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Supported Living in Kingston upon Thames
Spacious rooms and a garden in a quiet residential area, close to the town centre, the river and the hospital. Permanent and respite placements.
Why Kingston works for supported living
Kingston is unusually well suited to independent living. The town centre is compact and largely pedestrianised, so a person can get around it on foot or in a wheelchair without negotiating heavy traffic. There is a full range of ordinary shops, a market, cinemas and cafés. The riverside and Canbury Gardens give somewhere pleasant to walk, and Richmond Park is close.
That matters more than it sounds. Independence is not an abstraction: it is being able to go and buy your own lunch, get a haircut, and come home again without needing someone to drive you.
The house
Our Kingston home is in a quiet residential area, with spacious rooms and a garden to relax in, close to all amenities. It is easy to reach, close to parks and to Kingston Hospital, and it is available on both a permanent and a respite basis.
Support built around the person, not the building. Every support package here is written with the individual. We do not assume that what works for one resident works for another, and the plan changes as somebody's confidence and skills grow. That is the whole point of supported living rather than residential care.
What support covers
Moving in and running a home, benefits and budgeting, planning the week, health and wellbeing appointments, education, training or work, friendships and community connections, understanding rights and responsibilities, and registering to vote. Alongside that sits the activity programme described on our supported living page: cooking, shopping and days out, exercise, day centres and holidays. We also provide 24/7 nurse-led residential care where that is what someone needs.
Getting around
Kingston has frequent trains to Wimbledon, Clapham Junction and Waterloo, and an extensive bus network across south west London towards Richmond, Surbiton and New Malden. Good transport is part of what makes community access realistic rather than theoretical.
Questions families ask
Can residents come and go independently?
Yes. This is someone's home, not a facility. How much independent access somebody has is agreed with them as part of their support plan and reviewed as their confidence grows.
Who pays for supported living?
It is usually funded through a combination of local authority social care funding, housing benefit towards the rent, and sometimes NHS funding. Our guide to paying for care covers the routes, and we can talk it through with you and the social worker.
Do you offer short stays?
Yes, on a respite basis, which many families use as a trial before committing to anything permanent.
Can we look round first?
Please do. Call and we will arrange a visit so you can see the room and the garden and meet the staff team.
Talk it through with Jackie
No call centre and no obligation. Tell us what you are dealing with and we will tell you honestly whether we can help.