When people hear about Shared Lives, they often imagine someone moving into a carer's home full-time. But Shared Lives can be much more flexible than that.
People who use adult day services in Wirral could benefit from more choice, more opportunities in their local communities and continued specialist support after councillors approved a phased approach to transforming the service.
The pass includes use of gyms, more than 300 exercise classes and swimming pools. We've put together a seven-day itinerary that gives you a flavour of each.
More people in Wirral are staying healthier for longer thanks to local health protection work that is helping to prevent illness, improve early diagnosis and strengthen support for communities across the borough.
Support for ethnic minority, migrant, refugee and asylum seeker communities across Wirral could continue under a new commissioning model being considered by councillors next month.
The future of adult day services in Wirral will be discussed by councillors at the next Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee, as part of ongoing work to make sure support continues to meet the needs of residents now and in the future.
After having a health scare, Kevin signed up for an Invigor8 We Are Undefeatable membership through Wirral Council’s Active Wirral service and it has proven transformational.
A free swimming initiative launched to help Wirral families over the holidays has seen an increase in the numbers using leisure pools of more than 30% since it was introduced at the beginning of the month.
