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…
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…
James lives with Shared Lives carer, Adrian, in Grimsby. When James first came to Adrian a little over a year ago he was incredibly shy and quiet, had zero self-confidence and struggled with low self-esteem. Since James moved in, Adrian has worked…
Bidding a fond farewell to PSS’s chief exec, Lesley Dixon Lesley Dixon chief exec of PSS. Picture by Gareth Jones We wanted to make sure that you as a PSS Shared Lives carer heard the news about PSS chief exec,…
A new volunteer role just for Shared Lives carers You might have seen in our last newsletter that a group of Shared Lives carers have been working hard behind the scenes with our volunteer coordinator, Abi Reese to create a new…
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…
