Home is where the heart is. That is no truer than during this week’s podcast.
Would you have associated a housing association with social care services? Dr Wendy Austin MBE guides the conversation in this episode to cover a variety of perspectives and insights into the world of supported living, disability housing and social care.
She covers topics like…what is supported living? Why is it important? What is it like for those who live in supported living housing? And how come most of us don’t know that housing associations, like Triangle Housing, provide it as part of their social care services to the community – well at least until we might need them.
Host Dr Wendy Austin MBE, is joined by Clare Hall-Bready, Service Manager and Jessica Carson, a social care practitioner, both from Triangle Housing, alongside Margaret Stewart and Emily Robinson, who both live in supported living housing.
What is clear to see is that individual housing choices, such as supported living, are a lifeline for many across Northern Ireland empowering people with a disability to plan where they live and call home.
How can we help more people with disabilities live more inclusive lives in the community? Listen to find out!
Clare Hall-Bready, summarises it very well when she says:
“The service that I manage is a supported living service, and the main ethos of Triangle Housing is to build better lives. And that’s not just about our houses, in terms of being a housing association, but we also have other elements of the organisation – we have floating support services, and we have progression to employment services, and then supported living. Our role is to enable tenants to live as independent lives as possible in their own local communities.”
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Episode 5: Social care practitioners going above and beyond – Emily and Margaret’s supported living story – (30 minutes)
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