Glossary

Respite care

Respite care is the term used for services designed to give family carers a break from caring. It can also help to support transition planning, getting the person used to being cared for in a different environment.

Shared Lives

‘... accommodation that is lived in under an occupancy agreement, where the premises are owned or tenanted by another person who has been approved as a carer by a “Shared Lives” scheme that is registered to provide “Personal care”’ (CQC, 2015, p. 2).