056 - Choice and the Reach Standards in supported living with Sally Warren

In this episode Sally Warren, Managing Director of Paradigm and co-author of the REACH Standards discusses why we all need to consider choice for people with a learning disability, why this matters for supported living and challenges us all to think about "homes not schemes". Sally also shares some practical advice for property investors and support providers.  Sally is Paradigm’s Managing Director and the driving force behind Paradigm, The Reach Standards Practical Guide, The Gr8 Support Movement. Sally is the co-author of the co-produced Reach Standards AND the latest Practical Guide to the Reach Standards launched in October 2019. The Reach Standards are still the only nationally recognised standards promoting and supporting the development of genuine, personal support for living. Much of Sally’s work with provider organisations is working in co-production to ‘figure out’ how we can re-connect our hearts and minds to focus on discovery, relationships, and citizenship, and to minimise the limitations often created by services.  Paradigm website: www.paradigm-uk.org  Reach Standards can be found here: REACH Support for Living - Paradigm  To contact Sally please email: [email protected] [email protected]  Lisa Brown became a property investor after a long nursing career. She initially developed heritage properties and then a chance encounter led her to discover supported living. She realized this was a powerful way to invest in property while creating homes for people with a support need. Lisa set about discovering why property investors struggle to let their properties to supported living providers and why providers struggle to find property to let. She has been educating people, raising awareness and working on solutions to this problem ever since. Lisa is the host of the Supported Living Property Podcast and YouTube channel and formed The Supported Living Property Facebook Group.    Lisa is founder of The Supported Living Property Network, a place for property investors and supported living providers to connect, build relationships and communicate about property they have available and/or need. Membership includes access to training courses, monthly training events and networking events and access to The Supported Living Property Network Conference. To find out how you can join The Supported Living Property Network please follow this link: ⁠https://www.supportedlivingproperty.uk/the-supported-living-property-network⁠ Lisa has written a free guide for you: If you are a property investor download this free guide to help you find providers to lease your property: ⁠https://www.supportedlivingproperty.uk/free-guide-for-property-investors⁠   If you are a provider who is looking for property to lease then download this free guide to help you find property: ⁠https://www.supportedlivingproperty.uk/free-guide-for-providers⁠  These interviews are also available as podcasts from your usual podcast provider, just search for The Supported Living Property Podcast. Please make sure you click the "subscribe" button so you don't miss an episode.