Who We Help
Stride Living works with adults across Newbury, Thatcham, Tilehurst and the surrounding areas of West Berkshire.
We are not a care service — we work with people who want to stay ahead of needing one.
If any of the situations below sounds familiar, we would love to talk.
You are managing well.
Let’s keep it that way.
This might be right for you if you are living independently but want to maintain your routine and confidence — you have noticed small changes and want to stay ahead of them — you are in good shape but want a regular, skilled presence alongside you — or you want structured support without it feeling medical or clinical.
You do not need care. You are getting on with life — but you are noticing things are shifting. Perhaps a task that used to be easy takes more effort now. Perhaps you feel less steady, less connected, or less confident than you used to.
That is not a reason to wait. It is exactly the right moment to get the right support.
Stride Living works alongside you at home and in the community — helping you stay active, confident and engaged before things become difficult. Not because something has gone wrong. Because you value your independence and you want to protect it.
You have worked hard to get here.
Let us help it last.
You have been through treatment or recovery — and you have made real progress. But your funded sessions have ended, and you are not quite ready to manage fully alone.
That moment can feel exposing. The progress you have made is real, but the support that helped you make it has gone. Stride Living steps in at exactly this point — maintaining your momentum, rebuilding your confidence and keeping the gains from your treatment going.
We understand the NHS pathway because we have worked inside it. We know what you have been through, and we know what it takes to make it stick.
This might be right for you if you have recently been discharged by a physiotherapist, occupational therapist or other NHS clinician — you are making progress but not yet ready to manage fully alone — or you want to maintain what you have worked hard to achieve.
Life has changed.
We will help you find your footing.
This might be right for you if you have recently lost a partner or experienced a significant life change — your confidence or daily routine has taken a knock and you want help rebuilding it — or you want structured support to stay active, connected and independent.
Losing a partner, a change in health, moving home, or a significant shift in family circumstances — these moments reshape everything. The routines that kept you going, the confidence you had built, the connections that filled your days — all of it can feel uncertain.
Stride Living provides warm, consistent, practical support to help you rebuild. We work alongside you — not to take over, but to help you re-establish your independence and move forward on your own terms.
If you are worried about someone you love.
This might be right if you are worried about a parent or loved one but they do not want or need a care agency — you want professional, consistent support you can trust without being physically present — or you need regular updates and open communication so you can step back with confidence.
You know them better than anyone. And you can see that things are changing — even if they are not ready to ask for help themselves.
You are not looking for a care agency. You want someone skilled, warm and consistent who can be a genuine presence in their life — keeping them active, connected and safe, and keeping you informed without you having to carry it all.
Stride Living will have an honest conversation with you about what your loved one needs, whether we are the right fit, and what support could look like in practice. No obligation. No pressure.
A trusted next step for patients who are not quite ready to manage alone.
Stride Living is a good fit for patients who are discharged from a funded treatment pathway but not yet fully confident or independent — living with reduced mobility, early frailty or loss of routine — becoming socially isolated or withdrawn following illness, injury or bereavement — or struggling to maintain everyday activities that support independence.
You know this moment well. The patient in front of you has made real progress — but their funded sessions are up, and they are not quite there yet. They do not need regulated care. But they do need something.
Stride Living is founded by NHS Senior Therapy Assistants with experience across community intermediate care and acute elderly care ward settings. We understand the pathway — because we have worked inside it.
We provide non-regulated, preventative independence support that picks up where formal treatment ends. No clinical crossover. Clear boundaries. Regular updates to families with client consent. Referring is simple — no referral form needed. Share our details with the patient or their family, or contact us directly to discuss.
