Out of area placements The National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) has just published its report ‘Close to Home’, reviewing out of area placements for adults with mental health conditions. Its findings are concerning, showing that these placements can often go on for long periods of time, with home care coordinators finding it increasingly difficult...Continue Reading

Independent living happy We all want to be independent living happy in a home that is safe, secure and adapted to our own needs. Many of us might be looking for enough bedrooms for our growing family, a garden where children can play, or parking for the car we need to travel to work. Some...Continue Reading

Supported living explained Supported living enables people with learning disabilities to live in their own homes, with flexible, individualised support – wherever that might be. Supported living gives people more choice, control, rights and independence, and this should be the primary motivation for this housing model. Zetetick Housing has helped many individuals, enabling choice, including those with the...Continue Reading

Christmas Cake Recipe This English Christmas cake recipe, a christmas fruit cake recipe, is a cake that can be cooled, foil wrapped and put in an airtight tin with a dribble of whiskey and will mature until Christmas if made well ahead of time. Idea lt to make during Covid-19 Lockdown. It is the best Christmas cake...Continue Reading