How it works
A house is only as good as the way it is run.
Shared housing rarely fails because of the building. It fails because nobody is clearly responsible, or because what the house expected of everybody was never actually said out loud. This page is what living in a Kindred home involves, what comes with it, and how you get from a first question to a move-in date.
Living here
Shared living should feel like living.
Meals made together when you want company, quiet when you do not, and a home that feels considered rather than institutional.
Every home is furnished, stocked and looked after before anyone arrives. The details are practical; the result should feel warm, settled and easy to belong in.
A furnished bedroom
Private and shared bedrooms, each furnished with a bed and storage, in a home shared with others who value the same things.
A home, not a facility
A kitchen people cook in and a living room people sit in. Ordinary houses on ordinary streets, meant to feel like it.
Professionally managed
One named manager per home. Repairs, questions and upkeep are ours to organize, not yours to chase.
Room to belong
Nobody is required to be sociable, and nobody has to be alone either. That is the point of a shared home.
What we provide
What comes with the home
The house is furnished and stocked before you arrive. You bring your clothes and your belongings.
Comfortable homes
Thoughtfully prepared homes, designed to give residents a comfortable place to live.
Furnished spaces
Bedrooms and common areas arrive furnished and stocked, so moving into a new home is simpler.
Clear expectations
Successful communities are built on respect, communication, and shared responsibility.
Professional management
We focus on well-managed, organized homes and a consistent resident experience.
The full list — utilities, appliances, kitchen, toiletries, bedding and the welcome pack — is set out on our homepage.
How the homes run
Accountability, in the ordinary sense of the word
Someone is responsible for each house, and it is possible to find out who.
One manager, one house
Each home is assigned to a named house manager. They know the house and the people in it, they are who residents contact, and the responsibility does not move around.
Expectations before arrival
What is included, what the house asks of residents, and how shared space works are agreed before move-in. Nobody signs up to something they find out about later.
Things get followed up
A repair, a question or a problem in the house does not depend on who you happened to tell. It stays with us until it is dealt with, and you can ask where it stands.
Maintenance is our job, not yours
A room that is out of service is out of service, and nobody is moved into it. Residents are never asked to arrange repairs to the property they live in.
Applying
The whole process, before you start it
You should be able to see every step and know what happens at the end of each one. Here they are.
Learn about Kindred
Explore our communities and learn what shared living is like, so you know what you would be joining before you tell us anything about yourself.
Submit an inquiry
Tell us about yourself and what you are looking for. This is a conversation, not an application — we create no record of you as an applicant at this stage, and you can stop here with nothing kept beyond your message.
Application review
We review the information you share to better understand housing fit and availability, and we go through what living in the home involves.
Find the right community
When a good fit is available, we work through the next steps together. The home, the room and the rate are agreed in writing before anything is committed.
Shared living works best when residents understand and respect community expectations. Detailed expectations are reviewed during the application process, so nothing about the home comes as a surprise later.
Your information
We hold less than you might expect
Applying for housing should not mean handing over your whole history. The safest way to protect information is not to collect it, and most of what we do here is about asking for less.
We ask for less than you expect
What is needed to house you responsibly, and a way to reach somebody in an emergency. We do not ask for a diagnosis, a treatment history or a medication list, because none of that is ours to hold.
What you share stays narrow
The people running your home see what they need to run it and to look after you safely, and no more than that. Your history is not house gossip and it is not on a shared drive.
You can ask, and we can answer
If you want to know what we hold about you or who has looked at it, that is a question with a real answer rather than a shrug.
The full detail is in our privacy notice.
What Kindred is not
Kindred Living Group is a housing operator. We are not a healthcare, clinical or treatment provider. We do not deliver medical care, administer medication, provide therapy or counselling, or supervise a treatment plan, and we are not a substitute for any of those.
If what you need is clinical care, we are the wrong organization, and we would rather say so now than after an application. Residents keep their own providers, and their care stays between them and the people delivering it.
Does this sound like the right fit?
Tell us what you are looking for and we will give you a straight answer about whether we can help.