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Shared Lives

Quick guidance regarding Shared Lives Schemes for practitioners

Shared Lives

Shared Lives Camden is a service where adults with care needs are given the opportunity to live in the homes of people who will support them.  People with care needs will share a home with a carer and in some instances the carer and their family and will be supported to lead an independent, healthy life as part of the community.  These arrangements can be short stays and something more long-term. 

For more information regarding shared lives please email the shared lives team [email protected].  You can also watch a video about shared lives here. 

Social workers and or Care managers continue to support the placed person, the shared lives team role is to support and work with carers, ensuring that they are sticking to the persons support plans and supporting the person as agreed.

Reviews are held in the same way as any person who receives support. The shared lives team will work closely with Social Workers/care managers to ensure that care plans are followed, and expectations are being met.

Carers are entitled to 28 days leave annually to give them a break, therefore Social Workers will need to manage this if no alternative support carer is in place.  

In the unlikely event that something was to go wrong, Social Workers would manage any safeguarding issues, again, the Shared Lives team would work closely with them on this.

Last updated: 25 May 2023