If you think you need some help to live at home, we’ll discuss with your current situation and ask questions to help us understand your needs, between us we will look at the everyday things you want to be able to do, and the impact on your day-to-day life of not being able to do them.
This is called an assessment. We’ll provide you with information,advice or inform you about services or facilities available in your local community which might help meet your needs.
Equipment
We will also discuss about any practical things that might help you to do things for yourself. This could include things such as grab rails which help you get out of bed or up and down steps safely, or personal alarms which alert someone in case you have a fall, or walking aids that help you move around inside and outside your home safely.
If your needs are eligible for local authority support, we will start planning your care and support with you to understand how your needs might be met – this could include things you could do for yourself, help or care you might get from a family member, friend or neighbour, or services that might be available in your local area.
Personal Budget
If you require additional long-term care and support we will estimate the cost of that support and let you know what your personal budget is in order to purchase services to meet your needs.
You can take your personal budget as a direct payment and arrange your own support or with a broker which we can assist you with. You may need to pay contributions towards the cost of those services.
Short term support
Care and support services may be provided on a short term basis, to help you regain your independence after a period of illness, an injury, the onset of disability or some other circumstance which means you need support to live at home.
This support is provided by the Reablement service for up to 6 weeks.
Find a home care provider
- Help to live at home (directory)
Find a personal assistant
- Toolkit for employing a Personal Assistant
- North West Personal Assistant Register
- Employing personal assistants toolkit and Learning and Development Funding for PA's and Employers (Skills for care website)