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Housing Approach
Independent housing works when the property, the supports and the person fit together. We develop on that basis, and each pathway has its own scope and operating requirements.
Photography on this page is illustrative. It does not depict a property owned, operated or offered by PHS.
Who this housing is for
What shared housing means
Shared housing means a private or shared room in a residential property, with common areas shared between independent adults. It suits people who can manage daily life without on-site care or supervision.
Our shared-housing model is designed for adults who can move around independently and evacuate a property without physical assistance from another person. That is a description of the housing, not a judgement about anyone.
It is not a ban on assistive devices. Plenty of people who use a cane, a walker, a wheelchair, a prosthetic or a mobility aid are fully independent and meet that description comfortably.
We do not exclude anyone because of a disability or because they use an assistive device. If you use an aid and can move around and evacuate independently, this housing may well suit you.
Independent, nonmedical housing
This housing model does not include personal care, clinical treatment, medication management or supervision. Outside supports are arranged independently where appropriate. Accommodation requests receive individualized review — we do not apply blanket exclusions based on disability or the use of assistive devices.
These distinctions matter when you are advising someone, because the labels overlap in everyday speech and the differences are real.
If you are unsure whether shared housing suits a particular person, that is a conversation rather than a form. Tell us the situation in general terms and we will tell you honestly whether this is the right route.
Ask a general questionFour housing pathways
These are not interchangeable. Each has its own population, its own operating requirements and — where relevant — its own payer structure. Not every model is in development in every market yet.
A room in a shared residential property, with common areas shared between independent adults.
Who it serves: Adults who can live independently and need an affordable, stable housing arrangement.
This is our primary model in development for Raleigh and the Triangle.
Independent housing suited to adults maintaining recovery, with an alcohol- and substance-free living environment.
Who it serves: Adults in recovery who do not require clinical treatment or supervision as part of their housing.
A distinct pathway with its own operating requirements, currently in development.
Independent housing for people returning from incarceration, subject to address-approval requirements.
Who it serves: Adults who can live independently and need a lawful, approved address.
A distinct pathway coordinated with reentry organizations and supervision teams.
Independent housing for employees who need to live near where they work.
Who it serves: Healthcare staff and other employees placed through an employer or workforce program.
Kept entirely separate from housing for adults leaving hospitals — different population, different payer, different agreements.
How this housing works
The resident is the party to the housing arrangement. This is housing, not a program placement with a service bundle attached.
Where clinical, behavioural-health, personal-care or case-management supports are needed, they are arranged and funded separately and remain with the resident's existing providers.
Rooms in shared residential properties — private room in a shared home, or shared adult-household room. Room format is stated per property, never generalised.
Whether a specific property works for a specific person is a real question with a real answer. Accommodation requests get individualized review, not a blanket rule.
Illustrative image. Not a property owned, operated or offered by Preferred Housing Solutions.
Independent, nonmedical housing
This housing model does not include personal care, clinical treatment, medication management or supervision. Outside supports are arranged independently where appropriate. Accommodation requests receive individualized review — we do not apply blanket exclusions based on disability or the use of assistive devices.
Each property's access conditions — entry type, doorway widths, stairs, ground-floor availability and evacuation route — are described accurately and in writing. We will not describe a property as accessible on the strength of a guess, and we will not describe one as inaccessible on the strength of a disability.
Scope boundaries
Written plainly, because ambiguity here wastes everyone's time — yours, ours, and a resident's.
If someone needs any of the above, this is not the right housing pathway.
We would rather say that clearly at the first conversation than discover it halfway through. Where we cannot meet a need, our practice is to say so directly and describe what a better next route would be.
Kept separate
These are different populations, different payers and different agreements. Conflating them would be convenient for us and misleading for you.
For employees — healthcare staff and other workers who need housing near where they work. Employer-oriented, with its own documentation, its own payment structure and its own agreements.
For patients who can live independently and need a safe destination. Discharge planning, documentation and outside supports are handled with the referring team — never bundled into a workforce arrangement.
Accommodation requests
A blanket policy that screens out everyone who uses a mobility device is not a housing policy — it is a way of not doing the work. We review each request against the actual property.
Through an agency pathway or directly. We ask what would need to be true for this to work — not what diagnosis a person has.
Entry, doorways, stairs, bathroom configuration, evacuation route and any modification that would be lawful and practical.
Yes, no, or yes-if — with the specific condition stated. Where the answer is no, we say what would need to change for it to become possible.
The accommodation decision and its reasoning are documented, so nobody has to re-litigate it later from memory.
The scope overview is the document we hand to agencies. It states the inclusions and exclusions in the same words we use internally, so there is nothing to reconcile later.
Property-level access statements reflect each property as surveyed. We do not generalise access conditions across our housing, because they genuinely differ.
The clearest way to shape what we develop is to describe the housing need you actually see — counties, household sizes, formats and the requirements your process demands.