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Shared Lives

Giving care and support

Shared lives schemes support adults with learning disabilities, mental health problems or other needs that make it harder for them to live on their own.

The schemes match someone who needs care with an approved carer. The carer shares their family and community life, and gives care and support to the person with care needs.

Some people move in with their shared lives carer, while others are regular daytime visitors. Some combine daytime and overnight visits.

How to refer

Shared Lives is for people with needs that require additional support outside their home. This could be a young adult with a learning disability, an elderly person with dementia or a person who needs support after being discharged from hospital. Shared Lives carers are fully assessed (including DBS checked)

Shared Lives support people with the following needs or conditions:

  • Mental ill health
  • Learning disabilities
  • Dementia
  • Care leavers
  • Supporting people to leave hospital
  • Victims of domestic abuse or modern slavery
  • Stroke recovery or acquired brain injury
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Become a shared lives carer

You can become a shared lives carer:

  • Regardless of age, ethnicity, sexuality or disability
  • Whether you own or rent your home
  • If you can offer time, support, encouragement and opportunity whilst being aware of individual needs
  • If you are able to offer short-term (up to 6 weeks) or long-term (from 3 months) placements
  • Have a spare room

Shared Lives carers are paid from £350 a week depending on care provision. Shared Lives carers will undergo full assessments (including a DBS, home visits, training). Contact us for an informal chat about becoming a Shared Lives carer.

Contact us

If you would like more information about the Shared Lives Scheme, please contact our team:

Single Point of Access T: 020 8274 7088

Michelle – 02083398083 or Claire – 02083398079

Shared Lives Scheme, Your Healthcare, Hollyfield House, 22 Hollyfield Road, Surbiton, KT5 9AL

Frequently asked questions

Find answers to common questions about our services, policies, and procedures. We hope you find the answers you need, and we’re always happy to assist further. If you can’t find the answer you’re looking for then please don’t hesitate to contact us.

We are an independent community interest company (CIC), but are funded by the NHS and local authorities to provide health and social care community services for residents in Kingston, and additional learning disability services in Richmond. If we make any profit, it is reinvested into our community services

If you click on the ‘Our services’ tab and choose the service you need, details of how to refer are available. If there is no referral form listed, please use the generic community healthcare referral form here.

You can also call for emergency referrals to our Rapid Response service (2-hour urgent community response) or Urgent Care Support Service (care homes).

It is possible to self refer to some of our services (e.g. rapid response, children’s speech and language). If you click on the ‘Our services’ tab and choose the service you need, details of how to refer are available. You can also call our single point of access team on 020 8274 7088 for referrals to our Rapid Response service (2-hour urgent community response).

Click here to see our current vacancies. The links will take you through to the NHS Jobs website which processes our applications. Please feel free to contact our recruitment team if you have any queries: HRhub@yourhealthcare.org

Still have a question? Our friendly team will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

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Our Service Locations

Where can you find this service?

22 Hollyfield Road
Surbiton
KT5 9AL
Tel: 020 8339 8000

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