Plain Facts 14 - Shared care for people with learning difficulties
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Shared care for people
with learning difficulties
Shared care is when you spend time away from home.

Going for shared care is sometimes called a

short break or respite care.

The people you stay
with are called
support carers.

You can go for a
short time, like
for a meal.

 

 someone visiting their shared carers
Or you can go for longer, like for a holiday.
Beth Prewett wanted to find out what children and adults think about their time away from home.
 
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The main reason people had shared care was because they liked it.

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People liked their support carers and enjoyed doing things with them. The carers were their friends.

bullet point People were unhappy if they could not spend time with their support carers.
bullet point Most people would tell someone if they did not like their shared care, but a few people would not say anything.

 
     

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