Help to live at Home
We have a range of support services to help people with a disability and older people to continue living independently in their own home.
Home Care Services
Home Care Services provide support to people in their own homes who would otherwise be at risk of harm, including assistance with washing, dressing, preparation of meals and help with getting up in the morning and going to bed at night, together with other practical tasks.
"Staffordshire County Council is not responsible for the content of external websites linked from this page."
All agencies that provide this care are registered with the Commission for Social Care Inspection. A list of agencies is on their website.
Meals on Wheels
and lunch clubs may be provided for people who can no longer manage to cook for themselves. There are two types of home delivery service:
• A hot meal served at lunchtime to your home, ready to eat. Delivery is between 11am and 2pm.
• Frozen meals delivered every two weeks which you can simply defrost and cook whenever you want to eat them.
Both hot and frozen meals consist of a main meal and dessert and special diets are available. Hot meals mean more regular deliveries which have the advantage of frequent monitoring of your welfare. Frozen meals give you more flexibility about when you eat your main meal.
Lunch clubs are held most days at various centres in Staffordshire.
Equipment and Adaptations
Equipment and adaptations to the home, to enable people with disabilities to continue to live in the community, are available; the first stage is to ask for an
assessment of need, which will be carried out under the supervision of an occupational therapist.
Safety at home
We offer a range of equipment and sensors to help vulnerable, disabled or older people to be more independent and give them peace of mind. This service can also reassure friends and relatives that they are alright or that help is on the way if there is a problem. This technology may support more traditional services such as home care.
Day Care
Day Centres provide social activities and learning opportunities for older people and people with disabilities, to support their independent living.
Advice and Support
Advice and support are available for people, and their carers, from social workers based at our Offices. Or, you can email us at: social.services@staffordshire.gov.uk You can also ask for a service or ask for more information online.
The Department of Health has produced information about keeping safe in summer and in the winter
Age Concern have very useful information too. Everything from advice about care and health, housing and money, to leisure and travel and work and learning.
Last Modified:
15/08/2007 09:05:13
Back to top