Our lives – Shared Lives
What is Shared Lives? • Live as part of a family • Support to make choices and become more independent • Respite – short breaks from our families • Day time support
How Shared Lives works • Choose where we want to live • Shared Lives finds out what is important to each of us • We get the support we need from the same people • We can stay in our local area
Nicky - Being part of a family
• Lives with carers and is part of the family • Is well known in his local community • Works part time at the local Co-op Supermarket
Living an independent life • Choice and voice
• Being part of a family
• Support of a community
Rebecca – having choice and control • Lives with Linda and Des • Works as a volunteer • Uses the bus and train to get about • Has control of her own money • Is a member of a drama group
“It is very different from living with my family, my life is a lot better, I’ve got more independence and I am not restricted with what I do”
Rebecca’s home • “Des and Linda are fantastic, they cheer me up when I feel sad”
How Shared Lives has helped Rebecca • More confident and independent • Can make more decisions for herself • Can do things on her own and get help if she needs it • She has a good life
Living an active life
David – Being happy and well David and Ricky live in Pembrokeshire Ricky is a Shared Lives carer David and Ricky know one another well
David loves Rugby
Cycling
Going on holiday
David meets lots of people when he is on his bike David’s bike helps him to be part of this community and have a healthy life
Belonging and giving back to our community Our Shared Lives Scheme helps people in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion to: • be part of our community • get the best out of our lives • and give something back
Shared Lives – having a say We share our views and experiences We use this to help make Shared Lives better We take part in meetings with carers and staf
• There are Shared Lives Schemes all over Wales • Babs Lewis and Lois Poynting the Wales development team are here today and are happy to discuss how Shared Lives could support you
• Thank you for listening