Shared Lives carer and super volunteer, Paul This week is Volunteers’ Week. Volunteers were the foundation of Shared Lives when we first invented to model of care in 1978. PSS pioneered a service where these older people would go and…
Janet Finch-Saunders pays visit ‘wonderful’ home of Shared Lives carer, Janet Smith Member of Welsh Parliament, Janet Finch-Saunders, has paid a special visit to the home of PSS Shared Lives carer, Janet Smith, who cares for two people in her…
Craig, Beth and Mark share their story Shared Lives is full of brilliant stories playing out in the homes of normal people day in and day out. One of those story featured in The Daily Mirror this week! Craig, Beth…
Celebrating PSS Shared Lives carers The PSS Shared Lives Carer Awards are officially open! This is your chance to say a big thank you to our brilliant PSS Shared Lives carers. Our carers are some of the most dedicated, professional…
It’s one thing to bring a baby into the world, but for Abi, her maternity leave took on a whole new dimension when along with baby, came a new venture as a Shared Lives carer. Since 2023, Abi has learned…
We’re excited to say that PSS is delivering two events on the official Social Work England schedule for this year’s Social Work Week. Now in it’s fourth year, Social Work England has dubbed this year’s schedule the ‘strongest line up…
The best part of being a Shared Lives carer is seeing the people we support achieve the stuff they’ve dreamed of doing. For Lee, going to see Manchester United play football at Old Trafford was an ambition he’d yet to…
They say turning 18 marks the beginning of adulthood, a time filled with newfound freedom and exciting possibilities. But for the thousands of teens in care across England, reaching this milestone can be a scary time, because it’s when their…
Celebrating PSS Shared Lives carers We’re super excited to announce the PSS Shared Lives Carers Awards are back in 2024! The PSS Shared Lives Carer Awards are a chance to say a big thank you to our brilliant Shared Lives…
The power of word of mouth is a force that can propel movements, ideas, and even organisations like PSS to unexpected heights. At least that was the case for PSS in November. It all began with a chance encounter at…