Developing an Outcome Measurement Tool for Shared Lives

Shared Lives Plus commissioned the Personal Social Services Research Unit at the University of Kent to develop an outcome measuring tool for Shared Lives. The purpose is to be able to more easily demonstrate the benefits of Shared Lives locally, regionally and nationally. It needed to be easy to use as part of current processes, co-produced with Shared Lives users, carers and schemes and evidence-based. The authors would like to thank the Shared Lives schemes who worked with us on this project for their cooperation and support, and particularly the Shared Lives users and carers who gave their time and shared their experiences.