supported living

toffuna101

when im a young adult, id like to live in supported living one day because sometimes i may need help with daily tasks like housework and shopping. i wonder if its worth it because you have to live with 2 or 3 people in a single house. let me know in this thread if it is.

Laura_tigger82

Hey @toffuna101. You have done really well to reach out to us whilst you are considering if living in supported living is worth it.

In all honesty, whether or not living in supported living is worth it will vary between people. Some people might find supported living the most useful.

Other people might find living in their own home but with a carer's support more worth it. It might also change over time. Do you think it will be worth it for you?

toffuna101

i think it will but idk how much it costs. i presume its like the same as buying a house or flat but im not sure whether you have to pay for the staff to come over @Laura_tigger82

ellie2000

@toffuna101 if u enter supported living, make sure u have gd ppl outside. N record wat u experience thts negative bc ppl mite not believe u. xx

Lucy_21

Actually yes I want to go into it too I’m 21 and have disabilities but my family are so against me moving out like it’s like they are trying everything to stop me

toffuna101

ellie2000 wrote: »

@toffuna101 if u enter supported living, make sure u have gd ppl outside. N record wat u experience thts negative bc ppl mite not believe u. xx

thanks, i will

Lucy_21 wrote: »

Actually yes I want to go into it too I’m 21 and have disabilities but my family are so against me moving out like it’s like they are trying everything to stop me

it looks like theyre against everything you want to do. you need to gain more independence some day as theyre some day not going to be on this earth anymore

Lucy_21

I know I just don’t know how because they refuse to take me seriously like I actually want to cry writing this because I’m so frustrated

Amy22

It definitely sounds like a frustrating situation for you at the moment @Lucy_21 especially but you only want to gain your independance and prove that you can do things too . I can understand how you are feeling.

As a 22 year old myself (living with my parents) I feel like eventually supported living may be the option for me because of like I struggle with everyday tasks and remembering to do the most basic things sometimes which I hate but its part of my hidden disability as well. I feel like I would feel more lonely living on my own I guess. I think for me it would depend who I was living with because I feel like I would need someone I could trust if I were to live with them. I know a lot of my friends have been considering it as well because they say it would easier for them as well (so there may be a possibility that we could all be in supported living which would be ideal). I know from a friend of mine that there is a supported living house being built, but I think its far away from where I live at the moment, I think its out of my cachement/area so it would depend. I would ideally love to be able to live on my own independantly but I can't see that as possibility yet (I still need to learn how to cook ). I think as @Laura_tigger82 mentioned sometimes you can live in your own house and have a career or someone who lives next door to you so they are there if you have emergency and stuff. Sometimes it can also be an occupational health nurse I think who can come to your home to check up you and stuff (I know a few people who have got support workers/ careers who go to their homes to make sure they are fine in their home).

Lucy_21

@Amy22 exactly and yes they are all good ideas all of them I’ve told them but they literally just make it a joke. I’m sick of my life being seen as a joke to everyone. Honestly if that’s all they see I don’t see why I couldn’t have just stayed dead as a baby like I was obviously supposed to. At this point I think they only way any of it could happen is if they weren’t here anymore but I obviously don’t wish that on them at all. I just want to be treat my age for once.