The Supported Independent Living Service enables persons with disability to live as independently and autonomously as possible in the community. Support is provided within personalised living accommodation, which may be apartments or houses within the community.
The primary aim of these accommodations is to enhance and promote independence, inclusion and the empowerment of persons with disability through a person-centred plan.
The Service values the person’s dignity, human strength, potential and self-determination, and is strongly led by the process of co-design and co-production to achieve their desired goals. Accordingly, the Service adopts the following principles:
- Empowerment and choice – where the service-users’ voices and ideas are respected, in order to maintain control over their lives, empowering them to develop their own personalities, strengths and independence.
- Active support – persons with disability are empowered to remain fully engaged and participating in their lives, by receiving the right range and level of support.
- Practice self-advocacy – persons with disability should be aware of their rights and be empowered to speak up for their rights.
- Enhanced supported decision-making – persons with disability are assisted, if required, when making decisions about living arrangements, health care, relationships, and financial matters.
Through the adoption of person-centred plans, persons residing in Supported Independent Living accommodation, are supported to:
- Continue their education and receive tutoring according to the personal needs of the individual;
- Enhance their skills and abilities;
- Enroll in employment training;
- Look for and engage in employment opportunities;
- Participate in sport, travel and leisure activities;
- Maintain positive relationships with their families and relatives;
- Make new friends and acquaintances through opportunities for inclusion;
- Participate in mainstream activities;
- Engage in therapeutic sessions according to need, to facilitate emotional well-being and self-growth, amongst others.