We support people to lead independent, healthy lives
We support people to lead independent, healthy lives
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Specialists in Community Health and Care
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award winning social enterprise providing integrated health and social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams and West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon and Cornwall. We are at the forefront of integrating health and social care, which means that we care for people in new ways that are more efficient, with health and social care professionals who would have previously worked in individual teams now working together. This helps us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place and at the right time.
You will find our teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health and wellbeing hubs, at community events and even at football matches.
In 2019 Livewell Southwest was inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and received a rating of ‘good’ overall. Our mental health inpatient unit (Glenbourne) and our community learning disabilities team received an exceptional rating of ‘outstanding’.
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Our Performance
Livewell Southwest constantly monitors the services it provides to ensure we are delivering the right care and support to people, at the right time, and in the right place. We have used this information to produce a simple snapshot of our performance. To take a look at our performance in 2022/23, click here.
We also regularly ask our service users to provide us with feedback on their experience of using our services. You can view the recent reviews of our services on the right hand side of this page.
Our Mission
Our mission is to support people to stay well in the place and the community in which they live, where they can enjoy the best quality of life.
Wellbeing Is Our Priority
Wellbeing is our priority: healthy people and healthy communities are vital and our long term investment priority.
Our Commitment
Our commitment is to implement new ways of working to significantly reduce the need for hospital bed-based care, including people with complex needs, by wrapping our services around home and community-based care.
Latest News
Two Non-Executive Directors appointed
Livewell Southwest welcome two new Associate Non-Executive Directors to the board: David Feindouno and Sebastian Stevens. David Feindouno, Associate Non Executive Director David has a combined 19 years’ experience in the voluntary and humanitarian sector with...
Golfer lucky to be alive
Podiatrist Craig Fairey says his mandatory Basic Life Support training at Livewell Southwest gave him the confidence to step in when fellow golfer Graham Metters collapsed at Boringdon Golf Club near Plymouth. Craig received a CPR Hero Award from the British Heart...
Livewell colleagues Tracy Jones and Nicky Arnold awarded the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse
Livewell Southwest colleagues, Tracy Jones, Nursing Associate and Assistant Practitioner Lead and Nicky Arnold, West District Nursing Team Manager, have been given the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse (QN) by community nursing charity The Queen’s Nursing Institute...
Josh’s journey
Imagine this. You are on a train, heading to Germany to enjoy the Christmas markets with friends when, out of the blue, you have a major unconscious inducing seizure. That was Josh Jones’ reality in December 2022. After being rushed to hospital, doctors soon confirmed...
Miniature Shetland ponies visit our specialist dementia care ward
There were some adorable reactions from patients when Peanut and Wizzle from Dartmoor Carriages visited our specialist dementia ward Edgcumbe on the Mount Gould site. Ward Manager Fleur Varney who arranged the visit said: "The benefits for our patients are that...