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A home, not a placement
The environment should feel personal and ordinary, with space for privacy, routines, visitors and individual preferences.
Supported living
A home of your own. Support shaped around you.
Supported living brings together a person’s own home and individually planned support. Moreways works alongside adults to build stability, confidence, practical skills and a life that reflects their choices, strengths and ambitions.
Enhanced pathway
Looking for a higher-support model?
Explore Supported Living Plus Supported Living Plus provides a more structured option for people whose assessed needs require enhanced staffing, closer coordination or additional stability.
Support that fits real life
ChoiceTenancyIndependenceFlexible support
What supported living means
Home first. Support alongside it.
In supported living, housing and support are distinct. The person lives in their own home, with rights and responsibilities connected to that home, while their support is planned separately around assessed needs and agreed outcomes. The intention is greater control—not an institutional routine transferred into a house.
A place to belong
Privacy, identity and everyday choices matter.
Choice and control
The person is supported to influence daily decisions, goals, activities and the way support is delivered.
Progress at the right pace
Skills and confidence are developed through meaningful participation, not by doing everything for the person.
Support that can adapt
Plans are reviewed as circumstances, strengths, risks and ambitions develop.
A clear distinction
The home and the support work together—but they are not the same thing.
This separation is central to supported living. It helps preserve the person’s rights, gives support a clearer purpose and keeps the focus on an ordinary home life.
Your home
The person’s living environment should provide privacy, security and the freedom to make ordinary household choices.
Personal space and belongingsChoice over routines and visitorsRights and responsibilities connected to the home
Your support
Support is shaped through assessment and planning, with the level of input reflecting the person rather than a standard package.
Agreed goals and outcomesPlanned staffing and specialist inputRegular review and proportionate adjustment
Everyday independence
Support should make more of life possible.
Independence does not mean managing everything alone. It means having the right support to participate, make choices, develop skills and remain connected to the people and places that matter.
Home and tenancyRoutines, household tasks and maintaining a comfortable home.
Health and wellbeingAppointments, healthy routines and recognising when more help is needed.
Community lifeActivities, relationships, travel and familiar local connections.
Money and organisationBudgeting, correspondence and practical planning where included in the support plan.
Learning and interestsDeveloping skills, hobbies, education or purposeful activity.
Confidence and communicationExpressing preferences, solving problems and preparing for change.
Support intensity
The right level of support—not more and not less.
The exact model follows assessment, commissioning and compatibility. Support can be adjusted as the person’s needs and abilities change.
Planned support
Scheduled input around identified areas of daily life, routines and goals for people who do not require continuous staffing.
Explore outreach supportSupported Living
A structured package that may combine shared provision and individual support according to assessed needs and the chosen setting.
Assessment and eligibilitySupported Living Plus
Enhanced provision for greater complexity, potentially involving increased staffing, waking-night support, structured risk planning and closer professional coordination where commissioned.
Explore Supported Living PlusHow we work
Person-centred from assessment to everyday support.
A service model explains where support is delivered. Our approach determines how people are listened to, understood and involved. These principles influence daily practice, reviews, risk decisions and progress.
Begin with the person.
Strengths, communication, identity, relationships, preferences and ambitions shape the support—not a generic package.
Explore person-centred supportPositive Behaviour Support
Proactive support focused on quality of life and what behaviour may communicate.
Explore PBSTrauma-Informed Practice
Sensitive support that considers safety, trust, choice and past experience.
Learn moreRecovery & Strengths
Building on personal resources rather than defining somebody by difficulty.
Explore recoveryActive Support
Creating genuine opportunities to take part, practise and contribute.
Explore active supportRisk Enablement
Balancing safety with autonomy and proportionate positive risk-taking.
Understand risk enablementRelated supported-living pathways
One foundation. Different routes.
The most suitable pathway depends on assessed need, current circumstances, the environment and what support can safely and realistically achieve.
Supported Living Plus
Enhanced support for people whose complexity calls for more structure, staffing or multidisciplinary coordination.
Explore the enhanced model24-Hour & Intensive Support
Continuous on-site provision, waking-night input or higher-intensity arrangements where assessment and commissioning require them.
Explore intensive supportForensic & Step-Down
Planned transitions from hospital, secure or other structured settings, with coordinated risk and relapse planning.
Explore step-down supportOur Supported Living Homes
Learn how settings, compatibility, location and support planning come together when considering a potential home.
Explore our homesFinding the right home
The environment is part of the support.
A suitable home is not identified by a vacancy alone. The setting, location, accessibility, household dynamics and available support all need to work for the person.
Compatibility
How the proposed household and support environment may work for everybody involved.
Location and connection
Links with family, professionals, community resources and meaningful places.
Environment and accessibility
The physical setting, privacy and any practical requirements identified through assessment.
A paced introduction
Visits and familiarisation can help the person understand the proposed home before a decision is made.
A planned transition
A good move begins before moving day.
Information, relationships, practical preparation and risk planning need to come together in a considered order.
Listen
Understand the person, their circumstances and what matters now.
Assess
Consider needs, strengths, risks, communication and compatibility.
Design
Set out the proposed environment, staffing and intended outcomes.
Prepare
Use visits, familiarisation and shared planning to reduce disruption.
Review
Learn from the early weeks and adjust support as life develops.
Questions about supported living
Clear answers before the next step.
Every situation is different. These answers explain the broad model; assessment is needed to understand whether a specific service could be suitable.
No. Supported living is based on the person living in their own home while support is arranged separately. Residential care is a different legal and operational model.
It can, where overnight support is identified through assessment and included in the commissioned model. The precise arrangement depends on the person and setting.
Referrals may come from commissioners, social workers, clinical teams or other professionals. Individuals and families can also contact Moreways to discuss the appropriate route.
Availability is only one consideration. Needs, risks, location, accessibility, household compatibility and the proposed support model all need to be considered.
Support should be reviewed and remain proportionate. Any material change would need to be safely planned and agreed with the relevant people and funder.
Let’s explore what the right support could look like.
Share the available information with our team and we can discuss needs, possible pathways, assessment and the next practical step.
