These support items provide assistance with, or supervision of, tasks of daily life in a sharedliving environment, with a focus on developing the skills of each individual to live asautonomously as possible. Support is provided to each person living in the sharedarrangement in accordance with their need. Support Independent Living does not includerent, board and lodging or other day-to-day usual living expenses such as food andactivities. It also does not include the capital costs associated with a participant'saccommodation.

This service is known as SIL (Supported Independent Living). This involves assistingparticipants in home and personal care within an SDA home or within a shared livingarrangement. Providers will be responsible for entering an SDA home and providing servicessuch as personal care, personal hygiene, showering, dressing, toileting, mobility,appointment assistance, short-term accommodation etc.