Continuing Care whilst Living in a Residential Home

In 2022, CELCIS created a series of resources on Continuing Care.

If you click through to their website here you can access their information video on Continuing Care and living in a residential home. Through the eyes of Josh, you can find out more about the challenges and thoughts of someone trying to understand continuing care and how it might relate to you. Here’s a bit more about his story:

“Josh is 17 and has lived in his residential home for the past 18 months. Josh is studying sport at college and is doing really well. He really likes living at the home and is close to his key worker Brian, who is also really interested in sport. Brian has said he is going to help Josh try and get a job at the local leisure centre gym when he has finished college. Josh's social worker is encouraging him to move into a flat once he completes his studies, saying how close the flat will be to the town centre and the leisure centre. Josh understands how helpful this will be, but he doesn't feel ready. He loves how things are now and doesn't feel ready to move out yet.”

Remember to talk to someone you trust such as your connector or someone at The Why Not? Trust about any big decisions that affect your future. Alternatively, you can click here to find out more about the helplines that specialise in your rights to continuing care.