Elim’s First Specialist Supported Housing Scheme

Elim is pleased to report the commencement of adaptation works at its first specialist supported housing scheme in St Annes, Bristol. Once the works are complete, the reconfigured bungalow will provide bespoke accommodation which has been adapted to provide a home for an individual with complex care needs. We hope that works will be complete within three months, enabling us to welcome our first resident in March 2023.

Over the last two years, health service figures reveal that there are still at least 2,050 people with a learning disability and/or autism and complex care needs in hospital care, often because of the lack of suitable housing in local communities. Specialist schemes such as the property in St Annes will enable these patients to leave hospital and be appropriately supported in their own home.

We are proud to work with Bristol City Council and the NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB to develop different and specialist housing models that improve the quality of people’s lives and support health and care services.