About Shared Lives Northumberland

Shared Lives Northumberland provides support in a family home for adults who are unable to live alone because of their age or disability.

What we do

Shared Lives is an alternative form of care, support and accommodation to home care and care homes for people in need of support.    

Shared Lives Northumberland provides support in a family home for adults who are unable to live alone because of their age or disability. Our Shared Lives carers are specially recruited, assessed, trained and approved by Shared Lives Northumberland.   

Shared Lives is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The scheme meets the regulations in the Health and Social Care Act 2008. This means the service is checked to make sure things are being done properly. You can read the latest Care Quality Commission inspection report in the Care Quality Commission ratings section.

The most recent inspection rated us as Good overall and Outstanding for caring.   
 

Long term arrangements  

Shared Lives carers provide accommodation with support and/or care to people who need stability and continuity, and whose needs can be met by living as part of a family.  
 
Long term arrangements can last for many years and allow people to enjoy the opportunities and experiences that family or home life can bring.  
 
We also provide long term arrangements offering a pathway to more independent living.  
 

Short breaks  

Shared Lives carers provide regular or one-off breaks that are fun and enjoyable as well as offering families or other Shared Lives carers who look after someone the opportunity to take a break from their caring responsibilities.  
 
These can range from an overnight break, long weekend, or up to 28-day stay. Short breaks are also used to try out living with a Shared Lives carer before moving in on a longer-term basis.  
 

Emergency arrangements  

Sometimes a person may require accommodation, support and/or care at short notice, perhaps in the event of illness or a family crisis. Emergency arrangements are usually time limited and quite short.  
 

Make an enquiry 

If you have a general enquiry or would like to get in touch to request a service please contact us via email: SS-SharedLives@northumberland.gov.uk   

Introduction to Shared Lives

In this video the Shared Lives team describe how to become a Shared Lives carer, how carers are matched with the people they support, and the support the team provides.

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