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. Please see our Quality Accounts to take a look at our performance in 2023/24.
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
Livewell Southwest’s First Response number to feature on Argyle kit thanks to generous donation
Livewell Southwest's logo and crisis response number will feature on the Plymouth Argyle kit at their Emirates FA Cup fourth-round clash this weekend, thanks to a generous donation from a sports culture retailer The Terrace. The Terrace have once again partnered with...
Visiting at Livewell Southwest during lockdown
As an organisation, Livewell Southwest is continuing to take additional steps to protect our staff and the people we care for during the Coronavirus Pandemic. As part of those measures, we have been reviewing our visiting policy, and in line with guidance, we have...
Livewell works with city council and local charity to support people ready to leave hospital
Livewell Southwest and Plymouth City Council are working together again to open a new care facility for people who are ready to leave hospital but need extra care support before they can get home during the second wave of the COVID pandemic. The care hotel will be run...
Update to our visiting guidance
Due to increased cases of COVID nationally, we have reviewed our visiting guidance to ensure we can keep the people we care for as safe as possible. We are limiting visitors to one per patient, for one hour, once a day. Anyone showing symptoms of coronavirus should...
Success for Livewell as new Early Help Partnership launched
An exciting new ten-year partnership to help Plymouth families receive early help and support in their communities has launched this month. Livewell Southwest, in partnership with Action for Children, LARK Children’s Centre, Harbour Centre and Hamoaze House have...