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Social services provided

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Authoring team

  • 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

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