PSS (UK)

PSS (UK) are contracted to manage Shared Lives on behalf of Norfolk County Council. Shared Lives is a service where an adult or young person who needs support moves in with or regularly visits an approved Shared Lives carer, after they have been carefully matched for compatibility. Together, they share family and community life. Shared Lives carers give a helping hand to someone getting dressed, getting to doctors' appointments, making friends, cooking together, voting for favourite dancers on TV and much more! People visiting or moving in with Shared Lives carers may have been in foster care, have learning or physical disabilities, may be an older person with a frailty or dementia, or have mental ill health. People are usually referred to Shared Lives by social services, so if you have had an assessment and are eligible for care and support then talk to your worker about whether this is an option. At PSS, we've got an important job to do; and that's to help people make the most of their lives. Whether you're working directly with the people who use our services, or behind the scenes in one of our offices, every day you'll be helping to make other people feel happier, healthier and more supported. We're a social enterprise or, as we like to call it - a 'business with a heart'. This means that all the money we make goes back into finding new ways to help people. Our aim is simple; we want to help people change their lives for the better - no matter what life throws at them. We have a dedicated team with an office is Diss who work with the people we support and Shared Lives carers who have an important job to do - by developing the Shared Lives service in the East! Who by using use their knowledge of care and support planning, they put plans in place to help people have their needs met and make sure this all runs smoothly.