How KeyRing Can Help
Everyone in the network has their own support worker. You’ll get to know each other well, and they’ll help you be ambitious about your life—encouraging you to try new things and build your skills and confidence. You’ll see them at least once a week, though this is flexible based on your needs. They can support you with maintaining your home, budgeting, staying healthy, and much more.
Your Support Plan
Everyone’s aims and needs are different. You’ll create a personalised support plan with your worker to decide what you want to achieve and how to get there. You’ll also agree how much support you need, and for how long.
If you need support beyond what the KeyRing network offers, we’ll look at that together.
What KeyRing Support Covers
KeyRing’s support can help you meet your eligible needs. You can get support with:
Living your best life – Helping you to live well. You’ll get support with your physical and mental wellbeing. You’ll also be supported to manage your finances
Living somewhere you love: You’ll get help to look after your home. This includes things like making sure your bills are paid and keeping things tidy and well maintained. You might even explore technology and adaptations that will help make your home work better for you.
Being safe: We’ll also support you to live safely, free from abuse and neglect.
Being connected: A good life is about having people in it that are important to you. This can mean helping you keep in touch with friends and family. It might even mean meeting new people. You’ll also be supported to be digitally connected with advice, training and equipment.
Doing things that make good use of your time: You’ll explore what you want to do. This might be finding a new hobby, going on a course or finding employment or voluntary work.
Making the most of your local area and beyond: We can help you find and get involved in things that are right for you. Like helping you to go shopping, join a new group or get to an appointment. Sometimes that might mean going further so, if you need it, we can support you with using public transport through travel training.
Pooling my Money
When you choose KeyRing, you will get support to make sure your money goes further. You will want and need to do some things on your own but you can also join others supported by KeyRing to pool resources. This can include things like joining a cooking or fitness group, or finding a safe place to meet new people. You'll get more help, friends, and opportunities to reach your goals.
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Combining Hours: If you and a friend both need support, you can put your hours together. For example, if each of you has one hour of support, you can combine them to get two hours of support together. If a group of people get together a whole afternoon might only use half an hour of your time.
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More Support Time: By pooling your hours, you can get more support time than you would individually. This means you can do more activities or get more help during the combined time.
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Cost-Effective: Pooling hours can make your money go further. Instead of paying for separate support sessions, you share the cost with others, which can be more affordable.
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Building Connections: When you pool your hours with others, you get to spend time with friends or make new ones. This can help you build connections and have a more enjoyable experience.
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Flexibility: You can choose to pool your hours with different people at different times, depending on your needs and preferences.
Targeted Support
If you prefer not to engage in group activities or need more one-to-one time, we also offer targeted support to help you achieve specific goals. This is personalised, consistent support with someone you know and trust.
24/7 Helpline
All KeyRing Members have access to a 24/7 helpline for additional advice and support.
