Care and Support services

Office and contact details

8 Nora Leverton Court
Randolph Street
London
NW1 0TS
Tel: 020 7284 5450
Fax: 020 7284 1776
Email: info@sph.org.uk or firstname.lastname@sph.org.uk

Managers

Cathy McCarthy, Director of Care & Support

Cathy manages all SPH Housing Care & Support services across 18 local authority areas.

Katri Wilson, Assistant Director Supported Housing & Community Services

Katri manages directly managed supported housing, floating support / outreach services and Domiciliary Care. Katri also has responsibility for the agency-managed supported housing schemes and the Care & Repair service (Home Improvement Agency).

Russell Evans, Assistant Director Retirement Housing and Care

Russell manages retirement housing services as well as a registered care home in Kent and Extra-Care Sheltered Housing in Camden.

Services

We help over 1,500 tenants and service users with support needs gain greater independence:

Care & repair

These services in the London boroughs of Islington and Camden help make and find funding for essential repairs and adaptations.

Eligibility: We work at the homes of homeowners and private tenants who:

Are aged over 60
Have a disability, or
Are carers

Housing & support

This service:

helps vulnerable tenants keep their homes (in event of abandonment or arrears etc) and
supports tenants to become more independent
works with councils to sort out repairs, rent arrears, neighbour disputes, eligible benefits and other issues
works with voluntary and statutory services to sort out referrals and help tenants access local resources

Eligibility: We work with SPH Housing tenants and tenants of certain councils in north London and Watford.

Learning Disability services

We provide rented accommodation and support services for people with learning disabilities at 30 locations in London, Hertfordshire and Kent.

Retirement housing

In Kent, Hertfordshire and London we have comfortable, self contained flats that give tenants security, independence and help when required to over 750 tenants.

Eligibility: Applicants should be:

60 years old or over, or
55 years old with medical or physical issues, or with learning disabilities

Supported housing, residential and nursing care homes run by other specialists

These shared supported housing, residential care homes and nursing homes are owned by SPH Housing and managed by specialist organisations. They are overseen by SPH Housing's supported housing manager and the agency liaison officer.

Scheme address	Agency	Client Group
Oakley Square	Equinox	People with mental health problems
Pratt Street	Cara	Single homeless
St Ursula's	Bridge HA	Single women escaping violence
Oakford Road	Camden Society	People with Learning disabilities
Chalton Street	Umbrella	People with mental health problems
Bayham Street	Umbrella	People with mental health problems
Sunningfields Road	Umbrella	People with dual-diagnosis
Mornington Crescent	St-Mungos	Single homeless women
Mackonochie House	Penrose HA	Women ex-offenders
Crowndale Road	Novas HA	Homeless men
Cheshire Drive	Penta Hact	People with learning disabilities

Getting involved

We are committed to involving our tenants and service users in the services that we provide. We want to know that the services provided are customer friendly and take account of your needs and aspirations. We welcome your participation and you can get involved in the following ways: