Many people need just that extra bit of help to live independently. This may be as a result of illness, a disability or just getting older.
Services available may include:
If you or someone living in your property has permanent and substantial disabilities you may qualify for financial assistance towards the cost of providing adaptations and facilities to enable the disabled person to continue to live at home.
Provides 24-hour peace of mind for people who feel at risk in their own homes.
A direct payment is money given directly to you to arrange your own care or to employ personal assistants. Direct Payments offer the choice and flexibility to manage your own care arrangements.
Help with personal care such as washing and dressing
Extra Care Housing Schemes are designed to meet the needs of older people who require some care and support to continue to live independently. Care staff are based on site to support the needs of people who live there whilst giving you the security and privacy of your own home.
The Meals on Wheels Service is a lifeline to many people who are housebound or disabled with delivery of traditional hot or frozen meals to your home.
We can arrange for an Occupational Therapist to assess you and your home with the possibility of providing equipment and/or adapting your home to make it easier for you to continue to live there.
Reablement is a short-term programme of intensive support and therapy in a person's own home.
A Government initiative that aims to identify, provide and fund quality housing-related support services to vulnerable people to allow them to live independently at home for as long as they wish or are able to do so.