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Shared Lives - Cardiff - Housing

Last updated: 20/08/2025
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What we do

We provide an incredible service called Shared Lives.
Shared Lives is for adults who need support and want to live in a family home. It’s a bit like foster care, but for adults.

At Ategi, we’ll match you with one of our trained Shared Lives carers. They will share their home and family life with you, help you work towards your goals, and support you to be more independent.

You can:

Spend the day with a carer
Stay for a short break
Move in and live with a carer

It’s flexible and tailored to what you need.

Who do we support

Shared Lives is for anyone over 18 who:

Wants to live in a family home
Needs support to live independently

People join Shared Lives for many reasons, such as:

A physical disability
A learning disability
Autism
Mental health needs
Recovering from addiction or illness
Adjusting after leaving hospital
Moving on from children’s services

Shared Lives is a great choice if you don’t want to live alone or in a large group setting. It helps you live as part of a family and community while building strong, natural relationships.

This service is for people aged 18+.

Is there a charge to use this service?

Depends - Contact us for details

Can anyone use this service?

You need to be referred by your social worker.

 Opening times

Monday 8.30am-4.30pm

Tuesday 8.30am-4.30pm

Wednesday 8.30am-4.30pm

Thursday 8.30am-4.30pm

Friday 8.30am-4.30pm

Where do we provide our service?

We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

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We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.

Find more well-being information at www.dewis.wales

We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Please note that the results found when searching in English or Welsh on the English and Welsh sides of the website (www.dewis.wales or www.dewis.cymru) will sometimes differ. Providers can (subject to rules around language standards that apply to some provision) choose to enter their information in English only, in Welsh only, or bilingually. Whilst we try to use the technology within the site to limit the impact of their choice, both terminology and the structure of the languages mean that differences in the results produced is sometimes inevitable.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.