Shared Lives: mutually assured support
Shared Lives is a community-based service offering accommodation and support to adults with learning disabilities and/or other social care needs. Find out more...
An opportunity to grow shared living
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Jess Jackson, Heather Thomson and Rebecca Viney-Wood, Posted on:
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Care and support, Carers, Communities, Social care reform
"At Shared Lives Plus, we oversee two models of shared living: Homeshare, and Shared Lives. Shared Lives is a simple concept; it is a person-centred model which matches people who need support with those who can give it."
The joy of Homeshare
“It’s been life-changing having my homesharer living here... It really has made a positive change in my life having someone so kind and friendly around and knowing I am not alone.” Deborah Fox, Head of Homeshare UK, shares this and other testimonies about a truly beneficial model of care.
Putting the 'social' back in social care
"During a pandemic, which is still far from over, few of us have escaped moments of loneliness or isolation. Even in large households, where a major focus of stress can be a sense of overcrowding and a lack of time to yourself, people have missed out on seeing close friends, relatives and loved ones." Alex fox, CEO of Shared Lives Plus, explains how the home share model has helped mitigate social disconnection.
Where there's a will...
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Ewan King, Posted on:
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Care and support, Innovation, learning disabilities, Viewpoint
I already know what one of my new year’s resolutions will be for next year: we continue to work together to build a vision for better social care. That’s what collectives such as Social Care Future, a broad movement committed …
Humanity, dignity and choice: the heart of Homeshare
Nan Maitland, an occupational therapist in south London, developed the first UK Homeshare programme back in the late eighties. This was in direct response to the needs of older people in the borough who needed a little extra support to carry on living independently in their own homes. Fast forward to 2019 and the homeshare model is thriving at home and abroad...
Loneliness and how to cure it: the challenge of our times
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Alex Fox, Posted on:
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Care and support, Communities, Innovation, Integrated care
The appointment of Tracey Crouch MP as a dedicated Minister for tackling loneliness attracted interest from around the world. In this companion piece to Ewan King's post on finding small solutions to the big problem of social isolation, Shared Lives …
Introducing Asset Based Areas (and ten ways to make them happen!)
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Alex Fox, Posted on:
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Care and support, Communities, Information sharing, Innovation
In July, we heard from Martin Farran, York Council’s Director of Health, Housing and Adult Social Care about his city’s journey towards an ‘asset based place’ model, where a local population’s strengths, skills and community hubs are harnessed to provide …
The social care debate: it’s not just about the money
‘Social care was, for perhaps the first time, a defining issue in a general election,’ reflects Alex Fox Chief Executive of Shared Lives Plus and Chair of the Joint voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) Review. The debates about social …
Prevention must be at the heart of the Green Paper
In his latest blog for Social Care News, Ewan King, SCIE’s Director of Business Development and Delivery makes the case for placing prevention at the heart of the new Green Paper. Investing now to relieve the pressure on social care …