Practical Help at Home
There is a range of home care that may be available to you.
Social worker
- They will assess the level of home support needed and can arrange home help, 'meals on wheels' and emergency call equipment
- Referral is by the GP, district nurse, hospital nurse
Home help
- They can assist with shopping, cleaning and laundry
- Referral is by social services
Community meals ('meals on wheels')
- Provision of daily hot lunches or a week's delivery of frozen meals. The meals are nutritious, cater for specified medical conditions and can meet specific religious or cultural requirements.
- Referral is by social services
Emergency equipment alarms
- Provision of emergency equipment such as an emergency bell. Some social services provide an emergency alarm line. With this you can call for help day or night.
- Referral is by social services and some alarms are provided privately