CQC registered personal care provider
Learning Disability & Autism Support in East London, Greater London, Essex and Cornwall
Person-centred support at home and in the community, built around each person's own way of doing things, never the other way round.
- CQC Registered Provider
- Enhanced DBS Checked Carers
- Personalised Care Plans
- Free, No-Obligation Assessment
Support built around the person
Good support for a person with a learning disability or autism starts with knowing them properly. How they like to communicate. What order the morning should go in. Which sounds, places and changes are fine and which are too much. What a genuinely good day looks like to them.
Our support workers take the time to learn all of that before anything else. Support can be at home, out in the community or both, and it can range from a few hours a week of outreach to substantial daily support through our supported living service.
The aim is never to do things for someone that they could, with the right support, do for themselves. Independence, skills and confidence grow when support is patient, consistent and genuinely personal, and that is the standard we hold ourselves to.
What this support can include
Daily living skills
Cooking, shopping, laundry, budgeting and looking after a home, practised together and built up step by step.
Routines that feel safe
Support planned around the person's own routines and preferences, with changes introduced carefully and never sprung on anyone.
Communication on their terms
Workers who adapt to how each person communicates, whether that is words, pictures, signs or time and patience.
Getting out and about
Support to access college, work, activities, clubs and the community, building familiarity and confidence along the way.
Personal care where needed
Respectful, dignified personal care where it is part of the assessed plan, delivered by workers the person knows.
Health appointments
Support to attend and get the most out of GP, dental and other health appointments, including annual health checks.
Family involvement
With consent, families stay informed and involved. Many of the people we support have families who have advocated for them for years, and we treat that knowledge as gold.
Consistent, well-matched workers
We match on personality and interests as well as skills, and we keep the same small team, because familiarity is everything.
How we work
Person-centred planning
The plan is written around the person, with the person, in language that makes sense to them, and it changes as they do.
Positive and practical
We focus on what someone can do and wants to do, and we build support around goals that matter to them, not to a form.
Calm, predictable support
Consistent workers, predictable visits and careful preparation for anything new, because predictability is the foundation of confidence.
Working with the whole team
We work alongside families, social workers, colleges, day services and health professionals so support joins up instead of pulling in different directions.
Who this support suits
- Adults with a learning disability building independence in their own home
- Autistic adults who want support that respects their routines and sensory needs
- Young people preparing for adulthood who need support to develop daily living skills
- Families looking for reliable outreach support a few hours a week
- People moving towards or already living in supported living arrangements
- Professional referrers arranging person-centred packages for the people they support
Every person is different, which is the whole point. Tell us about the person, what matters to them and what good support has looked like before, and we will be honest about whether we are the right fit.
Why choose Safeside
Registered and accountable
Registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care through homecare and supported living services.
Carefully recruited carers
Enhanced DBS checks, reference checks and right to work verification before anyone supports a single person, followed by structured induction and ongoing training.
Genuinely local
Our team knows the communities we support across East London, Greater London, Essex and Cornwall, so visit times reflect real travel rather than optimistic scheduling.
A manager you can reach
Families speak to our management team directly rather than working through a call centre.
Registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
Safeside has been registered since 29 April 2025. Location ID 1-22153100025. View our CQC profile
What happens next
Speak to our team
Call us or send an enquiry. We will listen, answer your questions and explain the options honestly, including when we are not the right fit.
Free care assessment
We visit at a convenient time to understand routines, preferences, health and mobility needs. There is no charge and no obligation.
A personalised support plan
We agree a written plan covering what support is provided, when, by whom and how we will keep you informed.
Care begins and is reviewed
Support starts on the agreed date, and we review it regularly so it keeps pace with changing needs.
Request a free care assessment
Tell us a little about the person and the support you are looking for. There is no cost and no obligation.
Feedback from the people we support
Safeside is a newly registered provider, so we are at the start of building our public feedback. As reviews come in you will be able to read them on Homecare.co.uk and Google. We would rather show you nothing than show you something we made up.
View our CQC profileQuality and safeguardingRead all reviews
Where we work
We provide learning disability and autism support across East London, Greater London, Essex and Cornwall. If you are not sure whether we cover your area, please call and ask.
Questions families ask
Registered and accountable
Regulated, registered and open about it
Every mark below links to the public register or scheme, so you can check it for yourself rather than take our word for it.
RegisteredRegistered with the Care Quality CommissionLocation ID 1-22153100025View register →
RegisteredRegistered with the Information Commissioner's OfficeRegistration ZB036287View register →
MemberSafety Schemes in Procurement, registered memberView register →- SfCMemberSkills for Care, the workforce development body for adult social careView register →
Talk to Safeside about learning disability & autism support
Our team is here to talk things through, whether you are ready to arrange care or just starting to look into it.