Supported Living Services

Here at Dunamis Homes, we believe that each and every person has a right to live life to the fullest, make their own choices and have a second chance. Our specialist support enables people to lead life in a place they can call home with their own sense of independence.
Our services help adults with a range of needs to independently live and be safe in their communities. This can include a wide range of individuals such as those with autism, forensic needs, learning disabilities, mental health needs and brain injuries etc..
Our approach is person centred, which simply put means that our support and care is tailored perfectly to match the needs, aspirations and preferences of each unique individual.

Delivering High Quality Care & Support

Our team have been carefully selected and have specialist expertise in supporting those with complex needs and have been trained in positive behaviour support (PBS).

Our goal is to empower individuals to make their own choices in living, but also ensuring support is available if that gets difficult. We pride ourselves in the fact that our staff are dedicated and take time to really get to know each individual and understand any interests, needs and goals they may have. The support and care provided by them sees the residents improve wellbeing and independence resulting in reaching their potential.

Our supported living services are overseen by internal quality teams, ensuring a robust and responsive approach, which means we support residents in the most beneficial manner.

What We Provide

Delivering High Quality Care & Support

Our team have been carefully selected and have specialist expertise in supporting those with complex needs and have been trained in positive behaviour support (PBS).

Our supported living services are overseen by internal quality teams, ensuring a robust and responsive approach, which means we support residents in the most beneficial manner.

Providing Person Centered Support

All of the community members at Dunamis Homes are at the heart of everything we do. We listen to their views, their families views and also any professionals that may be supporting them. We always work in harmony with our residents to come to an agreements on how best we can support them to be as independent as possible, within the home and also within the wider community.

Our dedicated staff provide emotional and physical support to each individual as they are trained to meet their specific needs. We put effort into carefully assigning team members to each person so that we can nurture trusting and positive relationships.

What Can We Support With?

Support is available from a few hours a week upto 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including 1:1 support. Area that we can provide help with include:

- Help with managing finances and budgeting

- Community inclusion

- Taking medication

- Support with finding day time activities and employment/ voluntary

- Domestic tasks such as cooking, cleaning & shopping

- Helping with claiming and managing benefits

- Maintaining relationships with family and friends

- Establishing new relationships

- Accessing leisure and social activities

- Supporting healthy lifestyles

Transitions To More Independent Living

Moving to supported living can often feel like a daunting task, which is why we carefully organise each transition tailored to each individuals needs. A smooth and positive experience is what we aim for in each new residents move.

Transitions can often vary, for some they may take a gradual transition over a number of months to ensure that anxiety is reduced to its minimum and they are instead looking forward to the journey that awaits them ahead. Our team of friendly and supportive staff is always at hand during the process to offer advice and encouragement.

Dunamis Homes Supports

People with Autism & Learning Disabilities

We believe that individuals dealing with autism or a learning disability have the right to live how & where they want. We provide the support services they need to achieve this. We like to think that we have an edge in communicate with those that find it hard to be heard.

People with Complex Health Needs

Many individuals who deal with learning disabilities or autism have additional needs or a secondary mental health condition. Such conditions, if managed properly, are not life-limiting. We provide specialist and personalised services for such individuals as we truly believe that support around health and personal care is crucial for a good life. Challenging behaviours are often displayed when the individual is not in good health.

People in Assessment & Treatment Units

Difficulties faced in the ATUs due to transformed care agendas, can prove how hard it can be for an individual to leave. To support such individuals - planning is crucial. It is essential for us as a provider to understand the individual, which is essentially what our person-centred care consists of. It often works best when the provider is involved in the early stages, even before a plan of discharge has been made.

Autism Employment

At Dunamis, we believe that with the right support, it is possible for almost anyone with learning disabilities to do a productive job. We aim to employ through collaborations with private companies. Through employment, individuals can fulfil their employment aspirations and achieve social and economic inclusion.

Positive Behaviour Support

Over 10% of individuals with learning disabilities show behaviours of distress. These can often include aggression and self-harm. Most behaviours described as challenging are usually a result of failing to understand an individuals distress. Positive behaviour support (PBS) is a person based approach that supports individuals with autism and learning disabilities to improve their quality of life, which significantly reduce behaviours of distress.

Supported Living for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Autism

Finding the right support, in the right setting will enable loved ones gain choice and control over their life. Doing so will help them remain fulfilled and healthy and also to maintain things that are a priority to them. We offer a mix of services to meet individuals needs.