Exceptional Support
Our core aim and passion is to support individuals to live better and with unrivalled independence. Their needs take precedence. We guarantee our service users are comfortable, cared for and have a positive outlook on life through excellent practice and support.
Get to Know Us
We are specialists across various care services, supporting a wide range of clients. We offer Supported Living, Learning Disability and Autism Care and Support packages. Our care force comprises sensitive, compassionate, and experienced professionals who embody our values of excellence and merit.
Supported Living Services
Encouraging Independence
Our forward-thinking, innovative services focus on supporting individuals to remain independent within their own homes and remain a core part of their community.
Learning Disability Support
Successful and independent living
At Carenest Solutions, we offer support and help to those with learning disabilities and are focused on always ensuring their safety and comfort.
Autism Care and Support
Securing a progressive and safe future
Autism can impair an individual’s interaction with others and can lead to them feeling marginalised in the community. We offer our services across the UK for autistic clients and provide them with the necessary support to live life to the fullest.
Supported living information for professionals
Our Supported Living Pathways
Our services are tailored to an individual’s needs. It’s how we can most effectively encourage and empower individuals while providing all the support they need. Every individual’s journey is underpinned by a comprehensive Support and Goal plan that they play an active role in defining.
We provide three levels of support for people with mild-moderate or severe learning disabilities, autism or both.
Supported living
For individuals that have some level of independence but need support and occasional one-to-one intervention, 24 hours a day
Supported living plus
For individuals needing a high level of support, including several hours of one-to-one intervention every day
Supported living extra plus
For individuals requiring a minimum of one-to-one support and occasionally requiring two-to-one support throughout the day and night
From our perspective, enabling individuals to take control of their lives, build strong relationships and receive appropriate continuing care is essential. It’s why on admission, every individual receives a Service User Guide that includes the names of key staff, their allocated key worker and information about the wider community.
And taking an active role in their lives even extends to contracted employment opportunities with Carenest Solutions if a return to work is part of their plan and will contribute to a successful outcome. It’s part of our ethos of developing relationships between individuals, their families and those who support them.
Our referral process
Following a referral, every client undergoes a person-centred assessment within 24-48 hours. Once complete and we are satisfied that the compatibility is met, a proposal/costing is submitted to the placing authority for approval before placement. A comprehensive assessment is conducted for full-time residents and those seeking respite care.
Transitioning to Supported Living
We take great care to ensure that individuals transitioning into adulthood follow a bespoke support and goal plan to achieve sustainable outcomes. We focus on inclusion to reduce the risk of social isolation, which includes education and social interactions within a range of activities, as well as encouraging individuals to look for work.
Each individual benefits from a nominated key support worker to further strengthen an important one-to-one relationship. We also develop a detailed ‘All about Me’ profile with families and external professionals, alongside a ‘Hospital Passport.’
It’s the kind of 360-degree care we find helps establish a trusting relationship and provides essential continuity of support.
Quality Assurance
To ensure high standards of care, every service user provides feedback to inform our Annual Quality Assurance audit. It helps us understand what we’re doing well and what can be improved. If action is needed, we’ll take it and feedback the outcome to relevant people. If we’re doing something well, we can celebrate good practice!
As well as being visited for two days every six weeks by an external auditor, we also carry out monthly audits of:
- Medication
- Support and Goal plans
- Risk Assessments
- Health & Safety
Amarris healthcare is regulated by the Care quality Commission (CQC)
Staffing
The wider Senior Management team includes a Counsellor/Psychotherapist and a Psychology Graduate.
Individual projects are managed by a Project Manager, Senior Support Workers and Support Workers.
Every member of staff:
- Has undergone a rigorous interview process
- Completed a robust induction programme
- Has enhanced DBS clearance
- Is trained to a high standard
- Receives ongoing training and support
- Has or is working towards the Care Certificate
- Undergoes three-monthly supervisions and Annual Appraisals
Staffing at our projects
We know how critical staffing levels are. It’s why we ensure that every one of our projects has the right amount of staff with the right skills.
Every individual has a dedicated key worker able to provide the one-to-one support they need. They will work closely with the individual to develop stimulating activities and opportunities, as well as helping to complete monthly support and goal planning.
Peer support
Where possible, we encourage our service users to engage in peer support. This enables people to draw on their own lived experience in order to Peer
support provide authentic support, advice and friendship for those on the same pathway.
Our approach to peer support also encompasses mentoring and befriending. This allows us to take a slightly less structured approach to traditional peer support, using activities such as group cooking sessions and crafts to build support networks, reduce social isolation and make meaningful connections with peers.
Our experience has shown that this kind of peer support can be very beneficial to those involved, helping them to build mutually beneficial relationships, increase confidence, build a strong sense of community and give individuals an improved sense of worth.
Peer support has also proven to be beneficial when building trust with hard to reach individuals.
Work experience
For the people we support, accessing work experience can be a vital step on the road to independence. In addition to offering people the opportunity to learn life and employment skills that will help them in the future, work experience also provides people with a sense of pride and builds confidence.
As well as assisting with identifying work experience and employment opportunities with our local area in Hertfordshire, we also create paid opportunities within the Carenest Solutions community. This allows us to support people with building their social and employment skills, while also giving them a real sense of giving something back.
We actively create roles that fit with the interests of the people we support. In the past, this has included creating the role of “Music Coordinator” for a service user who loved music, or “Arts coordinator” for art lovers. Those who take part are paid a wage, but the true value of the scheme in terms of self-confidence and wellbeing is immeasurable.
Experts by experience
At Carenest Solutions, we want to ensure that the support and accommodation we provide is the very best it can be. As part of this, we encourage our service users and their families to provide feedback on the support and care that they experience. We firmly believe that people who have used services are the best judge of whether the support they receive support is effective.
We encourage our “Experts by Experience” to share their thoughts on whether our service meets the needs of the people we support and whether they follow CQC’s key measures of being safe, effective, caring, responsive to people’s needs and well-led.
Supported living
Information for individuals and families
All-round support for you and your loved ones
Carenest Solutions provides high-quality accommodation and a home within the community for people needing supported living. Our individual assessments are aimed at understanding how you, your family and external agencies can work together to achieve the outcomes defined in the Support and Goal plans we create for every individual.
We believe supported living is built on a holistic approach providing all-round support alongside a programme of stimulating activities. Our support services aim to empower the individual, whereas our educational and recreational activities help encourage social interaction and improve communication skills.
We work collaboratively with you at every step of your journey.
Educational and Recreational Activities
Educational
- Managing money and paying bills
- Cooking and maintaining a healthy balanced diet
- Pathways to employment
- Shopping
- Learning new independence skills
- Managing medication
- Encouraging social activities and interaction
- Maintaining personal care and well-being
- Overcoming your fears
- Setting and achieving your defined goals
Recreational
- Pet Therapy
- Art classes
- Singing
- Music classes
- Board and card games
- Swimming
- Gymnastics
- Drama
- Story telling
- Group therapy
Transitioning Supported Living
ransitioning into Supported Living can be a challenging time for everyone concerned. It’s why we encourage you to build relationships with key workers and follow a defined plan on the road to a sustainable outcome. Families can play a key role in the process by spending time at the project and engaging with the creation of a person-centred support plan with staff members. It’s the first step towards important transition goals that are:
- Outcome orientated
- Based on your strengths and areas of need
- Focused on living skills and Education/Employment
Come and see us
Working closely with you, your family and external professionals from the referral stage onwards helps us build strong relationships from the outset that, we believe, leads to better outcomes.
It’s why we encourage visits from potential individuals at a very early stage. It helps us get to know you, helps you get to know us and establishes a strong foundation upon which key workers can build a productive relationship prior to admission.
- Outcome orientated
- Based on your strengths and areas of need
- Focused on living skills and Education/Employment
Our Facilities
We have ensured that all our facilities are close to local shops and easily accessible by local bus routes.
We have created an environment that feels like home and uphold professional standards of care 24/7, all year round. All residents at Carenest Solutions are treated with the dignity and respect they deserve.
Working for Carenest Solutions
Our care staff embody our values and ensure the best possible user experience for all clients. A career that allows you to make positive contributions to people’s lives is much more than a job. Apply today to make a difference.
