Support to live at home

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“Staff don’t see limitations when they support me”

Tim* is one of the people we support at who lives in a supported living bungalow. After a year in his supported living bungalow, Tim* wanted to tell us his journey with Voyage Care in his own words. “My name ...

Onwards and upwards for Amy

Amy* was happy living at home with her mum but always said that she wanted to live more independently and have more control over her life. So in September 2016, we supported Amy* to make the exciting move from her ...

Sam is building on his skills for a bright future

Congratulations are in order for Sam*, who we support in Norfolk, as he is due to gain his level one Construction Certificate. Starting in February 2017, Sam* has developed a mix of skills that will support his progression in the ...

Enabling Harry to venture into the community

Harry* has a learning disability and took a tenancy at one of our supported living properties in Berkshire 18 months ago. For a long period prior to Harry’s* move, he had lost all of his self-confidence. This meant Harry* was ...

Successful transition: supported living in Wolverhampton

St Brides, our newly acquired supported living property in Wolverhampton, is home to eight people with learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge. Before we took over the home at the end of 2017, it was run by a housing association. ...

How Paul increased his independence

Paul* has learning disabilities, autism and complex needs and has lived in various residential homes and hospitals from a young age. Paul* has been with Voyage Care for 15 years, including 10 years in a shared supported living home in ...

Pat’s story

Pat* has moderate learning disabilities and a borderline personality disorder. She lives at one of our homes in Yorkshire. Eighteen months ago, Pat* was experiencing considerable anxiety when taking part in activities outside the home. She only wanted to access the ...

How Bill’s negative experience ‘evolved’ for the better

Bill* has lived in the West Midlands for many years. He has a moderate learning disability and scoliosis of the spine and is very quiet and shy. Due to Bill’s* learning disability, he has very limited communication skills so will ...

Supporting Drew on his adventure holiday

Drew* is living in one of our supported living services in Kent. He is non-verbal with a diagnosis of learning disabilities and Cerebral Palsy. He also uses an electric wheelchair to mobilise. Drew’s* self-contained flat is one of six within ...

New lease of family life for Valerie

Valerie* has learning disabilities and had been in care since she was three years old. She transitioned from a hospital environment to living in her own flat for the first time in her life. Valerie* moved to a Voyage Care ...

Holistic approach stopped Dean’s challenging behaviour

Dean* lives in a specialist supported living service. When he moved into his new home from a specialist school placement, Dean* had approximately 47 incidents of challenging behaviour per month which included assaults on others and self-harm. Our support team ...

Finding a shared language with Sarah*

Sarah* is a selective mute and has limited methods of communication to express her needs and wishes. This left her feeling very frustrated and before she moved to a Voyage Care service, she was classed as extremely challenging with incidents ...

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