Care and Support Services in Exeter
Garland Support currently have two Supported Living properties in Exeter, supporting mainly young adults with a variety of needs.
Our Supported Living homes are very much run as a shared house not Residential Homes. We give our residents space to develop and grow as adults in a safe environment. They have opportunities to learn from their mistakes whilst having the knowledge and comfort that we are always there to support them whenever they need.
We also provide support to people in their own homes.
Please see our extensive list below, of areas we can support you with.
Life skills training
- Understanding nutrition
- Cooking and baking
- Preparing shopping list, going shopping
- Budgeting for food, bills, clothing, recreation etc
- Cleaning & maintaining bedrooms and communal areas
- Laundering & ironing clothing and bedding etc
- Safe food hygiene and storage
Assistance with benefits/bills
- Accessing welfare benefits
- Managing benefits
- Filling out forms etc
- Maintaining tenancies
- Ensuring rent and other bills, debts etc are paid
- Opening up a savings account
Accessing professional help & liaison with other agencies
- Accessing training, education & employment opportunities
- Accessing specialist drugs and counseling services
- Registering with GPs, Dentist, and Opticians etc.
- Arranging and attending appointments
- Liaising with social workers, care co-ordinators and other representatives
- Liaising with Benefits Agency etc
- Health & Safety advice
- Monitoring physical health & diet
- Health & Safety training in the kitchen and home
- Operating & maintaining kitchen equipment safely
- Fire safety training
Other support
- Organising social events & holidays
- Supporting community, social and recreational activities
- Religious and cultural observances
- Maintaining contact with family and friends
- Dealing with disputes with neighbours or other tenants
- Complying with terms of the tenancy
- Building security & controlling access to building & individual bedrooms
Jack's Story
Jack joined us at the start of our adventure into setting the company up.
When we met Jack he was just about to move out into his own place for the first time.
Our first job was to ensure that this went as smoothly as possible and to support Jack with his independent living skills. We also had to support him to find new and interesting activities based on what he wanted so that he wouldn’t get bored in his new home.
One of our first big achievements was to get Jack enrolled onto a full time course at his local college. This course enabled Jack to spend time with his peers and to provide further assistance with his independent living skills.
A few months in and we now support Jack with College, going swimming, attending a local group where he can make new friends to name a few…
Jack is doing brilliantly at college and is very settled into his new home.
If you would like more information, or for any queries or enquiries, please just complete the form below or call 01392 757 303