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Community Independence Team

What is the Community Independence Team?

The Community Independence Team is a domiciliary home support service with an overall aim to provide support to meet the individual needs of older people.  Enabling them to live in their own home for as long as is practicable to do so.

This is achieved by providing:

• Assistance or support as required for peoples day to day personal care and daily living needs

• Support and encouragement to assist people to retain or develop skills to enable more independent living.

• Support for people to access opportunities within their local community.

Who is the service for?

The service is aimed at older people living in the borough who have dementia, a functional mental health problem, or who have re-enablement needs.

Contacting us:

This service can be accessed through the Adult Duty and Intervention Service. You will be assessed and if eligble, referred to this service or other services as appropriate:

You can contact the Adult Duty and Intervention Service by:

Phone: 0161 770 1515

Fax: 0161 770 1519

Email: adis@oldham.gov.uk

Post: The Adult Duty and Intervention Service, The Link Centre,140 Union Street, Oldham OL1 1DZ

For more information:

For more information about the Community Independence Team please see our detailed fact sheet:

• Your Guide to the Community Independence Team (Standard Print)

• Your Guide to the Community Independence Team (Large Print)

Updated CO/07/2008

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