Shared Lives (Adult Placement)
Shared Lives is a service that provides an opportunity to match personal interests with care needs. It is often called Adult Placement. The Service offered by Aspire includes:
- Long term placement with a family, joining in family life and living in the family home on a permanent basis.
- Short breaks, providing respite to family members by having a short stay with a Shared Lives family or person in their home.
- Sessional support, being matched with a person to share activities or just time together out and about in the community.
An important part of the Shared Lives (Adult Placement) approach and service is the matching of the wants and needs of the service user and those of the Shared Lives Provider (Family or individual).
The service is available for adults (age 18 and over ) with needs such as: Dementia, Mental Health, Learning Disability, Autism or Difficult Behaviours.
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Mandi Pryer
- Contact Position
- Manager
- Telephone
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Tel: 0161 607 7101
Tel: 0161 737 6923 - info@iamaspire.org.uk
- Website
- www.iamaspire.org.uk/
- Notes
The service is primarily offered in Salford but the respite or sessional support may be offered across Greater Manchester.
- Parent Organisation
- Aspire for Intelligent Care & Support
Where to go
- Address
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St. Georges Resource Centre
Cromwell Road
Salford
- Postcode
- M6 6SB
Time / Date Details
- When is it on
- The office can be contacted 8.30am to 4.30pm weekdays
Availability
- Referral required
- Yes
- Referral Details
The service receives referrals from social workers and can take referrals from individuals or family members for sessional support or respite care.
Other Details
- Other notes
Our Shared Lives initiative (sometimes referred to as adult placement) gives individuals the opportunity to live as part of the family and community of an adult care provider. Like foster care for vulnerable adults, Shared Lives involves those in need of care going to live with ordinary individuals, couple or families in the local community. This enables individuals taking up a Shared Lives opportunity and the Shared Lives carer/s to enjoy activities and life experiences together.
Shared Lives is more than just providing a roof over someone’s head. It is about providing friendship, companionship and company vulnerable people. It enables them to live independent lives, whilst promoting their health and well-being. It can reduce the need for admission to hospital or residential care and the costs associated with this kind of care.
Shared Lives can include:
- Long term accommodation and support or
- Short breaks
- Daytime support.
- Rehabilitative or intermediate support.
- Kinship support where the carer acts as ‘extended family’ to someone living in their own home
Costs
- Details
- The charges vary depending on the service offered. Please contact for latest prices.
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