Satsuma Neighbour is for everyone…

Satsuma Neighbour is for the 30% of people with mixed support needs who are capable and desire living independently but require some support. They would typically have low care needs and may be engaged in part-time work or volunteering, but who need security, safety, peace, harmony and privacy. People for whom other living options create a high degree of stress and anxiety because of sensory sensitivities, isolation and the inability to ‘vet’ neighbours. It is for those people who find that the typical model of housing people with similar challenges all together does not feel OK or right, to them.

Satsuma Neighbour is for the 70% of people who intentionally want to live in a fully inclusive environment which reflects society in 2024 and beyond. The 70% are not responsible for the care of the 30%, however they will have chosen to live in a community where the part they play as a good neighbour has meaning and worth. Families, individuals, young and old. The aim of Satsuma Neighbour is to bridge abilities, age and socio-economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds and provide an environment where people feel genuinely connected and look out for one another. We want residents, all of them, to have the opportunity, the independence, to live their best, most secure and happy lives.

Benefits to the residents.

To give individuals the ability to continue their journey of independence. To give continuity, safety, hope, and allow them to stay within the community where they’ve grown up and be able to access work/leisure opportunities close by and with independence, within a self-supported community. To create a fully inclusive, intentional, purposeful, happy community for ALL residents.

Benefits to society.

Satsuma Neighbour would celebrate and include the worth and individuality of those with support needs, who in 2024, should be fully integrated within a sustainable community that they can proudly call home. To create a truly inclusive housing model for independent urban living (with national aspirations) in an increasingly segregated and singular world. To reduce the strain/drain on social housing lists and reduce inevitable costs to state and society, when unsuitable housing (and the stress it causes) goes wrong.