What is Shared lives The joint statement from Shared Lives Plus and Care Quality Commission 2010, gives this description: SL is an alternative and highly flexible form of accommodation and/or care or support inside or outside of the Shared lives carer’s home. SL arrangements are set up and supported by SL schemes and the care and accommodation people receive is provided by ordinary individuals, couples or families in the local community. This alternative enables individuals taking up a Shared Lives opportunity and the Shared Lives carer’s to enjoy shared activities and life experiences -Shared Lives Tower Hamlets is an alternative approach to traditional day opportunities, respite and long term living arrangement. -It is regulated by the Care Quality Commission -Supports individuals who rely on the help and support of others to maximize their potential and maintain a sense of independence. -Shared Lives Tower Hamlets provides person centered, family based care with a support plan built around what the person likes to do -The individual continues to live in the local area, maintaining family contacts and friendships.

What is Shared lives continued Tower Hamlets Shared Lives is part of the council and aims to provide alternative and highly flexible form of accommodation and/or care (day opportunities, respite and long term living arrangement) for adults with learning disabilities It is regulated by the Care Quality Commission It supports individuals who rely on the help and support of others to maximize their potential and maintain a sense of independence. Tower Hamlets Shared Lives provides person centered, family based care with a support plan built around what the person likes to do The individual continues to live in the local area, maintaining family contacts and friendships. -Shared Lives Tower Hamlets is an alternative approach to traditional day opportunities, respite and long term living arrangement. -It is regulated by the Care Quality Commission -Supports individuals who rely on the help and support of others to maximize their potential and maintain a sense of independence. -Shared Lives Tower Hamlets provides person centered, family based care with a support plan built around what the person likes to do -The individual continues to live in the local area, maintaining family contacts and friendships.

Why Shared Lives? Shared Lives works because it is delivered in the local community by the local community and because: …it is delivered by highly motivated and experienced people who do it because they love to see the huge difference they can make to someone’s life …it means people can live independent lives without having to be alone …it is based on friendship, love and caring …Its safe and open

Who can access this service and what types of support can Shared Lives Provide? Who can live with a Shared Lives Carer? Adults with learning disabilities who are eligible for services from London Borough of Tower Hamlets Types of Support Long term- Individuals can choose to live with a shared Lives Carer and their family on a long term basis. Respite- Individuals can choose to spend a night, weekend or a few days as a break from where they live Day time support- Individuals can choose to just spend the day with one of our families Long-term arrangements – An individual with an eligible support need will move into a Shared Lives carers home and live with them as part of their family. The Shared Lives carer will provide all support that the individual requires and the individual will live as part of the carers family and network. Long-term arrangements can be an alternative to traditional residential or supported living services for people who need support to live the lives they choose.   Respite arrangements – An individual with an eligible support need, who lives in another supported environment (usually with their own family), will stay with a Shared Lives short breaks carer for an agreed period of time. During the stay the Shared Lives short breaks carer will provide all support that the individual requires and the individual will stay as part of the carers family. Short break arrangements can be an alternative to traditional building based respite services. Day support arrangements – An individual with an eligible support need will be supported by a Shared Lives Carer for a short period of time during the day (not overnight) to enable a break for the main carer or to support the user to undertake an agreed activity or outcome based task. In addition, day support arrangements can provide outreach support for a previously placed individual who has moved on but still requires some support. During the stay the Shared Lives day support carer will provide all support that the individual requires as part of the family home and their family network.

What we want to achieve? Meet the aims of the “Living well in Tower Hamlets- The Adult Learning Disability Strategy”

What we want to achieve continued… Enabling individuals to have greater control over daily life Promoting positive occupation and participation Improving their family and personal relationships Encouraging greater involvement in the community Improving their physical and emotional wellbeing Aim to launch Shared Lives Tower Hamlets April 2019

Who can be a Shared Lives Carer?  Anyone can apply to become a Shared Lives Carer All you need is: A caring and positive attitude towards disability Ability to adapt and learn A commitment to helping adults with learning disabilities to live the life they would choose for themselves A spare room if offering respite and/or long term placement

Where are we now? Setting up operational systems- Recruitment Campaign for SL Carers Registering with CQC Awareness raising about Shared Lives

Designing publication material Designing publication material. Some Service users have helped the design of Shared Lives Tower Hamlets logo:

How Can you get involved Feedback from neighbouring Shared Lives Scheme have said that many of their SL carers come from faith based background Raise awareness of the SL scheme within faith based communities Identify and support potential SL carers to join the scheme Be involved in planning the launch of project

Contact details Maryam Rouf Community Learning Disabilities Service Beaumont House 2nd Floor Mile End Hospital 📞 020 7771 5521 Email: Maryam.rouf@towerhamlets.gov.uk