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How individuals supported by Lifeways help check the quality of our services

In the UK, health and care services are inspected by government-appointed regulators to ensure a quality service.

But what would happen if individuals who live in those services inspected their own services, too?

Watch: Kyle, 18, talks about life at a Lifeways supported living service– and his hobbies!

Kyle, who’s 18 years old, this summer moved from a specialist school to Mulberry Lodge, a Lifeways supported living service for 14 adults in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.

Lifeways CEO Justin Tydeman: being optimistic for 2022

You may, like me, find your heart sink a little as the newspapers and screens fill up again with COVID-related news and tension.

Amidst all that anxiety and noise, I want to share some information and thoughts which make me optimistic for 2022.

‘I love being that first step to a brighter future,’ Launa on how she moved from a career in domiciliary care to Lifeways

Launa hadn’t always wanted to work in social care.

In fact, in her working life, Launa had tried her hand at a little bit of everything – including retail, warehouse work, all the way to building and optimising websites!

Half of adults have higher opinion of social care since pandemic began – and three quarters believe it’s as important as the NHS: survey

The social care sector enjoys greater public respect and admiration since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey of the views of more than 2,200 adults.

‘I furnished it all myself’: how Will settled into his purpose-built supported living apartment

Late last year, Will, who we support, moved into Brunswick Gardens, a purpose-built Lifeways supported living service on the outskirts of Newcastle.