Shared Lives Scheme

Shared Lives Scheme is a home care agency based in Coventry, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It The Shared Lives Scheme promotes the service within Coventry City Council (CCC), Warwickshire County Council (WCC) and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC). It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists live-in care, respite care and younger adults. It is part of Coventry City Council, which has 8 branches in England. The agency has been registered since August 2011.

At its latest inspection, published April 2020, the CQC rated Shared Lives Scheme Outstanding, which means the CQC found the service performing exceptionally well. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Shared Lives Scheme has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Coventry with a rate on record typically charge about £25 an hour and £1,675 a week for live-in care, so expect a figure in that range and ask for a written price list that shows weekend and bank holiday rates.

On how it works, the agency says: employs its carers, free assessment, 8 years operating and coventry city council shared lives scheme. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 123 registered home care agencies in Coventry. Others working the same area include Caremark (Coventry), Global Caring Coventry and UK Caring Services, 2 of which have a rate on record. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care typically about £1,120 a week across England.