About Us
At De-light care and support services we specialise in providing housing and support for young people, homeless people, people living with physical disabilities, learning disabilities and or with mental health needs.
We also run refugee for women and or with children fleeing domestic abuse, single mothers with children that require accommodation and support services.
Our support service for older people with complex needs promotes independence, choice, and control.
We encourage and motivate people to do as much as they can for themselves in a person centered approach, by helping them to gain practical and cognitive skills through personalized support.
The people we support have choice and control in their lives and a voice which shapes our services, based on their views and preferences. We provide support so that people can move on to live independently or provide permanent semi-independent accommodation with support when complete independence isn’t possible. We strive to provide friendly environment where people take ownership of their live and become fulfilled.
At De-light care and Support, we care about the people we support and take pride in the services we offer.
Tailored care and support
At de-lightcareandsupport we believe that working closely with service users and in partnership with a variety of professional services is key in assisting the individuals placed in our care to reach their full potential. We have a highly detailed care planning system in place which is operated based on a thorough pre-placement assessment. As much information as possible about the service user is gathered to ensure we understand why the placement is being proposed and what the care needs are likely to be.
This way, we can develop with the service user, agreed targets and be more specific about the outcomes we want to see for them whilst being able to help service users address issues pertinent to their specific needs as reflected in their individual Care Support Plans
Person-centred Approach
A person-centred approach is where the person is placed at the centre of the service and treated as a person first. Our focus is on the person and what they can do, not their condition or disability. De-light care and support, is focus on achieving the person’s aspirations and tailored to their needs and unique circumstances.
Supports the person, at the ‘centre of the service’, to be involved in making decisions about their life taking into account each person’s life experience, age, gender, culture, heritage, beliefs and identity requires flexible services and support to suit the person’s wishes and priorities, where people are acknowledged as the experts in their life with a focus on what they can do first, and any help they need second includes the person’s support networks as partners. Our person-centred approach supports and enable a person to build and keep control over their life.
Our Accommodation
We offer a range of housing with support, designed to meet people’s individual needs and naturally encourage independence.
We provide care and support in communal settings: from shared houses, to larger purpose-built apartment buildings where people have their own flats with access to communal facilities.
Our properties are all located in residential areas, close to local amenities, leisure facilities and employment opportunities. Whatever the set-up, we provide a safe and homely environment, where personalised support is delivered to help people live as independently as possible.
Through elements of communal living, residents make new friendships, develop social skills and can get involved in group sessions such as cooking, gardening and film nights.
Helping to achieve success
de-lightcareandsupport we believe the sky is the limit and that everyone should be given a chance to follow their dreams and aspirations. Part of the philosophy of de-lightcareandsupport Supported Living is that service users placed with us undertake community education, voluntary or apprenticeship training in an area of their interest in order to prepare them for independent living.
- To provide each service user with a solid grounding in basic skills.
- To develop the service user’s understanding of themselves and their surroundings.
- To stimulate the creative potential and enhance the cultural awareness of every participating service user.
- To extend the service user’s general knowledge and practical abilities.
- To develop a sense of community, belonging and caring between and to each service user that we accommodate.
Community Integration
Community integration is designed to help persons to optimise their personal, social, and vocational competency to live successfully in the community. It provides opportunities for the community participation of the persons served. A person may participate in a variety of community life experiences or interactions that may include, but are not limited to:
- Leisure or recreational activities.
- Communication activities.
- Spiritual activities.
- Cultural activities.
- Vocational pursuits.
- Volunteering
- Educational and training activities.
Therapeutic Care
De-light care and support Assessment & Therapy services have developed out of the need to ‘transform the lives of children and young people’, focusing on those who were accessing our specialist integrated education, residential and fostering services. Kent based, we have developed a network of experienced, qualified professionals from psychology, psychotherapy, counselling and psychiatry backgrounds.
The service aims to improve outcomes relating to emotional well-being and mental health in children and young people, and our search for continuous improvement has been demonstrated by our commitment to having our work validated