{"id":2672,"date":"2023-10-10T15:01:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T15:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srglimited.co.uk\/?p=2672"},"modified":"2023-10-10T15:02:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T15:02:36","slug":"care-homes-vs-supported-living-in-the-uk-understanding-the-differences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srglimited.co.uk\/blog\/care-homes-vs-supported-living-in-the-uk-understanding-the-differences\/","title":{"rendered":"Care Homes vs. Supported Living in the UK: Understanding the Differences"},"content":{"rendered":"
As the population in the United Kingdom continues to age, the demand for various types of care and support services for older adults and individuals with disabilities has grown. Two prominent options for such care are care homes and supported living arrangements. While both provide essential services, they differ significantly in terms of their structures, levels of independence, and the overall experience they offer. In this article, we will explore the key distinctions between care homes and supported living in the UK.<\/p>\n
Care homes and supported living arrangements are both valuable options in the spectrum of care services available in the UK. Understanding the key differences between these two types of care can help individuals, families, and healthcare professionals make informed decisions about the most suitable option for their unique circumstances. Whether it’s the structured support of a care home or the greater independence of supported living, the goal is to provide the best possible care and quality of life for those in need.<\/p>\n
The Care Quality Commision provide this description for Supported Living Services: By supported living we mean\u00a0schemes that provide personal care to people as part of the support that they need to live in their own homes<\/b>. The personal care is provided under separate contractual arrangements to those for the person’s housing. The accommodation is often shared, but can be single household.<\/p>\n
The main difference between Supported Living and Domiciliary Care is: Care delivered to people living in single household accommodation that is owned or occupied by the person receiving care, and that occupation is entirely independent of the care arrangements (which remain at all times a visiting arrangement).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Introduction As the population in the United Kingdom continues to age, the demand for various types of care and support services for older adults and individuals with disabilities has grown. Two prominent options for such care are care homes and supported living arrangements. While both provide essential services, they differ significantly in terms of their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"%%post_title%%","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[39,1],"tags":[78,81,79,80],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/srglimited.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2672"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/srglimited.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/srglimited.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srglimited.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srglimited.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2672"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/srglimited.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2679,"href":"https:\/\/srglimited.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2672\/revisions\/2679"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srglimited.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/srglimited.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srglimited.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srglimited.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}