When I think back to my days managing a busy retail store, I never imagined that one day I’d be spending my time in a completely different way – sharing my life with people who need a bit of extra…
Meet Paul, or ‘Sunshine’ as he’s affectionately dubbed by the local shop owners of Queens Road in Llandudno. We got to meet Paul and his Shared Lives carer, Amanda. Here, we found out more about not just his arrangement, but also…
At PSS we’ve been disgusted and outraged to watch the horrific, shameful acts of racism, Islamophobia and xenophobia that have happened around the UK over the past few weeks. Nobody should ever feel worried about being harmed or treated differently…
PSS is an organisation that supports people to live happy and hopeful lives, no matter who you are. We were over-the-moon to be able to show that to the LGBTQIA+ community of Liverpool recently at our first official march at…
A few months ago, the people we support made a video about what they wanted to see from our next CEO. What they told us became part of the list of things we looked at when we interviewed the people…
We’re over the moon to have joined The Black United Representation Network (BURN) as a membership organisation. This partnership is a big step for us. We can’t wait to share what it means for the future of PSS. Making PSS a…
Shared Lives Week 2024 happened on 24th-28th June and we celebrated with the PSS Shared Lives Carer Awards. Two of our Shared Lives carers, Georgina and Andrew, took home the trophy for Transformational Care after the judging panel heard the…
Yesterday, for Shared Lives Week 2024, we held a live virtual awards ceremony to announce the winners of our Shared Lives Carer Awards. The hour-long ceremony was co-hosted by (our resident Ant & Dec) chief exec, Lesley Dixon and director…
It’s Shared Lives Week and as well as the wonderful celebrations going on across the country, the day has come for the annual PSS Shared Lives Carer Awards! As the first ever provider and creator of Shared Lives we’re…
Our Shared Lives carers say their work feels more like a lifestyle than a job. It’s a big part of who they are, but not all of who they are. Adrian, from Grimsby, decided to become a carer over two years…