Personally selected Yes If the service user is going on his/her chosen Clarity needed about which holiday holiday for service holiday and wants his/her Shared Lives carer to be costs are essential and in some user the person to provide the support he/she needs cases for how many Shared Lives he/she would be expected to cover both carers people’s essential holiday costs. (Evidence and a brief record would protect all parties) Service Yes Service user would not be expected to pay food user’s independent holiday and utilities payment to long-term Shared Lives (not to meet respite carers for this period. needs) Disability equipment Grants through Social Services and/or housing To be eligible for a grant the /adaptations departments can be available for adaptations and service user would need to be equipment with service users being financially deemed as living in their own assessed. Small pieces of equipment would be paid home therefore longer term for by the service user Shared Lives arrangements may attract adaptation funding more easily. Snacks out with day Yes service Meals out with day If it has been agreed in the service user plan that a A Shared Lives carers contribution services packed lunch is provided then an agreed is only appropriate if the Shared contribution by the Shared Lives carers (cost of Lives carers receive a clear and packed lunch) could be made if the service user on realistic amount for food within the occasions chooses instead to have a meal out. If weekly service user contribution. this occurs frequently then the service user should cover the cost of meals out. Snacks out with Yes Yes Each cover own costs unless Shared Lives carers Can be difficult in family outing Shared Lives carers invited by service user in which case he/she would situations pay
Personally selected holiday for service user Yes If the service user is going on his/her chosen holiday and wants his/her Shared Lives carer to be the person to provide the support he/she needs he/she would be expected to cover both people’s essential holiday costs. (Evidence and a brief record would protect all parties) Clarity needed about which holiday costs are essential and in some cases for how many Shared Lives carers Service user’s independent holiday (not to meet respite needs) Yes Service user would not be expected to pay food and utilities payment to long-term Shared Lives carers for this period. Disability equipment /adaptations Grants through Social Services and/or housing departments can be available for adaptations and equipment with service users being financially assessed. Small pieces of equipment would be paid for by the service user To be eligible for a grant the service user would need to be deemed as living in their own home therefore longer term Shared Lives arrangements may attract adaptation funding more easily. Snacks out with day service Yes Meals out with day services If it has been agreed in the service user plan that a packed lunch is provided then an agreed contribution by the Shared Lives carers (cost of packed lunch) could be made if the service user on occasions chooses instead to have a meal out. If this occurs frequently then the service user should cover the cost of meals out. A Shared Lives carers contribution is only appropriate if the Shared Lives carers receive a clear and realistic amount for food within the weekly service user contribution. Snacks out with Shared Lives carers Yes Yes Each cover own costs unless Shared Lives carers invited by service user in which case he/she would pay Can be difficult in family outing situations