Shared Lives Week 2018

6 Aug 2020
News

"The reward of seeing someone flourish is huge"

Desperate for a fresh start and new place to stay, Elliot was introduced to Emma and Ben, two MacIntyre Shared Lives Carers.

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29 Jun 2020
News

We’ve learned a lot from each other

When the lockdown was announced, Gwen isolated herself completely to ensure she could provide support for Gemma, whilst Gemma's mother was battling chemotherapy.

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15 Jun 2020
Blog post

Shared Lives Week 2020

In celebration of Shared Lives Week 2020 Kathryn Yates, Shared Lives Area Manager at MacIntyre shares her thoughts on the importance of Shared Lives.

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Become a Shared Lives Carer

Have you got a spare room in your house and spare room in your heart? You could become a Shared Lives Carer.
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A young man supported by MacIntyre Shared Lives in Bedfordshire with his Shared Lives carers in the background

Shared Lives

Shared Lives is the little known alternative to home care and care homes for disabled adults and older people. It is used by around 12,000 people in the UK and is available in nearly every area. The UK is only just grasping the potential of families and communities contributing to the well-being of people with support needs, and of those people being active, valued citizens. Shared Lives aims to enable people with a disability to experience ordinary life, with real relationships, rather than receive…

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More about our supporters

A BIG Thank You

After a jam-packed week full of virtual events, we are overjoyed to share our fundraising total for The Big Give Christmas Challenge.

The Big Give - a huge success

Amazing news – we have hit our target for the Big Give Christmas Challenge!