NAAPS - Shared Lives, Adult Placement

Shared Lives (formerly Adult Placement)

Shared Lives is a service provided by individuals and families (SL Carers) in local communities and is distinguished by the following features:

Placements are part of organised SL Schemes that approve and train the SL Carers, receive referrals, match the needs of service users with SL Carers, and monitor the placements
People using Shared Lives services have the opportunity to be part of the SL Carer’s family and social networks
SL Carers can use their family home as a resource
Placements provide committed and consistent relationships
The relationship between the SL Carer and the person placed with them is of mutual benefit.
SL Carers can support up to three people at any one time (up to two people in Wales)
SL Carers do not employ staff to provide care to the people placed with them

SL Carers can provide:

Long term accommodation and support
Short breaks
Day time support
Rehabilitative or intermediate support
Kinship support where the carer acts as ‘extended family’ to someone living in their own home

NAAPS Shared Lives members include SL Scheme workers, SL Carers and people supported through Shared Lives.