Shared Lives Dumfries and Galloway

Brief description:

In a Shared Lives Service you are supported by someone called a Shared Lives carer. The Shared Lives carer will share their family home with you and include you as part of their family.

Organisation name:

The Richmond Fellowship- Shared Lives Service- Dumfries and Galloway

Type of break:

Breaks in the home of another Family/Carer, Dedicated Short Break/Respite Accommodation

Care needs catered for:

Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Drug or Alcohol Misuse, Infirm and Elderly, Learning Disability, Mental Health

Ages catered for:

Young People, Adults, Older Adults

How do people access your service:

By contacting 01776 707212 dmcculloch@trfs.org.uk

Type of accommodation:

You will be invited into the Shared Lives carers home, which will be clean and well looked after. You will have the company of other people but also have your own independence as an adult.

Cultural needs catered for:

You will be matched with someone who respects or shares your cultural needs.

Full service description:

What Shared Lives can offer you: –ª Flexible support, when you need it, where you need it –ª The company of other people –ª Greater independence –ª New friends –ª Support you need to do things you choose to do –ª New experiences –ª Improved skills –ª Support to make choices and decisions and to be in control of your own life What’s special about this kind of support? –ª You can choose your own carers –ª You will be welcomed into the Shared Lives carer’s home, which will be clean and well looked after –ª It’s low cost and high quality

Price information:

The Shared Lives service can be paid for from the individual's budget, through social work, through a direct payment or from other money.

Organisation providing this information:

Shared Lives Plus

Quality Assurance Accreditation:

Care Inspectorate

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