Date published: November 12, 2019
Award winners 2019!
Shared Lives carers and schemes celebrate human rights at stunning UK award ceremony in Liverpool:
Our tiny but powerful network of Shared Lives carers, approved by local schemes, to open up their homes to people who need support for their physical or mental health, were recognised last week at our exuberant awards ceremony in Liverpool, at the Hilton hotel as part of the two day UK conference for everyone involved in supportive shared living.
It was the first awards that we held, the night before our annual conference for people involved in this unique and relational social care service.
Often working unnoticed in nearly every local authority area of the UK, Shared Lives carers are part of local councils and CCGs to support people of all ages. In Shared Lives, people recover faster when they’re with people they choose and can form long-lasting relationships, tackling loneliness, isolation and making our communities, social care and health services more inclusive.
The standard of entries was so high, the judging panel created a new category – Lifetime Achievement Award. The ceremony was the highlight of the first evening, with many members finding it inspiring and empowering! You can view and tag yourself in all the photos on our facebook page Anna McEwen, our Executive Director of Support and Development and Martin Farran, Director of Adult Services and Health, Liverpool City Council, got the lucky job of congratulating the winners!
Make a brew, and take a look through these wonderful stories of transformed lives from the cherry-picked best of Shared Lives Plus.
Award winners 2019
Outstanding Shared Lives carer 2019
- Winner – Adi Dalman, PossAbilities Rochdale
Highly commended
- Helen Mercer, Shared Lives Hackney
- Sarah Hancock, Shared Lives Derby City
- Martha and Reuben Fosberry, Shared Lives Herefordshire
- Stephanie and Martin Kenny, Families Matter Belfast
Lifetime Achievement award
- Diana Salvage, Shared Lives carer The Grace Eyre Foundation
Human rights award for free expression 2019
- Winner – Meg Lewis, MacIntyre
Highly commended
- Stephen Gunn, New Directions
- Sofie Bates, Nottinghamshire
- Jack Hogan, Hampshire
- Kate Morgan, Camphill Village Trust Shared Lives scheme manager
Innovative Shared Lives scheme award
- Winner – South East Wales Shared Lives scheme
- Highly commended – Shared Lives Barnsley
Anna McEwen, Executive Director of Support and Development, said, “The plus in our name describes how we bring members together from all over the UK to be more than the sum our parts. It’s a small symbol of the incredible difference that thousands of Shared Lives carers and schemes make to thousands of people’s lives. These awards celebrate those who bring have the ‘plus’ of excellence in their practice.
Thank you to everyone who nominated someone for an award – your entries were full of rich, transformative stories of Shared Lives and made choosing the winners a real challenge and a joy! We were simply stunned by the sheer quality of entries in our debut year and greatly look forward to next year’s awards.”
