“It’s been amazing… well worth the challenges,” Kim added.
After the couple, who are now both 62, completed 12 months of training, they were matched with Clare.
Since she moved into their Lancashire home, Clare’s life has changed dramatically.
Mike and Kim said she now goes for daily walks, is medication-free and is very excited to soon go on her first cruise.
Clare described her hosts as “extra special” people.
“I don’t ever want to go – this is my home forever now,” she explained.
“I love that they gave me a nice warm home and I feel safe.”
Clare loves to give people nicknames, as she sometimes struggles to remember full names.
Kim is affectionately known as Posh, while Mike is called Smart.
She added: “Everybody I tell about Shared Lives asks ‘Can we move in, is there any room?’
“There’s a queue of people who want to live with Posh and Smart!”