Supported living abroad — independence, care and sunshine from £995 a month

Supported living means having your own home — your own front door, your own routine — while the help you need is built in around you. It sits between living entirely alone and moving into a residential care home. You stay in charge of your day; trained staff are simply there for meals, wellbeing checks, medication, housekeeping and company.

At GrandyGo that home is a private en-suite apartment a short walk from the sea, with a nurse on site around the clock, a dietitian planning three meals a day, and a full social programme so there is always someone to share the day with. It is supported living as UK families know it — just somewhere warm, sociable and far more affordable.

GrandyGo is designed for older people who are mostly independent but would be safer, healthier and happier with support and company around them — and for families who worry about a parent coping alone through another cold, isolating winter.

• You value your independence but want help on hand and people around you.
• UK care-home costs feel frightening, and home care is piecemeal.
• Winter takes a real toll on mood, mobility or health.
• Family can't always be close by, and worry about safety.
• You'd like to try it first — our trial month and refundable £50 deposit make that easy.