Is there a list of the different support possibilities?
There are many different support possibilities to meet individual need, here are some examples: • 24 hour staff team support, including sleepover staff and waking night staff if required. • Staff providing support at agreed set times. (In the above models support workers may be directly employed or employees of a care provider). • Support tenant living with the individual, and a team of support workers providing assistance with specific support/personal needs. • Key-ring support network, where people live near and around a specific person who can be contacted for support as well as receiving any extra support that they require from support workers. Mutual support is often a feature of support networks. • Warden control support, usually for the elderly but some similar schemes have been developed for people with learning disabilities. • Circles of support – A group of people be-friend and actively assist the disabled person. • Informal support – May be the help of neighbours, but most f
