve your life goals
- Help you with your budgeting and saving plans
- Assist you to obtain your state benefit entitlements
- Wi-Fi and access to IT resources
- Access to a beautiful garden
- An opportunity to become skilled at taking control of your life and to confidently manage your home and the responsibilities of your tenancy
Accommodation
When you are ready to move on, we have a number of supported self-contained houses, flats and bungalows in the Darlington area where we can continue to offer you the assurance of support when you in need it with the added security of a permanent tenancy or we can advise you about other housing options available to you and assist you every step of the way.
Our clients say…
- “Thank you for all the support in helping me to move home and to settle into my new flat, the housing staff made the whole transition much easier for me”
- “I really enjoy living in the supported accommodation; it’s in a great location in Darlington. I have made new friends, and really enjoy using the communal garden, it’s beautiful”