• care-homes, where people with mental health problems can live with 24-hour support from staff
• supported independent flats, where people can live more independently backed up by regular visits from our professional Support Workers  
• high-support residential services for those who need a little extra support, perhaps because they have complex needs (substance misuse issues as well as their mental health problems for example) or have been in contact with the criminal-justice system.

About Together’s care-homes
Together runs around 40 care-homes across the country. We have decades of experience of providing housing for people with mental health needs: we were one of the first organisations to offer halfway houses in the community to people leaving Victorian asylums at the end of the 19th century, and ever since we have been providing homes of the highest quality for people with severe and enduring mental health needs.

The people who live in Together care-homes have a range of mental health problems, some may also have learning disabilities or a history of problems with drugs or alcohol. But beyond this, they are all individuals with unique needs and aspirations.

In the past, care-homes were seen as homes for life – and indeed some people who live in Together residential projects do still see their homes in their way. But increasingly people are encouraged to live as independently as possible, and to move into their own home when and if they feel ready. Some of our care-homes have self-contained flats that people can use as ‘stepping stones’ on the way to getting their own place. And our staff will help residents as they prepare to move out and adjust to independent living.

Our care-homes offer 24-hour support, which means that there are always trained staff on hand to support residents and deal with any problems that might arise. Each resident has a ‘keyworker’ who takes a special interest in their wellbeing, supporting them in what they want to achieve while living at the home. This could include taking a college course, improving daily-living skills, working toward managing their own medication, or working to improve their self-confidence. Staff work with each resident to achieve these goals.

Each care-home develops its own character, reflecting the needs of its resident group and the local community. Most have residents of different ages (usually between 18 and 65) and both sexes. Although people are encouraged to get involved in day-to-day decisions about the running of the home, the focus is very much on looking outwards to the local community and its opportunities for recreation, occupation, learning and social contact.

Some homes have a respite bed that can be used by people in short-term need or crisis. Others have become high-support residential services serving people who have particularly complex needs.

Above all, our care-homes are home to the people who live in them.

Please note: with the exception of our Green Lane home in Addlestone, Together’s care-homes are not mental-nursing homes.

What is a care-home for people with mental health problems like?
Discover what a Together care-home is like, who can live in one, and what support they offer.

Find a Together care-home
Our care-homes are listed county by county in alphabetical order. Click on the links for detailed information about each care-home.

‘How a Together care-home supported me’
People who have lived in one of our care-homes share their experiences and explain how it worked for them.

Applying for a place
If you, a relative, friend or client, would like to apply for a place in one of our residential services, please talk to the residential service concerned before applying.