Factsheets: Health and Social Care

Community transport

• Community Transport (PDF)

• Community Transport (Large Print) (PDF)

Carers

Adult Carers

• Information for carers (PDF)

• Oldham Carers Centre (PDF)

• Oldham Carers Centre (Large Print) (PDF)

• Carers' assessments (PDF)

• Carers' assessments (Large Print) (PDF)

Home Support Services

• Your guide to the Community Independence Team (PDF)

• Your guide to the Community Independence Team (Large Print) (PDF)

Young Carers

• I care too - information for young carers (PDF)

Fostering, adopting and looked after children

• I'm going to be adopted - what does it mean? A children's guide to the adoption service (for under 11s) (PDF)

• I'm going to be adopted - what does it mean? A young person's guide to the adoption service (for over 11s) (PDF)

• I'm going to be fostered - what does it mean? A children's guide to the fostering service (for under 11s) (PDF)

• I'm going to be fostered - what does it mean? A young person's guide to the fostering service (for over 11s) (PDF)

• Private Fostering Information for Children, Families and Carers (PDF)

• Private Fostering Private Arrangements for Fostering Regulations 2005 (PDF)

• You could be a buddy (Buddying Scheme) (PDF)

• Would you benefit from having a buddy? (Buddying Scheme) (PDF)

Health and medical advice

Exercise

• Exercise (PDF)

• Exercise (Large Print) (PDF)

Healthy Eating

• Healthy eating (PDF

• Healthy eating (Large Print) (PDF)

Parental Support

• Educating your child at home (PDF)

• Financial Support for Higher Education (PDF)

• Financial Support for Higher Education- Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) (PDF)

• School admission appeals (PDF)

• Travel to school (PDF)

• Travel to school (Easyread format) (PDF)

• Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) (PDF)

• Learners Support Fund (PDF)

• Complaints Procedure- School Incidents (PDF)

Services for the elderly

• A guide to services for older people

• Choosing the right care home : information for older people, their carers and relatives

• Choosing the right care home: information for older people, their carers and relatives (Large Print)

• Laurel bank day centre

• Laurel bank day centre (Large Print)

• Limecroft Resource Centre - Respite/ short stay and day care

• Limecroft Resource Centre - Respite/ short stay and day care (Large Print)

• Limecroft Resource Centre - Lime Trees Specialist Dementia Day Service

• Limecroft Resource Centre - Lime Trees Specialist Dementia Day Service (Large Print)

• Ena Hughes Day Centre

• Ena Hughes Day Centre (Large Print)

• Highbarn Day Centre

• Highbarn Day Centre (Large Print)

• Boston House - Short term respite care

• Boston House - Short term respite care (Large Print)

• Butler Green - Short term respite care

• Butler Green - Short term respite care (Large Print)

• Medlock Court - Short term respite care

• Medlock Court - Short term respite care (Large Print)

• Adult and Community Services Day Care Support Group

Support on leaving hospital

• Leaving hospital : intermediate care services (PDF)

• Leaving hospital : intermediate care services (Large Print) (PDF)

Careers in Social Work and Social Care

• I want a career in social work (PDF)

• I want a career in social work (Large Print) (PDF)

• I want a career in social care (PDF)

• I want a career in social care (Large Print) (PDF)

Contacting Adult and Community Services

• What do Adult and Community Services do?

• What do Adult and Community Services do? (Large Print)

• How can I contact Adult and Community Services and what should I expect?

• How can I contact Adult and Community Services and what should I expect? (Large Print)

• Who to contact outside office hours in an emergency (The Emergency Duty Team)

• Who to contact outside office hours in an emergency (The Emergency Duty Team) (Large Print)

• Neighbourhood Access and Prevention Service

• Neighbourhood Access and Prevention Service (Large Print)

Social Work and Social Care

• What is a social worker?

• What is a social worker? (Large Print)

• What is a social care worker?

• What is a social care worker? (Large Print)

Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCA's)

• Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCA's)

• Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCA's) (Large Print)

Self Directed Support/ In Control

• Self Directed Support -  Individualised Budgets/In Control

Assessments

• How we decide how we can help you - your assessment

• How we decide how we can help you - your assessment (Large Print)

• Carers' assessments

• Carers' assessments (Large Print)

• Your financial assessment - what to expect

• Your financial assessment - what to expect (Large Print)

• Planning to meet your needs - your care plan

• Planning to meet your needs - your care plan (Large Print)

Eligibility Criteria

• Our eligibility criteria for adult services (Fair Access to Care Services)

• Our eligibility criteria for adult services (Fair Access to Care Services) (Large Print)

Charges

• What will I have to pay? A guide to non-residential and supporting people services in the borough of Oldham

• Charges for residential care – what will I have to pay?

• Your financial assessment - what to expect

• Charging (contribution) policy

• What to do if you are not happy about what you’ve been asked to pay for services

• Deferred Payments Scheme for people going into permanent residential or nursing home care

• Looking after your property if you are in hospital or residential care - Protection of property

• Public Health Funerals

• Help for people who are unable to manage their own finances (Standard)

• Help for people who are unable to manage their own finances (Large Print)

• Third party top-ups and residential accomodation

Welfare Rights and Debt Advice

• Debt

• Debt (Large Print)

• Dealing with your debts

• Dealing with your debts (Large Print)

Personal Records

• Keeping your personal records

• Keeping your personal records (Large Print)

• I’d like to see my file

• I’d like to see my file (Large Print)

• Sharing information about you

• Sharing information about you (Large Print)

Adult Abuse

• Protecting vulnerable adults from abuse

• Protecting vulnerable adults from abuse (Large Print)

Supporting People Services

• Supporting people

• Supporting people (Large Print)

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