Our Lives Get Better When They're Shared
Welcome to West Glamorgan Shared Lives. We provide an alternative approach to care and support for adults throughout Neath Port Talbot and Swansea. Carers open up their own home to someone needing support in the local community.
What is Shared Lives?
West Glamorgan Shared Lives offers a unique and innovative care model where carers open their home to adults needing support throughout Neath Port Talbot and Swansea.
Whether it’s a break during the day, respite or long-term care, carers provide a compassionate alternative to traditional live-in care, supported living, or residential care. Many say it’s akin to adult fostering and carers can earn up to £500 per week.
Our mission is simple: to empower people who need care or support to live full, independent lives while offering carers a fulfilling, paid role in a truly rewarding career.
Join us in transforming care in your local community.
Our carers come from all walks of life and choose to care for lots of reasons. They are all united through their understanding, compassion and genuine desire to enrich another person’s life.
How Shared Lives Works
West Glamorgan Shared Lives matches adults with care or support needs in Neath Port Talbot and Swansea to compatible, approved carers in their local community. Carers share their home, family, and community life with the person.
We support individuals with varying needs including physical, sensory and learning impairments, mental health support needs, dementia and those experiencing difficulties with managing daily activities as they get older by matching them with a carer. Our assessed and trained carers then open their own family home to the person needing support.
The aim is to help adults with care or support needs develop and maintain their independence, build friendships, learn new skills and grow connections in their local area.
We are looking for carers throughout Neath Port Talbot and Swansea who share our values. Please get in touch today to find out more.
Become a carer
Our carers come from all walks of life and choose to care for lots of reasons. Find out how you can become a carer.
Need a carer?
Shared Lives is open to anyone over 18 who needs extra support to live independently. Learn about the help available.
