Supported housing
Trust's Supported housing consists of self-contained flats or houses for households that need more regular support than Very Sheltered housing can provide, where at least 1 person is aged over 60 years. Supported tenants and the Association sign a Scottish Secure Tenancy agreement.
Dependent on individual needs, we prepare up to three nutritious main meals each day from fresh ingredients for Supported tenants, served in the communal dining room.
We also provide additional support, again dependent on individual need, to help with many tasks, including cleaning and escorted shopping trips.
The Supported staff team usually consists of a Co-ordinator, working office hours Monday to Friday, four part-time Supported Housing Workers working to a rota, several Tenant Support Workers a cook and two Domestic Workers. The building is staffed all day, every day. At all times of the day and night, there is an alarm system with a pull cord in each room. From 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., these calls are answered by our staff. Between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m., an alarm call is sent to a specialist call centre, which will contact the Trust worker on sleepover or organise any other necessary assistance.
Common areas of a Supported development include a dining room, lounge, where tenants and staff arrange social events, an assisted bathroom and a laundry.