social services provided
Last reviewed 01/2018
- housing: sheltered, warden-controlled and high-dependency accommodation
- domestic services: home helps, meals on wheels etc
- financial: help with making claims for attendance, mobility, disability, heating and other special needs allowances
- psychiatric: social worker support and mental health Approved Social Worker (ASW) input for sectioning for compulsory admissions under the Mental Health Act
- occupational therapy: assessment and provision for equipment such as walking aids, bath and toilet equipment, hand-rail fitting etc
- day care centres: co-ordination and provision facilities, voluntary organisation input etc
- emergency alarms: for the frail who live alone