This Shared Lives Week, we’ve been asking our carers and people we support to talk about one simple thing, ‘What Shared Lives means to me…’The answers have been brilliant. Over the last week, we’ve heard from Shared Lives carers, people we support and colleagues from across the country. Each person…
Some of the people we support in North Yorkshire have had the best time on a recent holiday, and they have kindly shared details about their recent trip to Callen in Ireland. Thank you to Edward Sharpe, Thomas Shakelady and…
There’s some great news from our team in Norfolk.
Robert, who is supported by PSS Shared Lives Norfolk, has got himself a part-time paid role at King’s Lynn recycling centre after completing a 12-week work placement.
When you’ve got a young family, life can feel like a constant juggle. School runs, packed lunches, after school clubs and just trying to keep on top of it all can be a job in itself. So it’s understandable why…
Here at PSS Shared Lives, we really value and support everyone who is part of our world, we’re so proud to hear about the amazing achievement of one of our team members in North Yorkshire. Jayah McFegan, who is one…
We caught up with Joe, after his recent visit to Esk Valley Camphill Community in Botton Village, which is part of our PSS North Yorkshire Shared Lives scheme. Joe works in our Quality team as our quality service coordinator & customer service advisor. Here, Joe tells us in his own words about his wonderful trip to Botton Village.
Leaving foster care can be a scary and unpredictable experience for so many young people, we know that having support at that moment is so important. Young people with additional needs can really benefit from a service like Shared Lives. When Kelsie was leaving foster care at 18, she was unsure…
We’re so happy to give a huge warm welcome to Stuart Orrell, who joined us in early January as the new deputy head of Shared Lives.
People always hear about fostering before they hear about Shared Lives, both involve opening your heart and your home to someone, both are about care, support and relationships, but they are not the same.
People with learning disabilities are often left out of the conversation about death and dying. Grief can be tough, and if someone you care about has a learning disability, you might feel tempted to try and protect them from the…