Publications - care at home

For a free copy of any of these publications, or if you would like a copy in another format, for example, large print, audio, braille, easier to read (which uses words and pictures to help you understand) or in another language, please contact Adult Services on 0845 603 5630 (please see call charge information at bottom of page).

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  Guide to Better Care and Support

  Spring 2010 - Spring 2011

  Practical information on all aspects of independent living as well as support for you, your family and other carers. Includes detailed listings of organisations providing home care services.

   

	Download in pdf format
	Contents and foreword  164kb
Chapter 1	An overview of where to go for help and how to use this guide  265kb
Chapter 2	Your health  306kb
Chapter 3	Your home  617kb
Chapter 4	Getting out and about  728kb
Chapter 5	Support for people living with disabilities  740kb
Chapter 6	Choosing home care services  477kb
Chapter 7	Paying for your care and support  128kb
Chapter 8	Financial help and advice  194kb
Chapter 9	Help in making decisions  251kb
Chapter 10	Advice and support for carers, family and friends  220kb
	Local lists of home care organisations  240kb
	Listings A -Ca  595kb
	Listings Ca - In  1mb
	Listings In -Yo  1mb
	Contact Details  83kb
	Organisations and Helplines  24kb
	Borough, City & District Council  70kb
	Quick and Easy reference guide  67kb

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  Paying for Care at Home

  November 2009

  Explanation of how the financial assessment for care at home charges work; methods of paying the weekly charge; information about the Financial Assessments and Benefits (FAB) team. There is an additional leaflet providing current charges and terms  913kb for care at home services.

  
  
  

  Download a copy of Paying for Care at Home  632kb

   

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  Leaving hospital and returning home

  October 2009
  
  The leaflet "Leaving Hospital and Returning Home" gives information on what will happen before you are discharged from hospital and provides useful information and contact details, should you find you need some assistance when you return home.

  Download a copy of leaving hospital and returning home  441kb

   

Forms

Important - please note: These forms are for information only and should not be completed and sent directly to HCC. Funding for residential care is only agreed after a care assessment has been completed.

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  Statement of Financial Circumstances - SAS10

  February 2007

  Form for collecting information about financial circumstances, so that any charge for care at home services can be worked out. This form also includes the SAS10A and the SAS10B

  
  

  Download a copy of SAS10  119kb

   

• Client contribution form (charges for services)

   

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  SAS10C

  April 2008

  Form for service users who have been assess as needing services arranged by Adult Services to sign to say that they have received a copy of Paying for Care at Home, and the SAS10 form, and understand that they may have to pay for care at home services.

  
  

  Download a copy of SAS10C  68kb

   

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  SAS10R

  April 2008

  Form for the representative of a service user who has been assessed as needing service arranged by Adult Services to sign to say that they have received a copy of Paying for Care at Home, and the SAS10 form, and understand that the person they represent may have to pay a charge for care at home services.

  
  

  Download a copy of SAS10R  71kb

   

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