New Supported Living Business: CQC, House or Tender, which comes first? With Jo Alexander

In this episode Jo Alexander talks about setting up a new supported living business, she discusses the challenges for new providers around CQC registration, applying for tenders, insurance and getting a property and which order to do these things.
Jo Alexander's Health & Social Care has spanned almost 25 years, and she has worked across the sector in a variety of roles from Support Worker to Registered Manager and more recently in Social Care Business Development. She has been privileged to provide support for individuals from small children with life limiting conditions, young adults with Autism, Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Needs, people with complex care needs and Older Adults living with Dementia and fortunate to have worked in a variety of settings including independent hospital services, residential & nursing care, supported living and domiciliary care. Most recently she has worked with providers and organisations to support development plans.
Jo now works as an Independent Business Development Consultant, supporting the Registration and Start-Up of new services joining the sector, Bid Management & Tender Writing Services, coaching and upskilling others to consolidate and expand their businesses.
To contact Jo please email:
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Lisa Brown became a property investor after a long nursing career. She initially developed heritage properties and then a chance encounter led her to discover supported living. She realised this was a powerful way to invest in property while creating homes for people with a support need.
Lisa set about discovering why property investors struggle to let their properties to supported living providers and why providers struggle to find property to let. She has been educating people, raising awareness and working on solutions to this problem ever since. Lisa is the host of the Supported Living Property Podcast and TH-cam channel and formed The Supported Living Property Facebook Group.
Lisa is founder of The Supported Living Property Network, a place for property investors and supported living providers to connect, build relationships and communicate about property they have available and/or need. Membership includes access to training courses, monthly training events and networking events and access to The Supported Living Property Network Conference.
To find out how you can join The Supported Living Property Network please follow this link: www.supportedl...
Lisa has written a free guide for you:
If you are a property investor download this free guide to help you find providers to lease your property: www.supportedl...
If you are a provider who is looking for property to lease then download this free guide to help you find property: www.supportedl...
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[@regressionme4u]

Listening to this has made me think that everything I have done so far since February 2021 has been a total waste of my time effort and left me thousands of pounds out of pocket - thank you so much for this information it has been valuable

[@joalexander2923]

Really sorry to hear this has been your experience Paris More. Don't lose heart though!

[@SupportedLivingProperty]

So sorry you have had this experience Paris More. Hopefully this video will give you some useful advice. Good luck with it.

[@Gachartales7124]

Gateway ,so many times contacted. No reply

[@SupportedLivingProperty]

I left Gateway in May this year. Please email me on [e-mail]

[@Gachartales7124]

@@SupportedLivingProperty Hi I sent my details please call me

[@SupportedLivingProperty]

I have replied to your email. Thanks

[@Sheisasmith8856]

Thank you for such valuable information Lisa & Joe ❤️

[@SupportedLivingProperty]

So glad you found this video useful Christina!

[@kamgunner5920]

Hey Lisa again great content! To set up a unregulated supported living business is it simply registering the business with company house? Are there any other registrations or related parts that have to be done? Thank you.

[@SupportedLivingProperty]

Setting up the business is a simple companies house registration. Getting in a position to take referrals is far more complex process.

[@kamgunner5920]

@@SupportedLivingProperty thank you for your time, effort and reply. I am trying to get in touch with providers who I can hopefully work with. I have a property I can use so I'm hoping that helps with the initial process. Thanks.

[@SupportedLivingProperty]

@@kamgunner5920 please have a look at what we do at supported living gateway, we can help you with this. Links are in the show notes.

[@kamgunner5920]

Thank you for your reply. Do you offer a service to help start a unregistered supported living business? I need help with the website construction and policies and procedures! Thank you. I will register with cqc eventually but it's very expensive just to start the registration. I want to understand the sector and best practices before I offer the care side of the business. I want to start with very minimal support needs individuals then work up to more complex needs and also care when registered.