Why Reside is committed to helping people with the Transforming Care Plan

As a not-for-profit housing association, Reside is values-led and committed to providing housing solutions for tenants with complex support needs…

THE majority of Reside’s tenants have complex needs and it works closely with local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and National Health Service England (NHSE) as part of the Government’s national Transforming Care Plan to enable independent living.

Set up in 2012 following the Winterbourne View scandal, Transforming Care is a programme that aims to help people with complex needs move out of inpatient care and into supported living. “In the past it was difficult to find appropriate housing for people with complex needs due to a lack of options, so hospital and institutional care tended to be the only solution. One of the things Transforming Care helps do is address this by providing capital funding to buy housing,” explains Reside’s Business Development Director, Steve Harris.

For Reside, the process of acquiring property, making adaptations and securing the grant funding for a potential tenant takes around six months. In the first instance, either a Support Provider, NHSE or a CCG will contact Reside to discuss viability.

Reside will work with the prospective tenant and family or advocate, and professional partners to draw up a Project Initiation Document (PID) to apply for the grant. Following approval, a property will be bought and a project manager appointed who will be the operational lead in making sure that adaptations and works to the identified property are specified and delivered.

“Families and potential tenants are of course crucial in this process to ensure we’re going to deliver what they need. We’ll also involve support providers in this process, as they need to know about the property and advise us on the design and adaptations that may be needed to improve the support offered,” explains Steve Harris.

Reside has been working with the Transforming Care programme for around two years and it has completed on four properties in this time and has another three in the pipeline. “To date, our most successful property is the latest in the North East for a

“OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL PROPERTY IS THE LATEST IN THE NORTH EAST FOR A YOUNG MAN WITH AUTISM.”

young man with autism and a learning disability,” says Steve Harris.

Fred Grand, NHSE Regional Housing Lead (North East & North Cumbria) commissioned Reside to deliver this project. He says: “In my opinion, this project has been one of the best examples of how transforming care works. This young man, who has only just turned 18, has gone from three years’ seclusion in a hospital setting to a supported living arrangement in an adapted property. With specialist support from the support provider, Orbis, he has reconnected with his family, and started to connect with his community with supported trips to the beach and playing five-a-side football. It’s a dramatic transformation and shows how a combination of the right accommodation and the right support provider has been a success.”

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Vodion: Contemporary Shared Ownership Homes in Hackney Wick

SITUATED in one of London’s most soughtafter areas, Vodion is an exciting new development of one to three bedroom specialised Shared Ownership homes in Fish Island, Hackney Wick, by Southern Home Ownership.

Vodion is ideal for first-time buyers looking to get onto the property ladder in the east London hotspot, offering the very best of urban living in this well-connected Zone 2 location. The government-backed Shared Ownership initiative allows first-time buyers to get onto the property ladder by part-renting, part-owning their home, making it a more accessible option than buying on the open market.

Homes at Vodion have been thoughtfully designed with accessibility in mind, ensuring residents can enjoy the best Hackney Wick has to offer. Designed as spaces without limits, the generous rooms are spacious and light, with great layouts to accommodate wheelchair users. Each apartment features contemporary interiors which include adapted kitchens with lowered worktops, level-access shower/wet rooms, spacious lift access to higher floors, with disability parking available. The spectacular specification continues throughout, with chrome fixtures in all bathrooms, bedrooms fitted with sliding mirrored wardrobes and LED lighting all included in the price.

An Occupational Therapist will be on hand to provide advice for the future home owners, ensuring Vodion’s new homes will enable a comfortable and easy living tailored to you and your needs, up to the requirements of M3(4).

The vibrant neighbourhood of Hackney Wick is well known for its thriving cultural and artistic scene, and offers a wide range of cafes, restaurants and activities for both residents and visitors to enjoy.

For those seeking cultural weekend pursuits or the ultimate shopping destinations, the area has a range of local amenities including the London Antiques Centre, a huge number of converted warehouse art galleries to discover, while Stratford Westfield houses all the high street favourites.

A food lover’s haven, the local food scene offers a vast array of fashionable eateries - from Michelin starred restaurants to charming cafes and independent bars. Following the nearby River Lea leads to popular local haunts situated along the waterfront, including the trendy floating Barge East Restaurant, serving both locally and globally inspired cuisine. For a fine dining experience, venture to Michelin starred chef Tom Brown’s restaurant Cornerstone to enjoy adventurous, award-winning food just a stone’s throw from the station.

Offering ease of access along with fantastic views around the area, a series of wide, accessible towpaths run alongside the canals throughout Fish Island, with homes at Vodion also ideally located close to an inviting array of green spaces - including the iconic Queen Elizabeth Olympic and Victoria Parks.

Benefitting from easy transport links into Central London from Hackney Wick, Bow Road and Stratford stations, all of which are wheelchair friendly with step-free access, Vodion is conveniently located for commuters and for those who want quick and simple routes to reach the rest of the city.

For more information call the Southern Home Ownership sales team on 0300 555 2171.