What is community care?
The aim of community care is to try to help people to live in the community, whether this is in their own homes, sheltered housing, in residential care or nursing homes. Community care provides a range of health care and social care services to meet different people's needs.
The main services are:
An assessment of social and health care needs for people and for their carers. The importance of carers is recognised by their right to an assessment of their needs.
Services provided to people at home
- advice and support with personal and family problems;
- home care, to provide personal care and help with essential domestic tasks;
- help with meals;
- respite care at home;
- equipment such as bath aids, a walking frame or a hoist;
- community nursing or health visiting to help with medical and nursing needs;
- adapting your home, with a ramp, grab rails or downstairs toilet and shower, for example;and
- moving to specially adapted accommodation or housing with a warden, provided by a District Council or Housing Association.
Services provided to people outside their own homes
- attending a group, day centre or training centre;
- attending a day hospital;
- care in a residential or nursing home, whether for short stays or long term.
Under community care arrangements Cumbria County Council Adult Social Care assesses the needs of people and arrange for social care services to be provided to them to meet these needs.
Check out Cumbria County Council site