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Addressing loneliness with Homeshare

It is no secret that there is an epidemic in loneliness across the UK – 1.4 million older people in the UK are often lonely [1]. Many older people will go weeks without speaking to anyone. Whilst the mental effects of loneliness are obvious – depression, anxiety...

Homeshare is the preventative model our social care system needs

This year, the crisis in social care has been sharply brought into focus – there is a £2.3 billion a year hole in England’s elderly care home system. A 20% shortfall in council funding is needed to look after nearly 200,000 people aged over 65 in care and...

Reassuring families with Homeshare

Worrying about your elderly parents is a normal part of life for so many people. It’s important to explore all potential options for your loved ones. Homeshare can help reassure the families of older people. By having the overnight presence of a homesharer – who...

Eight new Homeshare UK members set to expand the delivery of Homeshare across the UK

Today marks the start of Homeshare Week 2023. Throughout the week, Homeshare programmes across the UK will be raising awareness of how they can support their local community by safely matching older people living alone with those seeking affordable accommodation. This...

Department of Health and Social Care announce £42.6 million boost with Homeshare and Shared Lives highlighted as one of 12 innovations to grow

We are delighted to announce that this week shared living (encapsulating Homeshare and Shared Lives) has been listed as one of 12 innovative adult social care priorities set out by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). Minister of State for Care, Helen...