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Olivia and Lisa Blue Hair
Olivia* moved into a service in Sussex in April 2017. Prior to this she lived at home with her parents ...
Care Homes
Annie’s story
Annie* came to a Voyage Care service in West London after a difficult start to her life. Emotionally and sexually ...
Support to live at home
Moving on with Voyage Care – Andrea and Riley’s story
Andrea* and Riley* both wanted to move out of a Voyage Care residential placement in Merseyside to be closer to ...
Brain injury rehab
Julie’s brain injury rehab sparks an adventure to independence!
For most of her life, Julie – a person we support at our specialist brain injury rehabilitation service Lorenzo Drive ...
Autism
Neil’s journey to a healthy and fulfilled life!
Neil is a charismatic and friendly autistic person we support at Sheringham Avenue, our residential care home in London. Neil ...
Brain injury rehab
Music therapy supports Alan to deliver a powerful message through song
Before his brain injury, Alan – a person we support at 46 London Road – lived an active lifestyle typical ...
Autism
Fundraising for a better future: Mark’s path to independence and giving back
Let’s meet Mark! He moved from his family home to one of our Derbyshire supported living services in 2022. Mark ...
Brain injury rehab
Dramatherapy supports Andy’s second act as a community superstar!
Andy first moved to Maeres House, our specialist brain injury rehabilitation service in Cheshire, in 2022. He joined us after ...
Autism
Jordan’s journey to greater independence and voluntary work!
Jordan is a person we support at one of our supported living homes in Derbyshire. He has autism, and has ...
Children's Complex Care
Changing Jakub’s life with specialist complex care support!
Jakub is a cheeky, charismatic young man whose energy lights up the room. He’s been supported by our Children’s Complex ...
Autism support
James’ passion for his riding school horse Bailey!
James moved from his family home to one of our supported living services in 2004 and has called this home ...
Prader-Willi syndrome
Ben embraces independence and proves he’s a quality guy!
When Ben was ready to take his first steps to adulthood, he had lots of goals he wanted to achieve. ...
Autism
Nicola’s amazing journey to supported living
Nicola is a person we support at one of our supported living homes. Nicola has autism, and over the years ...
Learning disabilities
Nurturing Hajra’s hopes and dreams with specialist support!
Like any young person in their 20s, Hajra has big dreams and ambitions she hopes to one day fulfil. But ...
Care Homes
Regaining independence with specialist support!
Joe is a person we support at Rivers, our intensive specialist support service in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. Since he joined us ...
Autism
Sarah regains her confidence with specialist support
Sarah is a person we support at BROCS, one of our specialist autism and learning disability services. Sarah has autism ...
Learning disabilities
Chris and Sam’s married life!
Meet Sam and Chris Dixon, a married couple we support at Elmsmead, one of our specialist autism services in Somerset. ...
Learning disabilities
Volunteering opportunities support Phillip’s skills development!
Every Wednesday when the clock strikes 12, Phillip, a person we support with Asperger’s syndrome, arrives at the Voyage Care ...
Brain injury rehab
John and Rose’s journey to specialist brain injury support!
John is 51 years old and lives at Lorenzo Drive, our specialist brain injury rehabilitation service in Liverpool. Rose, his ...
Brain injury rehab
Falling back in love with myself: Lauren’s journey of self-discovery after brain injury
Lauren is a person we support at Devonshire House, our specialist brain injury rehabilitation service in Manchester. She’s also living ...
Learning disabilities
Back on track – bravely navigating Mike’s health journey!
Injuries can stop us in our tracks. For most of us, they’re minor and we learn to adapt to them ...
Prader-Willi syndrome
Oliver’s incredible journey to greater independence
Oliver is a person we support at Esmer House, our specialist Prader-Willi syndrome residential care home located in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. ...
Learning disabilities
Learning Disabilities Week 2024: Nurturing relationships for people with learning disabilities
Meaningful relationships foster a sense of happiness, security, and comfort, and they provide us with essential emotional support when we ...
Learning disabilities
Smashing misconceptions: “People with learning disabilities can’t work”
Alison and Danielle have lived at one of our supported living services in Wiltshire, for the last three years. During ...
Prader-Willi syndrome
Specialist Prader-Willi syndrome support empowers Martin’s independence!
Martin is a person we support at Mason House, our specialist Prader-Willi syndrome residential care home located in Retford, Nottinghamshire. ...
Children's Complex Care
Sophie’s incredible complex care journey
Sophie recently celebrated a huge milestone birthday. She’s grown up to be a fun and sassy teenager who enjoys musical ...
Brain injury rehab
Ollie’s second chance at life!
The sweet sound of a cello being tenderly played echoes through the halls of John Cabot House, our specialist brain ...
Brain injury rehab
Darren’s journey to diabetes remission!
Darren is a person we support at Markham House, one of our specialist brain injury rehabilitation services in Nottinghamshire. He ...
Autism support
Specialist autism support boosts Stephen’s confidence
Stephen is a person we support with autism at Croft House, our specialist autism service in Leicestershire. Stephen is a ...
Autism support
Enabling Tim to live a fulfilled life!
Meet Tim! Tim is an autistic person we support at our specialist autism support service, Northfield House, located in Taunton, ...
Children's Complex Care
Specialist care helps Samira attend college!
Samira is a happy, intelligent young lady who is currently supported by our team at Children’s Complex Care. With a ...
Prader-Willi syndrome
Prader-Willi syndrome support transforms Charlotte’s life
Charlotte is a person we support at Mason House, one of our specialist Prader-Willi syndrome residential care homes in Nottingham. ...
Learning disabilities
Assisting Jon in his journey to supported living services
Meet Jon Jon is a person we support at Northfield House, one of our residential care homes in Taunton, Somerset. ...
Autism
Helping Daniel achieve his goals!
Daniel is a person we support at Broadview, our residential care home in Hampshire. Broadview is a National Autistic Society ...
Autism
Empowering Paul’s independence through person-centred care and support!
Paul is a person we support at Woodley House, one of our residential care homes in Nottingham. Woodley House offers ...
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Autism support
Supported living service helps Steven to grow his confidence!
Steven is an autistic person we support at our supported living service in Hartlepool. He is a remarkable individual, who ...
Learning disabilities
Shona’s focusing on the future with our consistent support.
Shona is a person we support at Ruddington View, one of our specialist behavioural services in Nottinghamshire. Before joining us, ...
Autism support
Specialist autism day centre helps Jenny live a fulfilled life!
Jenny is a person we support at BROCS, our specialist autism day centre in Wakefield. BROCS is a National Autistic ...
Brain injury rehab
Simon’s independence grows with specialist brain injury support from Maeres House!
Simon is a person we support at Maeres House, one of our specialist brain injury support services located in Widnes. ...
Brain injury rehab
Empowering Wendy’s quality of life at Maeres House!
Wendy was 28 when she found out she was expecting her first child. Like any mum-to-be, she was over the ...
Autism support
Emma‘s health improves with specialist support from BROCS!
Emma is an autistic person we’ve supported at our specialist adult day service, BROCS, since 2006. Located in Wakefield, BROCS ...
Autism support
Specialist autism support helps Rebecca rediscover her passions!
Rebecca is a person we support at our residential service 579 Maidstone Road. When she first joined us, Rebecca attended ...
Learning disabilities
Alistair’s thriving with our specialist autism and learning disability support!
Our supported living services offer high-quality care and support for people with autism, learning disabilities and associated complex needs. In ...
Children's Complex Care
Specialist support brings Thomas’ family together!
Angelman’s syndrome is a rare genetic condition affecting around just 1 in 12,000 people worldwide. When your own child is ...
Brain injury rehab
Peter’s thriving with specialist brain injury rehabilitation support at Rugeley Road!
When someone suffers a brain injury, they can be left with a range of disabilities and additional needs. Whether the ...
Children's Complex Care
Leia’s remarkable journey: from unknown diagnosis to specialist care
It’s a beautiful sunny day, the birds are singing and you’re at the park, playing and exploring as a family. ...
Autism
Transforming Nathan’s life with consistent support
Nathan’s journey Nathan is a person we support at Langley House, one of our specialist autism services in Somerset. He ...
Learning disabilities
Katie joins the Voyage Care family!
Katie is a person we support at one of our supported living services. When she joined us in 2022, she ...
Prader-Willi syndrome
Teresa takes back control of her life!
For some people, food, (cooking and eating), is an exciting and enjoyable part of their day. For others, food is ...
Supported living
Jade’s transition from child services to adult services
Jade is a person we support at one of our supported living services. After receiving support at a children’s service ...
Brain injury rehab
Paulina exceeds all expectations in her brain injury rehabilitation journey
Meet Paulina! Paulina is a person we support at Summerfield Court, one of our Headway accredited brain injury rehabilitation services ...
Brain injury rehab
Neils completes his rehab journey!
Meet Neils! Neils is a person we support at our brain injury rehabilitation care home, Rossendale Road. In February 2021, ...
Prader-Willi syndrome
Claire achieves independence as she moves into her own bungalow!
Meet Claire! Claire is a person we support at Landau Lodge, one of our residential services in Yorkshire. She enjoys ...
Learning disabilities
Margaret’s story: Managing a learning disability with anxiety
Meet Margaret! Margaret is a person we support at Treddinoch, our residential care home in Falkirk, Scotland. She has been ...
Autism support
A story of success! Meet Michael, our published author
Meet Michael! Michael is a person we support at Welby Close, a residential care home located in Kent. He has ...
Autism support
Rebuilding Nicola’s confidence
Meet Nicola! Nicola is an autistic person we support at Dudley Street, one of our National Autistic Society (NAS) accredited ...
Supported living
Irene’s story: Back in the community
Meet Irene! Irene is an individual we support at one of our supported living services in Dumfries, Scotland. With the ...
Supported living
Rob thrives in supported living
Rob is a person we support at one of our supported living properties in Liverpool. He is incredibly sociable, enjoys ...
Learning disabilities
Revisiting David’s wellbeing and mental health journey
Looking back Nearly a year ago, we spoke to David, a 56-year-old friendly individual with a learning disability, diabetes and ...
Learning disabilities
Using person-centred care to improve Andy’s mental wellbeing
Meet Andy! Andy is 57 years old and has been living in our residential care home, Orchard Leigh, for over ...
Autism support
How life at Oaklands helps Ryan to live an independent life!
Meet Ryan! Ryan lives at Oaklands, one of our adult residential care homes in Theale, Reading. Before moving to Oaklands, ...
Brain injury rehab
Nothing will stop Matthew from having a smile on his face
Meet Matthew In 2009 Matthew’s* life turned upside down when he was cycling back from his girlfriend’s house and became ...
Learning disabilities
Helping Helen to expand her horizons!
When the residential care home where Helen* lived closed, she began a transition to Hunters Lodge, our residential care home ...
Learning disabilities
Getting to know Charlotte and her new ambitions
This week we spoke with Charlotte, a resident at Mandalay , our all-female residential care home in Essex. When we ...
Brain injury rehab
The importance of a daily routine for Jessica
Jessica* is a person we support at our acquired brain injury residential care home, Carville Road, in Tyne and Wear. ...
Children's Complex Care
Quality care for Jonathan and his family
Jonathan is 25 and has a variety of complex care needs including quadriplegic cerebral palsy, scoliosis and epilepsy. To enable ...
Prader-Willi syndrome
How The Laurels is the perfect fit for Lottie
This week we spoke to Lottie*, a person we support in Hampshire at our residential care home, The Laurels. When ...
Learning disabilities
Restoring David’s wellbeing and mental health
This week we spoke to David, a person we support at Cote House, our residential nursing care home in Wiltshire. ...
Autism support
Developing a person-centred care plan for Megan
Meet Megan Megan first moved into Broadview, one of our National Autistic Society accredited residential care homes in Hampshire, back ...
Brain injury rehab
Sean’s road to recovery and independence
Sean is a person we support at Devonshire House in Manchester. Devonshire House is our flagship brain injury rehabilitation service ...
Supported living
Shirley’s new lease of life is helping her achieve her goals
Shirley lives at one of our supported living properties in Norfolk. She became unwell in November 2018. She was unable ...
Learning disabilities
Making friends at Mandalay
Meet Charlotte Charlotte is an autistic person we support who also has learning disabilities. As a young woman in her ...
Learning disabilities
Jack’s Sensory Paradise
At Voyage Care we understand the impact a change of environment may have on somebody. Jack has autism and challenging ...
Brain injury rehab
Brain injury support at Cedar Road
As part of Brain Injury Week we spoke to Susan Guest, Service Manager at 48 Cedar Road. This brain injury ...
Children's Complex Care
Adam continues to defy health barriers!
Adam is 22 years old. Like most young men his age, he loves watching his favourite football team and socialising ...
Children's Complex Care
Helping Prodige to remain at home
12-year-old Prodige has complex care needs that mean he is vulnerable to everyday illnesses. As a result, he has spent ...
Supported living
How Leah is keeping busy during lockdown!
Meet Leah, a 26-year-old artist with Down’s syndrome who lives in one of our supported living properties in Reading. We ...
Prader-Willi syndrome
Supporting Chris to live a happy and healthy life at Esmer House
Chris moved to Esmer House, our specialist Prader-Willi syndrome service in February 2020. Living with Prader-Willi syndrome Chris has Prader-Willi ...
Transition
Tom’s transition to supported living during COVID-19
Meet Tom! He lived at one of our residential care homes in Walsall. In 2020, he decided that it was ...
Care Homes
Harry has found the right living accommodation at Lavender House!
At Voyage Care we want the people we support to feel settled in their home and learn skills at their ...
Prader-Willi syndrome
How Esmer House has changed Lauren’s life for the better
Lauren moved to Esmer House, our specialist Prader-Willi syndrome service in January 2020. Since living here, she has achieved many goals, ...
Nursing care homes
How Wey House became Sam’s safe haven
Moving into a new home can be difficult. When Sam* moved into our specialist nursing care home, Wey House, in ...
COVID-19
Mary moved into supported living during COVID-19!
Sometimes moving to a new home can take time, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it makes it all worthwhile. ...
Care Homes
James’ journey to independence!
James joined Westwood House, a residential care home in Wiltshire, in 2016 when he was just 19 years old. It ...
Supported living
COVID-19 won’t stop these three friends moving into supported living!
Meet Emily, Emily and Leanne, the ladies who moved into one of our new supported living properties in Somerset mid-lockdown. ...
Care Homes
My Choice, My Voice – Helping Karen to become more independent
Meet Karen Karen lives at Heather House , one of our residential care homes in Tyne & Wear. She has learning ...
The road to independence
When Westwood, our residential care home in Coventry, received an emergency referral for a new resident, they were working against ...
Transition
Supporting Josh to transition from hospital into his new home
Josh* had been in multiple residential care homes and supported living accommodation but nothing had worked out quite right. With ...
Care Homes
Shaun’s seaside stopover!
Since moving to residential care home, Westwood, in 2009, Shaun has been on quite the journey: from home bird to ...
Transition
Andrew’s exciting move during lockdown
Andrew is autistic, this means his routine and having regular people in his life is very important for him because ...
Transition
Ayesha’s life changing transition journey
Ayesha and her staff team decided that she needed a change. She was living at Spring Grove Road, another Voyage ...
Supported living
Ross is learning independent living skills at home
Ross, who lives at Sonnet Court – one of our supported living properties, enjoys studying independent living skills at Totton ...
Brain injury rehab
Brain injury support empowers Jason to never stop fighting!
Jason is a person we support at Woodlands, one of our specialist brain injury support services located in Middlesbrough. He’s ...
Brain injury rehab
Dave’s dedication to recovery
Dave joined us at John Cabot house in April 2017 after incurring a brain injury. Dave had bilateral neck injuries, ...
Brain injury rehab
Life after brain injury
After sustaining a brain injury, Sharon joined us at Maeres House with the goal of becoming independent again. Her brain ...
Brain injury rehab
On the road to recovery
Albert* transferred to Glasshouse from a rehabilitation centre in Derby. Albert* suffered a cardiac arrest whilst at home, he was ...
Autism support
Helping Thomas overcome his fear of animals
Please note: all social activities and interactions mentioned in this piece took place prior to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. All ...
Transition
Relocation, relocation, relocation – for the better!
We support Matt* at one of our residential care homes in Somerset. Matt* has physical disabilities and needs full support ...
Autism support
Small steps to a brighter future – Adam’s story
Adam*, an autistic person we support, first came to one of our services in the South East, in September 2017. ...
Care Homes
Scoring and soaring, above and beyond in quality!
Earlier this year we caught up with one of our care home managers, Kelly Barnard, about their recent quality audit ...
Care Homes
Staff bring Dan and his father back together, after a long 14 years
Dan*, a gentleman we support, unfortunately lost contact with his paternal family when he moved into one of our care ...
Staff
How an apprenticeship helped Kayleigh progress in her career
I am a senior support worker at Redmond House, I have always wanted to progress and develop my job role ...
Staff
60 seconds with an apprentice
Zofia is a support worker at Mimosa Lodge. She shares her story about taking the plunge and completing a diploma… ...
Transition
Moving on and moving in – just in time for the new year!
One of our residential care homes in Somerset supports up to 11 people. Our home is made up of three residential ...
Staff
What makes me proud of our Apprenticeship Programme
Rob Brady is the Director of People and Development at Voyage Care. He shares some of the things that make ...
Transition
A small yet life-changing move for Sally
Sally* is a happy and thriving adult, whose independence and sociability is at a great level. But rewind to 2011, ...
Staff
A day in the life of a VQ Assessor
The high quality of our apprenticeship’s rely heavily on the hard work of our VQ Assessors. But what exactly does ...
Staff
The right path for Peter
Peter became part of Voyage Care’s Young Apprenticeship Programme in October 2018. Since then he’s been at Dryad Spinney, ...
Brain injury rehab
On the home run for Darren
2017 was a life changing year for Darren*. A normal day in the summer quickly turned sour when an innocent ...
Autism support
Daniel’s hard drive towards independence
Daniel moved to one of our specialist autism care homes in Portsmouth, in 2014. He’d always been keen to gain ...
Autism support
Developing together: How the Elmsmead team have gone from good to fantastic
We caught up with Saskia, Service Manager at one of our autism specialist homes, Elmsmead, about the autism journey herself ...
Support to live at home
“Staff don’t see limitations when they support me”
Tim* is one of the people we support at who lives in a supported living bungalow. After a year in ...
Staff
Ruth’s career progression from nurse to manager
Why Voyage Care? I started my journey with Voyage Care over 24 years ago now and it was purely by ...
Autism support
Ann’s bus trip – How the team in Eastleigh have helped Ann face her challenges
About Ann* Ann* is a lady with a severe learning disability and autism who, at times, exhibits very challenging behaviour. ...
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Autism support
Stan’s adventurous day out
About Stan* Stan*is a gentleman with a severe learning disability and autism which includes a hypersensitivity to noise and issues ...
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Making big improvements since the autism specialism to Reading services
Sarah, service manager at one of our Reading services, has shared the major improvements they’ve made at the home since ...
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Autism support
How the autism accreditation journey has changed Zavier’s life
Since starting their NAS autism accreditation journey, the team of staff and the people we support at a service in ...
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Autism support
First time flyer at Ling Crescent
Jackie and Helen are two people we support at Ling Crescent in Hampshire, one of our 33 specialist autism services ...
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Care Homes
Service spotlight: Our Romford Services takes a walk in their residents’ shoes
One of our services in Romford is a residential care home that supports 6 people with learning disabilities, many of ...
Brain injury rehab
Jack’s climbing the ladder to independence
We began supporting Jack* at one of our specialist brain injury rehabilitation services in the West Midlands, 9 years ago following ...
Prader-Willi syndrome
Chaos to calm – Tara’s Prader-Willi syndrome story
The words “blood test” were whispered between staff at our Uttoxeter services, who were carefully devising a way to make ...
Support to live at home
Onwards and upwards for Amy
Amy* was happy living at home with her mum but always said that she wanted to live more independently and ...
Prader-Willi syndrome
Evan – Timid to transformed in less than two years!
With a small audience of our staff and other people we support, Evan* tells a funny story in a way ...
Autism support
Ant’s living a better life, thanks to our Scotland services
Ant*, who we support in Scotland, was previously supported by another provider up until early 2016 – and since then, ...
Brain injury rehab
Rich’s journey to remember
Rich* suffered a brain injury in November 2015. It is believed the brain injury was a result of a fall ...
Staff
“In this industry, you are constantly learning”
I’ve always wanted to work within care. When I completed my GCSE’s, I started a youth training scheme apprenticeship in ...
Nursing care homes
Sascha keeps progressing at Sadlers Place
In 2015, Sascha joined Voyage Care as a support worker at Sadlers Place in Walsall and since then her career ...
Staff
It was great to know that someone believed you had the potential
Chelsea Hennefer – Quality & Compliance Administrator I began working at Voyage Care in April 2014 in the accounts payable team. ...
Staff
This is the most supportive and caring company I have worked for
Beverley Malpass – Regulatory & Registrations Manager I have worked for Voyage Care for over 10 years. This is the ...
Support to live at home
Sam is building on his skills for a bright future
Congratulations are in order for Sam*, who we support in Norfolk, as he is due to gain his level one ...
Support to live at home
Enabling Harry to venture into the community
Harry* has a learning disability and took a tenancy at one of our supported living properties in Berkshire 18 months ...
Brain injury rehab
Brian is overjoyed to be walking into his new home
Brian*, who lived at one of our homes in Merseyside, acquired his brain injury when he was involved in a ...
Support to live at home
Successful transition: supported living in Wolverhampton
St Brides, our newly acquired supported living property in Wolverhampton, is home to eight people with learning disabilities and behaviours ...
Brain injury rehab
Justin moves into his own flat
In 2012, Justin* was shot through the head and right eye while serving as a soldier in Afghanistan. He was ...
Autism support
Kelly’s inspired by our autism specialism
Kelly Barnard, service manager at one of our services in Scarborough, supports one autistic person with extremely complex needs. After implementing ...
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Autism support
How Michelle found new ways to communicate
Michelle* lives in one of our homes in Scarborough. She is autistic and has extremely complex needs as she is ...
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Autism support
“We are over the moon with the changes in Samson”
Samson* is autistic and lives in one of our services in the West Midlands, which is working towards Autism Accreditation ...
Brain injury rehab
How Liam’s family was reunited
Liam*, who lives at our one of our homes in Leicester, has made contact with his family in Gambia for ...
Care Homes
Aiding Connor to live in his own home
Connor*, who has learning disabilities, ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and fragile X syndrome, has been supported by Voyage Care ...
Care Homes
Nathan’s story
Nathan*, who lives at one of our homes in Southampton, was reaching a crisis point. He was getting drunk every ...
Care Homes
Kicking off Tom’s goal out in the community
Tom*, who lives in one of our residential care homes in Kent, has learning disabilities and autism. Tom’s* autism results ...
Care Homes
Transforming Sue’s way of life for the better
Sue* was diagnosed with learning disabilities along with epilepsy. She grew up living with her mum, dad and brother, Barry. ...
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Support to live at home
How Paul increased his independence
Paul* has learning disabilities, autism and complex needs and has lived in various residential homes and hospitals from a young ...
Care Homes
Aaron’s story
Aaron* currently lives at one of our homes in the North West. He has Korsakoff syndrome and paranoid schizophrenia. Before ...
Support to live at home
Pat’s story
Pat* has moderate learning disabilities and a borderline personality disorder. She lives at one of our homes in Yorkshire. Eighteen months ...
Mike’s story
When Mike* was young, he dived into the sea from the beach and hit a sand bank. The accident left him ...
Meg’s story
A complex girl with an acquired brain injury Background Meg* is a girl that we have supported since June 2015. ...
Rachel’s story
INREACH support for a complex ventilated lady Background Rachel* was a sociable family lady who enjoyed life to the full, ...
Support to live at home
How Bill’s negative experience ‘evolved’ for the better
Bill* has lived in the West Midlands for many years. He has a moderate learning disability and scoliosis of the ...
Support to live at home
Supporting Drew on his adventure holiday
Drew* is living in one of our supported living services in Kent. He is non-verbal with a diagnosis of learning ...
Martin’s story
24/7 Complex Child Supported In Challenging Family Environment Background Martin* has been supported by Voyage Specialist Healthcare since July 2016. A ...
Brain injury rehab
A step change in Andy’s recovery
Hello everyone, Let me tell you a little about myself. My name is Andy* and in 2010 I suffered a ...
Autism support
Our son, Wil
Our son Wil* moved into a Voyage Care residential home in Somerset 10 years ago, after finishing his education at ...
Support to live at home
New lease of family life for Valerie
Valerie* has learning disabilities and had been in care since she was three years old. She transitioned from a hospital ...
Care Homes
How house rules made a happy home
Alison* and Lola* shared a house with some other tenants. The household was becoming unhappy, as each tenant believed they ...
Support to live at home
Holistic approach stopped Dean’s challenging behaviour
Dean* lives in a specialist supported living service. When he moved into his new home from a specialist school placement, ...
Autism support
Aiding Arnie to reduce his anxiety
Arnie* is autistic and had high levels of challenging behaviour when he came to live at one of our homes. ...
Brain injury rehab
Murray’s amazing recovery
Murray* was hit by a taxi in 2009 and suffered a brain injury, numerous fractures and internal injuries. His mother ...
Support to live at home
Barry moves back into the community
Before Barry’s referral, he had been living in institutional care from a very young age due to his perceived uncontrollable ...
Autism support
Rory* gets his first paid job
Rory* is one of the people we support in Warwickshire and he has been volunteering at one of our day ...
Nursing care homes
“I love the work I do”
In my early 20’s, I worked for a local landscaping company in Scotland. The job was below minimum wage at ...
Care Homes
Getting Danny* ready for college
Danny* is a young man who is supported by Voyage Care in a residential home. He has mild learning disabilities ...
Support to live at home
Finding a shared language with Sarah*
Sarah* is a selective mute and has limited methods of communication to express her needs and wishes. This left her ...
Autism support
Finding Katie’s culinary flair
Katie lives with learning disabilities and Asperger’s Syndrome, an autistic spectrum condition. Katie likes to feel in control of her ...
Brain injury rehab
Supporting Peter to overcome alcohol abuse
Peter has a brain injury due to childhood abuse and he was adopted as a child. He was very close ...
Support to live at home
Moira’s move to supported living
Moira has learning disabilities and had always lived at home with her parents. Her behaviour was becoming increasingly difficult for ...
Autism support
Ethan gets active at our day centre
Ethan lives with his parents and his younger sister. He has a learning disability and autism. He does not use ...
Care Homes
“I am very happy living with my friends”
Jeni* had lived with her parents until she was 47 years old. When her mother was taken ill and went ...
Bike crash left Owen in coma for 8 months
Owen* has made a miraculous recovery after a motor bike accident five years ago. From being in a coma for ...
Nursing care homes
Training on the job worked for Linda
I started working in care around five years ago, after seeing a close friend struggle to look after her son ...
Staff
“I would recommend it to anyone”
I joined Voyage Care after many years of working for the NHS, I needed a more flexible working life and ...
Support to live at home
Helping Greg to eat well
Greg* currently lives independently in his own home. Previous to this, Greg* was reliant on staff in most aspects of ...
Autism support
Meeting Tariq’s cultural needs
Tariq* is a practicing Muslim and he has a learning disability and autism. He is currently living in a shared ...
Support to live at home
Sam made small changes for big results
Sam* had very limited independent living skills and relied heavily on support staff to maintain his home. Without the high ...
Brain injury rehab
Joan’s journey
Joan’s* goal was to live independently again and return to fitness following a brain injury resulting from a cardiac arrest. ...
Brain injury rehab
Sebastian uses music to tell his story
Sebastian* lives at a Voyage Care residential service in Gloucestershire. He has an acquired brain injury following a road traffic ...
Brain injury rehab
Moving back home after a brain injury
Lucas* suffered a cardiac arrest, which left him with a hypoxic brain injury. This gave him problems with his memory, ...
Brain injury rehab
Alcohol left Kim with brain injury
Kim* was already receiving community support to tackle her alcohol misuse when she was admitted to hospital with encephalopathy. Encephalopathy ...
Brain injury rehab
Helping Dylan to get back on his feet
Dylan* was involved in a high speed collision and sustained a brain injury in his twenties. The accident left him ...
Care Homes
Olivia and Lisa Blue Hair
Olivia* moved into a service in Sussex in April 2017. Prior to this she lived at home with her parents ...
Care Homes
Annie’s story
Annie* came to a Voyage Care service in West London after a difficult start to her life. Emotionally and sexually ...
Support to live at home
Moving on with Voyage Care – Andrea and Riley’s story
Andrea* and Riley* both wanted to move out of a Voyage Care residential placement in Merseyside to be closer to ...
Brain injury rehab
Julie’s brain injury rehab sparks an adventure to independence!
For most of her life, Julie – a person we support at our specialist brain injury rehabilitation service Lorenzo Drive ...
Autism
Neil’s journey to a healthy and fulfilled life!
Neil is a charismatic and friendly autistic person we support at Sheringham Avenue, our residential care home in London. Neil ...
Brain injury rehab
Music therapy supports Alan to deliver a powerful message through song
Before his brain injury, Alan – a person we support at 46 London Road – lived an active lifestyle typical ...