Health and social work services

Tender description

The Shared Lives Service is a form of care and support where customers share the family home of a specially recruited and trained shared lives carer and their family. The purpose of the shared lives service is to support customers to live as independently as possible. The objective is to provide the best possible support in accordance with the lifestyle and wishes of each individual customer, incorporating a person-centred, asset-based approach to service delivery. Staffordshire County Council is seeking to re-commission the current shared lives service which is due to expire on 31.3.2020. The shared lives service is a form of care and support where customers share the family home of a specially recruited and trained shared lives carer and their family. The purpose of the service is to support customers to live as independently as possible. The objective is to provide the best possible support in accordance with the lifestyle and wishes of each individual customer, incorporating a person-centred, asset-based approach to service delivery. Suppliers must have track record and experience in providing shared lives services and demonstrate the ability to be able to deliver the service across the contract area.