How We Can Help

After an assessment Social Care Services can:

	Provide help for you and your family or carers at home with things like: shopping cooking getting up and getting ready to go out See: Home Care \| Community Meals \| Social Care Transport \| Occupational Therapy \| Rehabilitation \| Adaptations to the Home \| Helpful Equipment (Signal Project)
	Support you in finding something to do during the day like: getting a job doing some voluntary work going to college joining fun activity groups See: Day Care \| Breaking the Barriers Employment Service \| Local Travel Discounts \| Education \| Local Orgnisations Search (Infolinx) \| Local Events Search \| Libraries \| Museums \| Countryside and Nature
	Support you to decide where you want to live now and in the future. This might be: living in your own home with some help living with other people who have a learning disability living with another family See: Home Care \| Residential Care \| Supporting People \| Learning Disability Housing Strategy \| Adult Placement Scheme \| Alternative Providers of Care
	Make sure you are getting the right money and benefits. We can also give you advise on looking after your money. See: Welfare Rights Advice \| Charges for Social Care Services \| Direct Payments Scheme \| Entitlements for Older People
	Giving people with learning disabilities and their families or carers a break from each other. This could be staying in a hostel or with another family for a few days. It can even include someone staying or looking after the person in their own home. See: Respite Care \| Residential Care \| Adult Placement Scheme \| Carers Information \| Carer's Breaks \| Carer's Special Grant (Take a Break)
	Tell you about other people or services that can help you. These might be Nurses Speech Therapists Physiotherapists Groups like Fairdeal, Dial UK and Mencap Clubs you can join Advocacy Services Counselling Services

How We Can Help

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