Independent Living with Care and Support
Our vision is to enable older people and people affected by disabilities to exercise choice and control, to live independent lives, and to actively participate in society.
Why We Care
SIL understands that it can be hard to accept that we or our loved ones need support, so we want to make the experience as easy as it can be. We want you to have complete confidence in our services and feel safe and secure in your home and when out and about.
We regularly receive compliments from our service users or their family which highlight the outstanding care they receive from our staff.
“Since Services for Independent Living has taken over my husband’s care, I arrive home every day to find him with a smile on his face. I know he feels a great weight has been lifted from his shoulders and he now enjoys his supported days” – From a service user’s wife.
Care in your Home
SIL provides care at home through two service areas; our Homecare Service (HCS) and our Independent Living at Home service (ILH).
- From 30-minute companionship and welfare visits, to 24 hour, 7 days a week complex care
- Personalised care for your needs
- Flexible service – adapts to meet your changes in need
Independent Living at Home
We are passionate about supporting disabled and older people to live the life they choose in their own home and community.
Homecare Services
SIL’s Homecare service provides community care, enabling older people to stay independent and remain in their own homes.
Direct Payment Support
Sometimes people choose to be in control of their own care and if the local council has agreed to fund their support, they will be given a Direct Payment. This means they choose how to spend the payment and buy the support and activities that they want.
Direct payment support can also refer to money from the NHS, such as a personal health budget (PHB). We also support people who pay for support privately but don’t want to use an agency.
If you choose to manage your own care, we are able to help you with the day-to-day management and financial administration that it encompasses. We provide payroll, bookkeeping and pension administration services, as well as advice on personnel issues.
If you are in receipt of a direct payment or PHB, our costs will be met by the authority supporting you.
Make a difference to the lives of others
Working for SIL is so much more than just getting a job. It’s about joining a family that will nurture you as you grow into your role and help develop you so that your first step into care could become the start of a whole new career.
As well as supporting your professional journey we provide a caring working environment and a range of social activities and events.
Our Guiding Principles
Our range of services and experience means that we can tailor how we support you; meeting your needs however small or however significant they are.
Support Our Mission
Any donation you are able to make will help us continue to provide grants, enabling service users to have real choices about what they would like to do and supporting local organisations to continue delivering much needed services.