Shared Lives South West

Shared Lives South West is a charity that recruits and trains carers who use their family home to support adults with learning disabilities, autism, dementia or problems related to mental health or older age.  This type of care is person-centred and an alternative to supported living or residential care.  We have been providing Shared Lives for over 20 years and are rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission.

Our office is based in Eaglewood Park, Dillington near Ilminster. We have vacancies for short-break carers and long-term carers of adults needing support throughout Somerset.

Our carers enjoy training and social meet-ups throughout the year, for example, we hold bi-annual carer meetings as well as informal carer catch-ups. We’ve held barbeques for our carers, celebrated Caribbean black history month, and hosted a tea party to celebrate our 20^th year anniversary.

Our team gets out and about in the community hosting stands including the Bath and West Show and Chard Together as well as Yeovil Together

The Shared Lives South West team will be able to help with your enquiry. Our team will respond within five working days. If it is an emergency, please call our Somerset office on the number below.