Your home L&Q community Help & advice Find a home Close Search Sign in L&Q Living We care for the most vulnerable people living across a range of properties, tenures and communities Our CQC ratings Our dedicated care and support service houses more than 6,500 people across London and the South East We directly support people with mental health illnesses, people with learning disabilities, older and young people. We understand that everyone has different needs and tailor our care and support services to each person. Our bespoke services offer choice, involvement and control to help build independence. This includes a mixture of care and support, housing management and agency-managed services. Later Life Living We recognise that housing for older people is about more than bricks and mortar. That's why in 2018, we launched our Later Life Living offer. This offer places the health and wellbeing of our older residents at the heart of what we do – including a stronger emphasis on reducing loneliness and isolation. Residents will benefit from our: intensive housing management services robust safeguarding procedures digital and assistive technology offer friendly housing assistants and health and wellbeing facilitators design guide dementia-friendly strategy Supported living Our supported living services help residents safely manage their daily activities – outlined within a detailed personalised care plan. They can be extremely flexible, ranging from short-term floating support to 24-hour support. We can provide housing related support to people living in shared or self-contained accommodation, as well as individuals who prefer to remain in the comfort of their own home. Regardless of your situation, you can be assured that our highly-trained staff will support you in maintaining your independence and achieving your personal goals. Our services cover: personal care medication domestic tasks finance management domiciliary care participation in hobbies and activities Registered care homes Our registered care homes provide support for residents with varying care needs, ranging from intensive 24-hour service to temporary short-term placements. They are independently regulated by Care Quality Commission (CQC) to make sure that our services are caring, safe, effective, responsive and well-led. We currently have five care homes registered with CQC: Breakaway Respite Service Coxley House Helena Road Mollands Lane Nightingale Close Take a look at our CQC ratings Agency managed services We also work with more than 75 specialist providers to deliver 281 services across 48 commissioning authorities. By working in partnership with our Managing Agents and Commissioners, we're able to provide homes to customers that we do not deliver direct care or support provision to. How do I apply? If you would like to apply for our supported living and extra care services, please note that referrals are typically carried out by the relevant local council’s Adult Services department. If you are interested in our Later Life Living scheme, please get in touch with the relevant local council’s Housing department. You can also apply directly to us for this service – just contact the L&Q Living team. Contact us Putting inclusion at the heart of what we do L&Q Inclusion is the flagship initiative of L&Q Living. It aims to reduce social isolation and loneliness among our residents through activities, events and grants: Giving Our care and support service users are able to apply for grants of up to £250 towards activities such as trips, sporting activities, meals out, parties, music events, arts workshops and outdoor activities. Sharing We’re setting up timebanks so that our service users can get involved in their local communities by sharing their skills and making new friends. Volunteering Providing volunteering opportunities not only combats isolation and loneliness, it can also be beneficial for people affected by mental health issues. Opportunities L&Q Living service users have access to a wide range of programmes that help provide opportunity. These include confidence building, job search training, job clubs, work placements, construction training and even starting up their own enterprise. Community We reach out to external organisations and businesses to offer them the chance to build social capital by providing free or discounted services to benefit our service users. Celebrating Recognising and celebrating the help that people offer each other is an integral part of L&Q Inclusion. We host annual award ceremonies and large celebratory events including talent shows and dance contents. 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