Who is Shared Lives for?
People, over the age of 18, with learning disabilities
What is Shared Lives?
Shared Lives offers short breaks and full time placements in the home of approved shared lives carers in the community.
- Short breaks can be anything from a few hours to a weekend to a couple of weeks, depending on the needs of the person and their permanent carers.
- Full time placements occur when the person moves in on a permanent basis with the Shared Lives carer or family.
Who provides Shared Lives?
Shared Lives is part of the department of Adult and Community Services. It is registered with the Care Quality Commission.
How do I apply?
You need to be referred by a member of the Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities (CTLD)
All referrals come to the team from either Bradford or Keighley CTLD, they will complete an assessment with you.
Contacts for CTLD is through the Central Access Point 01274 435400
What is an assessment?
In an assessment we gather information to work out what difficulties you, or your carer, are having and what sort of help you are asking for, then we work out what help we can offer
Is there a charge?
Yes. Shared Lives will explain this to you when you meet them – it depends on what sort of service you want to use
What sort of people will I be staying with?
All Shared Lives carers are fully checked and screened before joining the Scheme. They have an in depth assessment from a scheme social worker and then have regular reviews and support visits. They have to attend training.
The Scheme is governed by the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
How do I decide if I want to go ahead?
Once the Scheme receives the referral assessment, a worker will come to meet you and find out a bit more about your hobbies and interests and what you want from a Shared Lives carer. We will then introduce you to someone we think you will get on with.
If that doesn’t work out, we can look for someone else.
Contact us
For more information you can ring 01274 432211 and ask to speak to any team member
Shared Lives Bradford is registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
