n Support to help you live independently

Long term health and well being

Most people want to live independently in their own homes for as long as possible. Sefton Council encourages you to take care of your long term health and well being by supporting and signposting you to a range of activities and events that you can attend. These are available through libraries, leisure centres, or through the voluntary, faith and community sector. You can find full details through Sefton Council website: www.sefton.gov.uk or The Sefton Directory: www.seftondirectory.co.uk

For those people who may need a bit more support to be able to live independently there are a range of additional services available through independent providers. You can receive these services whilst you remain living in your own home. Details of some of the services available are:

Home care

If you are assessed as needing a service in your own home the local authority may purchase it on your behalf from an independent agency. Sefton Council may ask for a contribution towards the cost of care provided to support you in your own home.

Sefton has a system of contracting with providers of domiciliary services in order to ensure standards of care.

Adult Social Care Service will only purchase domiciliary services from contracted providers. These agencies will also provide a service for people funding their own care without the involvement of the Adult Social Care Department.

Reablement

The aim of reablement is to help people to remain living at home and achieve maximum independence, prevent hospital admissions or re-admissions and when appropriate to reduce the long-term care needed.

It is an intensive short term programme. Reablement encourages people who have lost their skills for daily living, to build up their confidence to be as independent as possible within their own homes. The service is provided by New Directions, via referral through the council

Healthcare solutions using technology

SeftonArc delivers telecare, healthcare, security and assisted living services to residents across the Borough and beyond. SeftonArc is managed, operated and delivered directly by Sefton Council, and has been developing and delivering innovative solutions across a wide range of service areas for many years. SeftonArc plays a key role in assisting the elderly, vulnerable and those with long-term health conditions - providing people with products and services to enable them to live safely in their own home. Services are also available to support people when they are out and about via the new ‘ArcAngel’ personal safety mobile communication and GPS tracking device. SeftonArc plays a vital role in aiding independence and preventing hospital stays, GP visits and nursing home admissions. All of our services are monitored 24 hours of every single day by our highly trained staff at our award winning Alarm Receiving Centre based here in Sefton.

Our services include: • Telecare products • Telehealth services • ArcAngel personal safety device • Manned Response Service • Key Holding Service

SeftonArc, 209 Linacre Lane, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 6AD, Tel: 0800 622 6107 Email: info@seftonarc.com

Community equipment services (CES)

The Community Equipment Service is a jointly funded partnership between Sefton Council and the local NHS. Following assessment by a District Nurse, Occupational Therapist or other Health professional, it supplies and installs equipment and minor adaptations to enable children and adults with disabilities to live at home.

Sefton CES work in partnership with the health and voluntary sector, and they can be contacted by telephoning 0151 288 6208

Housing related support

For vulnerable people who need help with a tenancy, paying bills and managing their affairs can lead to loss of their accommodation. Housing related support helps vulnerable people over the age of 16 to live in their own home. The service compliments existing care services to improve quality of life and enable people to live more independently in the community.

The services support older people with support needs, people with mental health problems, single homeless people and rough sleepers, people with drug/alcohol problems, offenders and those at risk of offending, as well as young people at risk leaving care and women or men escaping domestic abuse.