ITV News featured Shared Lives over Easter, with a different story from each UK region. Here is the short film from Derbyshire about Annie and Sarah:
https://www.itv.com/news/central/2019-04-19/thousands-benefit-from-new-social-care-scheme/
And on the same page, Chris who lives in Sellyoak in Birmingham, who moved into Shared Lives after living in a care home for 18 years. “The best thing is the company.”