Home celebrates 10 years of independent living
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Foundation House offers "independent lives" to young people with disabilities
Clara Bullock
BBC News, Gloucestershire
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Published
10 September 2024, 06:04 BST
A care home which supports adults with disabilities and brain injuries to live independently is celebrating its 10th anniversary.
National Star College’s Foundation House in Gloucester opened in 2014 and provides long-term accommodation for some of its school leavers.
Xenon, 30, has been a resident there since it opened, supported by his carer David Stokes.
"It’s family, it’s nice, it’s homely. There’s no rushing around," he said.
‘A real shortage’
Lynette Barrett, CEO of the college, said in 2014 they heard about a care home that was empty and at risk of demolition and saw it as a "brilliant opportunity".
"Young people were leaving National Star College and struggling to find appropriate accommodation," Ms Barrett said.
"There’s still a real shortage of appropriate accommodation for working-age people with disabilities.
"Foundation House means they can have that independent life all young adults want, but with the right support around them, and [...]