What difference can a Shared Lives carer make? Hear from the people we support in Essex on what they have been able to achieve with the help of their Shared Lives carer.
When the lockdown was announced, Gwen isolated herself completely to ensure she could provide support for Gemma, whilst Gemma's mother was battling chemotherapy.
In honour of Shared Lives Week, we asked Shared Lives carer Beryl and Kirsty, who is supported by Beryl, what it's really like being part of a Shared…
"Our home is Christopher’s home and he doesn't know any different. He is part of our family and has been included in every family event. He was the best…
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…
The pandemic and the lockdown have a huge impact on our lives.
We hope that collecting lockdown stories will help people to deal with difficult emotions through sharing, and that in the future it will be an important document of how we dealt with the lockdown.
We are very grateful to those who shared their diaries through our website.