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Shared Lives scheme

Definition

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Shared Lives scheme

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CQC

Shared Lives is care and/or support provided by individuals, couples and families who have been approved and trained for that role by the service registered with Care Quality Commission. Care and/or support may also be provided either within or outside of the home of the carer as well as kinship support to people living in their own homes. It is the service that is regulated not the individual accommodation that is owned or rented by private residents.

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Definition

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Shared Lives scheme

Care Quality Commission

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CQC: Scope of registration - Glossary of terms

Shared lives schemes support adults with a learning disability, mental health problem or other needs that make it harder for them to live on their own. They are run by a local authority or other person either as a profit or non-profit scheme. The schemes recruit and train adult Shared lives carers, make arrangements to match a person with an approved Shared lives carer, and support and monitor placements. These types of scheme are referred to as Shared lives, Shared life schemes or Homeshare programmes. They were previously referred to as Adult Placement Schemes. See more details about Shared lives schemes on NHS.UK.

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Plain English definition

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Shared Lives scheme

Think Local Act Personal

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Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) Jargon Buster

A type of care for people who are unable to live independently or may not wish to live alone, and an alternative to supported living, home care or residential care. Shared Lives carers offer care and support in their own home to older people, people with mental health problems, or people with physical or learning disabilities. This may take the form of regular visits, or the individual who needs care and support may live with a Shared Lives carer on a permanent basis. Shared Lives schemes are usually managed by local councils or voluntary organisations, and overseen by the Care Quality Commission.

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Data descriptor

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Shared Lives scheme

NHS Digital

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ASC Collections Data Dictionary (Beta v1.3)

Formerly known as 'adult placement', Shared Lives offers people (predominantly those with a learning disability, but also older people and people with mental health problems) a flexible form of accommodation and person-centred support, which is provided by ordinary individuals or families (adult placement carers) in the local community.

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Shared Lives scheme

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Project team

The definition of Care worker in NICE Guideline NG67 (Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community) refers to "Shared Lives Scheme (formerly Adult Placement Scheme)"

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