If you’re an unpaid carer, you know how it feels to give your all to support a loved one. It’s not easy. You might have stepped away from a full-time job to be there for a family member – whether…
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…
Since we launched our first sustainability plan in 2022 we’ve not stopped thinking about how we can be more sustainable and reduce our carbon footprint. The environmental and social benefits of this work are important for the planet, but for…
We’ve been refreshing our face to face safeguarding training and our quality team has been loving getting out there to try it out with lots of you! We have an amazing group of PSS people who get stuck in with…
Looking for Easy Read? Scroll ahead to the bottom of this page Quality checkers are a new initiative we started to introduce in September last year. We invited you and the people you support to get involved in helping us…
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…
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…
We know Shared Lives as a form of community care that many need throughout their life. But Shared Lives can act as a temporary form of support that can ready the people we support to go on to live even…
As an approved Shared Lives carer, you’ll know that going to Panel is a really important part of the assessment process for new carers. It can be a little bit daunting but it’s also an opportunity for carers to show…
We’re thrilled to announce that PSS will be delivering their Shared Lives service in North Yorkshire from February 2024. We welcome over 70 new Shared Lives carers to our network in locations across North Yorkshire, including Scarborough, Selby, Harrogate, North…
