Other sources of help for when you have left hospital

If you think that you may need help from the council you can ask for advice or a care assessment by contacting Adult Care. North Northamptonshire Council

0300 126 3000 www.northnorthants.gov.uk

West Northamptonshire Council

0300 126 7000 www.westnorthants.gov.uk If you think that you may need help from the council you can ask for advice or a care assessment by contacting Adult Care. To make things easier for you we have set up a first point of contact for all our services called Adult Care. You can speak to an officer who will listen to your enquiry, advise and assist you, and make sure you receive an assessment if required. We can help you with: • Social care assessments • Safeguarding vulnerable adults • Disabled person parking permits (Blue Badge) • Adaptations within your home • Community alarm scheme - Call Care • Occupational therapy assessments • Any other aspect of your social care • Assistive technology

Age UK Northamptonshire

01604 611200 Age UK Northamptonshire is an independent charity whose objectives are to make the lives of older people in Northamptonshire as fulfilling and rewarding as possible. Age UK Northamptonshire can help you with a variety of day opportunities that are fun and offer companionship when used as part of a care plan can help older people remain healthy and well. Access to community information about housing, benefits, products and services (home insurance, motor insurance etc) www.ageuk.org.uk/northamptonshire

Northamptonshire Carers

01933 677837 Northamptonshire Carers aim to offer a comprehensive support service to the unpaid carers of Northamptonshire. We recognise their contribution to society and will endeavour to empower carers in improving their quality of life. Our organisation is carer-led and our developments will be a response to carers’ needs. If you are a carer and would like information and advice to help you in your caring role, you can refer yourself to us by completing the on-line enquiry form at: www.northamptonshire-carers.org

Community Occupational Therapy

01604 366000 By helping you to learn new ways of completing everyday tasks, our friendly Community Occupational Therapy team could help you to do things by yourself again, such as accessing or leaving your house, safely moving around inside your home, climbing the stairs; and getting dressed and washed by yourself. By talking to you, and finding out what you would like help with, our team will identify any adaptations you might need and pass the recommendations to yourself or your local council.

First Stop Care Advice

First Stop Advice is an independent, free service offering advice and information for older people, their families and carers about housing and care options in later life. It is led by the charity Elderly Accommodation

The community nursing service aims to promote health and avoid acute hospital admissions.

Counsel (EAC) working in partnership with other national and local organisations. Their service spans housing, care, finance and rights and is delivered through their website, telephone advice line and network of local and specialist partner organisations. www.firststopcareadvice.org.uk

SERVE

Serve was formed in 1981 as an information and resource agency providing support for older people in the Rushden area of Northamptonshire. The organisation now covers the wider area of East Northamptonshire and parts of Wellingborough. Serve was initially operated solely by volunteers and is proud of its traditions; it remains fundamentally a voluntary organisation but many of the services are now delivered by trained, paid staff. Serve's range of service provision covers: • Community Transport • Daily Living Equipment & Mobility Products • Day and Homecare • Handy person services • Hearing Aid Assistance www.serve.org.uk

Physiotherapy Service – Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust at the Highfields Clinical Care Centre, Cliftonville

03305 556789

Physiotherapists help and treat people of all ages with physical problems caused by illness, accident or ageing. Physiotherapists identify and maximise movement potential through health promotion, preventive healthcare, treatment and rehabilitation. The core skills used by physiotherapists include manual therapy, therapeutic exercise and the application of electrophysical modalities. www.nhft.nhs.uk – search for physiotherapy service.

District Nursing Services – contactable via your GP surgery

District Nurses are highly qualified nurses that provide clinical nursing interventions to housebound individuals within the patient’s own home eg wound management, people with chronic long term conditions. The community nursing service aims to promote health and avoid acute hospital admissions.