If, after this, you have ongoing care or support needs, the council will conduct an assessment and may help you to arrange any services you might need. There may be a charge for these services. Age UK Cornwall & The Isles of Scilly Home Support Service can help with domestic tasks such as cleaning and shopping, or by simply staying with someone to allow their carer to go out. Tel: 01872 266383 Email: email@ageukcornwall.org.uk
British Red Cross also provides a supportat-home service to help people regain their independence. Tel: 01235 552665 Email: ilcrsouthciadmin@redcross.org.uk Royal Voluntary Service Cornwall Community Transport Liskeard can tailor support to your individual needs, including community transport services to keep you mobile. Tel: 01579 348262
NHS Continuing Healthcare NHS Continuing Healthcare is a package of continuing care that is arranged and funded solely by the NHS. This is free of charge, wherever it is delivered. NHS Continuing Healthcare support may be provided in a care home or care home with nursing or in a person’s own home.
People eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare will have been assessed to have a ‘primary health need’ and are likely to have complex medical needs and substantial or intense ongoing care needs. See page 43 for more information.
Personal health budgets A personal health budget is an amount of money to support a person’s identified health needs. It is planned and agreed between the person and their local NHS team. The aim is to enable people with long-term conditions and disabilities to have greater choice, flexibility and control over the healthcare and support they receive.
Services for carers Who is a carer? Carers regularly look after, help or support someone who wouldn’t be able to manage everyday life without their help. A carer doesn’t have to be living with the person they care for, and the help they give doesn’t have to be physical. The carer may be caring for a partner, another relative, a friend or a neighbour. For example, it may be someone who:
• has a long-term health condition; or
• is over 60;
• eating or taking medicines;
• is living with dementia;
• getting about at home or outside;
• has a physical or learning disability or a mental health condition;
• practical help at home and keeping someone company; or
• has sight, hearing or communication difficulties;
• emotional support or communicating.
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• misuses drugs or alcohol. The carer may be helping with: • personal care, such as washing and dressing; • going to the toilet or dealing with incontinence;
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