Many people’s first impression or thoughts of social care might be a residential care home. In fact, there’s a wide variety of social care services available and most people will be able to have care provided in their home. The kind of social care support you can get depends largely on your needs. This means […]
The local authority runs an assisted rubbish collection scheme where you, upon successful application, can be supported with your weekly bin collections. You can apply for an assisted collection if you are disabled or elderly and have trouble putting your rubbish out. Having an assisted collection means that your rubbish is collected from a location […]
If you need some help or are not sure what kind of help you need, you can call us and have a chat. We will do our best to guide you towards the right kind of support for you. You can call us on behalf of a friend or relative but we will need to […]
Direct payments are offered by your local authority to give you more flexibility over how your care and support is arranged and provided. They can be given to you if you have a care and support need or if you’re a carer. Direct payments were introduced to give you more choice and control over the arrangements of […]
There may be times when you or someone you know needs help with day to day living. The support you may need with day to help ma include things like: setting up and maintaining a home managing money and paying bills dealing with paperwork claiming benefits developing domestic and life skills such as shopping or […]
If you have care and support needs and find it difficult to look after yourself, your local authority may be able to advise you and provide you with some help. The best way to get help from your local authority is to ask for a care and support needs assessment. You can do this by […]
A personal assistant is someone you can employ to help you if you need social care and/or healthcare support, either because of your age, disability or a condition you have. If you receive a direct payment, you may choose to employ someone to help support you with things you need help with, such as washing […]
If you need help around the home, a good option is to have a care worker come in to your home to help you. Types of homecare Homecare comes in many forms and has many names used to describe it, including home help, care attendants and “carers” (not to be confused with unpaid family or friends who care […]
If you’re finding it difficult to go shopping or cook your own meals, or if your carer is not able to cook you a meal in the daytime, there are a range of services that can help you. Havering Council no longer provides a meals on wheels service, but do have information available regarding alternative […]
The local authority can work with you if you have care needs. They will have a conversation with you about the things you need to help you live your life and to talk about the things you might be struggling with, such as personal care, environmental concerns and accessing the community. This conversation is also […]
