Mo Shaol Home Share and Short Breaks Service

Mo Shaol offers children and adults with a disability the opportunity to have day breaks, and longer term placements with a HomeShare Host.

HomeShare hosts are ordinary people who come forward and been trained and supported by Mo Shaol to provide community-based, person centred day breaks and longer term placements.

HomeShare is an internationally recognised model of care which provides a community-based alternative to traditional residential respite services.

The emphasis is on building family-like relationships and for the host and person supported to share daily life as part of the household and local community. Each HomeShare arrangement is unique and is based on a careful matching process and mutual choice dictated by what the person supported needs and what the Host can offer.

HomeShare arrangements can provide:-

• Short Day Breaks
• Overnight Short Breaks
• Part time/Full Time shared living placements

Benefits of Shortbreaks/HomeShare Placements

• Enables choice for the individual
• Promotes Independence and personal development
• Provides a break from daily routine
• Offers new opportunities and experiences in a community setting
• Is Person-Centred
• Promotes community inclusion and utilises community supports
• Is flexible
• Is a break for parents/carers

If you are interested in HomeShare/Short Break opportunites in the Louth/Meath area, please request a referral through your usual contact in the local HSE Disability Team.

Could you make a difference in someones life by being a HomeShare Host?

Our HomeShare hosts tell us they get a huge sense of reward from seeing the person they care for ‘blossom’ under their care. They also know that they are providing a change of environment for the person they support and often they are giving the person’s usual carers a break from their caring responsibilities.

HomeShare Hosts come from all walks of life, some are retired, some work full time, or part time jobs, some have families, some don’t. There’s no upper age limit to being a host, as long as you feel fit and healthy. Hosts can be individuals, or couples.

Being a HomeShare Host is a voluntary role although Homeshare Hosts do recieve an allowance to cover essential additional expenses (please note: The allowance may have tax implications and you may wish to get professional advice).

Hosts can support people in their own home, or out in short breaks in the community.

If you decide you would like to be a HomeShare Host we are there to support you every step of the way. Our Mo Shaol team will make sure you have the right training and guidance, including professional social work support, so you can be confident in your role as host.

We are on call for whenever you need us.