The Infinity Alliance
We are a group of people and companies that has come together united in our commitment to make a change and be for others who at points needed others to be for ourselves or those we loved and cared for. We formed a Health and Social care company who has made it our mission to change lives for the better for the Young, the elderly, the fit or the vulnerable. If someone is in need then the Infinity Alliance is here to deliver. We are also passionate about supporting other organisations in the health and social care sector, or those looking to venture into it, as there can never be enough good quality support organisation working to change and save lives.
Here at Infinity, we have a wide array of Teams who deal with the various categories of our services. Each Team is filled with professionals who are trained, Qualified and experienced to be able to handle and advise on matters to do with their own specific and unique fields. This ensures that every client or service user can get the very best. There are different services and different aspects of Infinity Alliance these are broken into three categories:
Inhouse Support and Care
Inhouse Support and care services:
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Children’s Home
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Supported Accommodation
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Stand Alone Accommodation
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Floating Support
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Domiciliary Care (Eternal)
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Counselling Services (Motiv8)
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Child- Minding Services (Advanced Steps)
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Mental Health Support Services (Advance Healthcare Solutions)
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Education Support Services (Vast Education)
Service Management
Service Management for clients who want to build a service but need someone to run it
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Managerial Services for other healthcare services or those looking to develop their own businesses in the Healthcare sector.
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Service including Business Formation
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Consultation and Management
Resource Support
Resource Support Services for organisations in the health and social care sector
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Foundational Documentations e.g policies and procedures
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Staff Training provision
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Management consulting,
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Business creation, and
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Agency staff.
What We Are
The part we choose to focus on here right now IN THIS DOCUMENT is the: Supported accommodation,
Let’s take a closer look at what the service is:
When young people are unable to live at home with their parents or carers which can be for various reasons including but not limited to death, migration, different types of abuse, health related matters etc. They are taken into the care of the local authority known to most as social services. Different cities have different local authorities in London alone there are approximately 32.
These local authorities cannot directly look after the young people themselves or take them home with them so they therefore require organisations and people who are able to look after these children providing them with a safe and loving environment where they can thrive. The age and circumstance and need of the young person often determines what type of support that young person may need such as fostering, adoption or children’s home if they are very young, or semi independent support, stand alone flats, or secure units if they are older or have very high needs.
As these local authorities by law is legally obligated to look after the young people they have to utilise organisations like ours which has homes, staff and resources to look after and safeguard these young people. That is where we come in.
Usually these homes are found by social services and all safety and security checks are done in advance along with making sure it’s a quality service. However while we can speak for our high standard we can’t Guarantee all other services are the same. Those homes that the young people go to live is sometimes called “SEMI-INDEPENDENT SUPPORT HOMES” or “CHILDREN’S HOME” we simply prefer to drop the label and call it “Your new home”.
These homes comes in four types:
Semi - Independent
Homes that have young people usually numbering between 2 - 6 young people between the age of 15-18 years old are called semi independent homes. These homes are usually designed to prepare a young person for the next stage of their life helping them to develop knowledge and skills to be able to move forward and live on their own successfully when they turn 18/19. In these homes depending on the needs and the package a young person is relatively free to do many things but has support workers in the placement in case theres things they don’t know how to do or to ensure they are healthy and safe. We try to be as flexible as we can be as we don’t want it to feel prison like but each home in each company will have some rules in place. Such as a time that we should expect a young person home at night and what to do if they don’t return, which is determined by the local authority. As well as no illegal substances etc in the home as examples of a few. We usually put forward our four ground rules and allow the young person and social worker to discuss and agree with us the rest.
Children's Home
The second type of home is called a children's home which may have a slightly more varied age range than a semi independent with children ranging from potentially as young as 12 - 16. The rules and abilities does vary in these homes from person to person however what makes this different is organisational and internal registration types and the fact these borders on care more than support. (Please see care and support document to understand the difference. I’m short Care is where people may lack the ability to do something themselves therefore a worker may have to do if FOR them such as cooking or cleaning often found with children or the elderly, whereas support is when someone has the physical and cognitive ability to do something themselves but may lack the skill or knowledge to do it so therefore someone is there to help and or teach them until they can do it completely independently.
Stand Alone
Stand-alone and 18+. These are accommodations where a young person lives completely independently by themselves or in a shared space with only 1 other person like themselves. However key workers don’t live in the home with the young person. Instead they visit those young people in their home at different pre-agreed times with the young person and sometimes if required unannounced to ensure the needs, health and well-being of that young person is being met. There are no curfews as key workers does not stay with the young person. These types of support are rarer than the others mentioned and can be more expensive for the local authority. They are also dependent on the organisations ability to trust the young people who will be living there which means that a young person must have been able to previously evidence that they are ready and able to handle this type of support.
Secure Units
Secure units are homes where a lot more hands on Care is needed. They are units for young people who may be at risk of harm to themselves or others, or may have a DOLS order in place. They are also units that may contain young people who may suffer from mental health related challenges which means they needed a higher level of support or care and staff that may have specialised training to be able to deal with them. These units are the most secure unit and often the ones which may have the most limitations on freedom as young people may not be allowed to come and go as they feel, but also there may be things such as Bed times and dinner times in place.
Additional Areas
There are a few more that could be considered which you may interact with in the future such as:
Mother and baby units. Which offers similar support to mothers and children as they would being in a semi independent support home.
Day support/ Sleeping units. These units are units where all the young people present are on reduce support hours therefore a key worker would go to the house for between 2 to three hours in a day to offer the young people support. And staff would do a sleep in at nights.
Supported lodgings is something we are looking into.
In most of the above homes you would live relatively independently, each young person will have their own room and in your own space in every type of accommodation we provide. In most cases young people are free to come and go to places such as work, college and to see friends and family. Though each young person support plan may vary depending on how far along a young person may be or the level of need they may have. There will usually be 24 hour support staff in the home to ensure you are safe and you have someone with you if ever you need them, who are friendly and kind. SO DON'T WORRY YOU WONT BE COMPLETELY ALONE.
Usually you may share a house with other young people in a similar position to you so don’t feel abnormal because you’re not. The amount of people living alongside you varies in number but often can be between 0-5 people depending on the size of the homes. Don’t worry about living with unsafe or disruptive people. We have a process that is called “matching” which involves looking at the young people already in the home and evaluating their circumstances, needs and personality and ensuring we match the right people together. If for some reasons a problem does occur we are quite good at usually fixing it for the progression and happiness of all.
It’s important to note that This is NOT adoption, or fostering. They are situations where you live with someone who plays the role of the parent or guardian. We are not taking the place of your parent or guardian we are there as a part of a supportive network of people simply working with you to try and access your best.
