Dorset 2010-11

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HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE DIREC TORY FOR DORSET 2010-11

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Welcome...

Listings in this publication are organised by areas Gillingham

East Dorset Bournemouth Christchurch North Dorset Poole

Shaftsbury

Editors letter Welcome to the second edition of RightCareIndex –care for Dorset. We are now published in Somerset, Devon, Dorset and Cornwall. Our main aims this year for Dorset are to be even more inclusive, accessible and informative to those interested in both health and social care on both a professional and private level.

Marnhull

Sherborne

Sturminster Newton Bradford Abbas

Cranborne

Shillingstone

Yetminster

Verwood

Blandford Forum

Beaminster

Wimborne Minster Corfe Mullen

Christchurch Lyme Regis

Upton

Charminster

Bridport

Poole

Dorchester

Bournemouth Wareham

Chickerell

Purbeck West Dorset Weymouth & Portland

Weymouth

RightCareIndex offers all the solutions that fall in line with the governments “personalisation agenda”. We embrace the power of choice and the right to an altruistic care approach for all.

Swanage

Easton

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Care homes and home care form a huge part of social care, which is why we dedicate quality editorial and detailed listings to these sectors. We must be reminded though there are hugely important aspects beyond these sectors.

Further Health and care decisions surrounding service users, families and professionals, to name just a few; NHS Health initiatives, social care, advocacy, mental health, learning disabilities, charities, leisure and recreation, meal provision, motability, disability and more. We champion a complete and wholesome approach to health and social care.

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We embrace the power of choice and the right to an altruistic care approach Development of the index remains holistic and offers opportunity to voluntary and charitable organisations. A truly comprehensive approach.

In order to remain topical and local we welcome any contact and information from both the public and private sector.

Please feel free to contact us with any useful information.

Christine Rowberry Editor, Rightcare Index 01872 321327 All listings within the RightCareIndex for care homes and home care providers are sourced from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Neither Dorset County Council or RightCareIndex can be held accountable for any errors, omissions or if a home varies from the facilities listed or in an advertisement.

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Contents

Care for Dorset 2010-11

As a directory of care, it is the aim of RightCareIndex to assist the public in their search for care and to enhance and individualise their lifestyles. Comprehensive listings are included in this publication and our website www.rightcareindex.com together with helpful information from appropriate sources.

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Your County Self Directed Support • Person-Centred Planning • Putting People First • LINKs Direct Payments • Personalisation • Partners In Care

NHS in Dorset NHS Services in Dorset • PALS • Out-of-Hours Services • Red Cross Home From Hospital Service Continuing Healthcare • NHS Funded Nursing Care • NHS Health Initiatives • Air Ambulance

Care Homes Things to consider when choosing a care home • Paying for Services in a Care Home Syncope In The Care Home • Care Home Listings for Dorset

Care at Home Help at Home • Accessing Your Care and Support Needs • Telecare • Telehealth Handiworks Plus • Roots Gardening Service • Listings for providers in Dorset

Nursing Agencies Different Types Nursing Agencies • Nursing Agencies in Somerset

Meal Provision Eat Well, Live Well • Meal Providers • Eating Opportunities in Dorset Shopping Assistance • Supermarket & Shopping Centre Transport

Carers Help and Care • Carers UK Advice Line and Telecare • Short Breaks Service Useful Contacts

Learning Disabilities

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Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust • BILD • Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities • Helen Sanderson Associates • Aspergers & The Autism Act • LD Care Homes and Providers Care choices have you at a loss? Call on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

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Mental Health NHS Dorset • Dorset Mental Health Advocacy • The Crisis Responce Service • Graham Burrough Charitable Trust • Dorset Mind • Dorset Living Memories Project • NHS Inpatients Wards Eating Disorders • Addiction Services • SANEline

Disabilities Disability Action • Radar Keys • The Dorset Association for the Disabled The DOTS Disability • Wheelchair Provision

Day Services and Respite Day Services • Respite Care • Dorset’s Fiftyplus Forums List of Day Centres in Dorset

Sheltered Housing Sheltered Schemes and Options • Renting and Buying Sheltered Housing Sheltered Housing Providers

Motability The Motability Scheme • Motability Dealerships in Dorset • Choosing the Right Car for You Ricability • Car Share Scheme • Blue Badge Scheme • Shopmobility • Road Tax Exemptions

Advocacy The Advocacy Charter • Dorset Advocacy • Dorset Mental Health Forum • OPAAL Care Aware • Action for Advocacy • FirstStop • List of Advocates in Dorset • IMCA

SafeGuarding Adults Different Types of abuse • Safeguarding Contacts in Dorset

Activity and Therapy Exercise Referral Scheme • Accessible Britain • Free Cinema For Carers • Map of Local Attractions Blue & Green Gyms • RDA • Woodland Trust Woods • Alternative Therapists • Cherry Trees Nursery

Legal Services Lasting Powers of Attorney • Deputyship • Probate • Funding the Cost of Care Deprivation of Liberty • Mangement of Affairs

End of Life Weldmar Hospicecare Trust

Information

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Jargon Buster • Adult Social Care Contacts • Hospital Contacts • Age UK • Citizens Advice Bureau Local and National Contacts • Further Information & Advice Publications Care choices have you at a loss? Call on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

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Your Dorset Self Directed Support What is Self Directed Support?

Supported assessments and Self Directed Support put you in control of your care arrangements and provide you with a Personal Budget to pay for the services. At Dorset County Council we believe that you should have a say in how the money you are eligible for is used.

Who is eligible for Self Directed Support and a Personal Budget?

Dorset County Council has a duty to assess anyone who is eligible for community care services. To make sure that services are provided fairly and used to support people in the greatest need, we use guidelines which we call Fair Access to Care Services eligibility criteria. We assess people’s needs individually to find out if their level of need qualifies for a service and, if so, at what level of priority.

What are the advantages to Self Directed Support?

• You tell us about your own care needs • • • •

and what is important to you You identify your outcomes (what it is that you want to achieve) You know early on in the process how much money is available for you to spend You decide how you spend the money You have choice and control over the support you have

How does it work?

You will be offered a supported assessment; the form is like a questionnaire and can be sent to you prior to a social workers visit. The supported assessment can be completed on your own or with help from another person or with assistance from a social worker at the time of their visit. In Dorset we promote outcome focused assessments and this means that we encourage you to consider what is really important for you and then for you to consider the steps as to how this can be achieved.

Who will help me decide how to spend the money?

You may already know how you want to use the money but if not we want you to be able to get good support and advice, you can ask for help from one of the following:• A family member or a friend • A member of the local social work team • An independent support organisation, funded by Dorset County Council

How will I be able to spend the money I am given?

As a part of your assessment you will have been asked to think about what your outcomes will be (what you want to achieve) and this is what your money should be spent on.

You can use your Personal Budget to buy services directly from Dorset County Council or other sources; you cannot use it to buy health care or long term residential care.

Some people use their money to buy care or support; help with every day tasks such as washing or getting dressed, from agencies or organisations, others may choose to employ a personal assistant. Your outcomes may have identified other areas of life; for example leisure and social activities and in this case you may wish to purchase day care or recreational pursuits.

Will anyone check to see if I am spending my money properly?

Yes, we will need to make sure that you are using the money to meet your agreed outcomes. You must use the money lawfully, what you buy must be to meet the agreed outcomes and must be within your Personal Budget. You have a duty to return any unused money to Dorset County Council on a regular basis. You will need to keep receipts for what you spend and if you choose to employ a personal assistant you will have the responsibilities of being an employer. This involves keeping wage records, paying tax and national insurance and other statutory details but we can provide some help with these tasks.

What happens if my circumstances change?

How is the amount of money worked out?

The questions that you answer in the supported assessment help us to work out the sum which will be available for your Personal Budget. At the time of your referral we will arrange for you to have benefits advice and a financial assessment and this will enable us to calculate what you will be expected to contribute to your care costs. The amount of money you receive in your Personal Budget will be minus your assessed contribution.

How is the money paid?

You can choose how the money is paid, it could be:• As a Direct Payment; where we make cash payments directly to you • Into an Independent Living Trust; where a group of appointed trustees manage your funds • If you wish, we can manage the money for you and arrange the services you want • Or as a combination of any of the above

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You can tell us at any time if your circumstances change and you feel that you need to reconsider your outcomes. We will also contact you regularly to see whether you are achieving what you set out to do.

What if I am not able to make decisions for myself?

In line with the Mental Capacity Act 2005, we believe that anyone aged 16 or over is able to make decisions for themselves, unless we have proof that this person is not able to. If you are not able to make your own decisions and we have to take action on your behalf, we will do this in your best interests. In these circumstances, we will discuss your needs with anyone who has power of attorney (is legally allowed to make decisions for you)

to act on your behalf. If the Court of Protection has asked someone to act on your behalf, we will work closely with that person to make sure that we meet your best interests.

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We have now commenced the personal budget/self-directed support roll-out programme, and by the end of May 2010 all eligible service users will be offered a personal budget.

Person-Centred Planning Project Traditionally, people have been told what they need after an assessment by a professional. Now people are being encouraged and helped to decide what is important to them generally in their lives, and to incorporate these preferences as part of a plan. They are then given the support they need to achieve their goals.

Dorset is one of only nine areas in England to introduce this ‘person-centred planning’ approach. This approach to planning is being rolled out with self-directed support.

Dorset’s transforming social care programme aims to provide: • Greater choice and direct control over the support they need; • Availability of a sum of money or personal budgets for eligible people to ‘buy’ the kind of care that best suits them.

• A wider choice of services to help provide a better quality of life for the whole community; • A greater choice of support options from independent and voluntary service providers; • Quicker access to services, especially for those at high risk; • Clear, relevant and easily accessible information and advice to help people make informed choices; • Support to promote independence and help people stay in their own homes; • Increased partnership working with the NHS, voluntary and private care providers.

Key projects include: • Connecting health and social care; • Developing community services; • Introduction of personal budgets, direct payments and self-directed support; • Taking a person-centred approach to people’s planning; • Better information and advice; • Re-ablement - helping people develop the independence and skills they need to remain at home; • Developing the market and range of support options.

Putting People First (PPF) is a national programme to improve people’s experience of adult social care. Launched in 2007, PPF is a commitment to make sure anyone who needs care and support can exercise choice and control to live their lives as they want.

PPF puts people at the heart of the decision-making process. It enables them to identify their needs and make choices about their support. It’s all about delivering high quailty services tailored to individuals’ wishes , and ensuring better health and well being for everyone, including families and carers.

The four key components The Putting People First initiative is made up of four key components. These are: • Universal services: ensuring that anyone requires care and support can find the services they need in ther community • Preventative services: helping people to maintain their health and well being for longer • Choice and control: giving people as much control as they want over decisions which affect their care • Building social capital: recognising that individuals can receive care and support from their friends, families neighbours and community groups These four interdependent themes need to be in place to support the transformation of social care in England.

PPF proposes that all local authorities move to a system of Personal Budgets for anyone who is eligible for support. Through this system, PPF aims to help individuals create bespoke care services, enabling them to receive care and support at the right time. It also seeks to reduce the pressure on local authorities by investing money in prevention, rather than offering care when people’s needs are highest.

Delivered by partners from central and local government and across the sector, PPF is a unique programme whose ultimate goal is the transformation of adult social care. It will enable close collaboration between the professional leadership, providers, regulators and service users. Together, these key stakeholders will work to ensure better health and wellbeing for all individuals, families and carers who require help and support. ©Crown Copywrite

Ever wanted to speak up about a health or social care service in Somerset but not known how? It might have been to offer an opinion on how things could be improved, or talk about an experience – good or bad. Well, now you have the opportunity.

A LINk (Local Involvement Network) is a network of local people and groups. It listens to what people like you have to say about health and social care services in your area, and tells councils and the NHS what it has discovered. They are legally obliged to give the LINk any information it asks for and to respond to any recommendations the LINk makes, so that services can get better.

The Somerset LINk wants to hear from you. You may want to comment on GP services, hospitals, mental health services, sexual health, day care, residential homes or older people’s services.

Help and Care has been appointed the host organisation for the Somerset LINk. The charity’s role is to support the LINk to be an effective voice for people in the area.

To have your say, or to find out more about the Somerset LINk, please visit: www.makesachange.org.uk Email: somersetLINk@makesachange.org.uk Call: 0300 111 0102.

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Your Dorset

Putting People First

Personal Budgets Project

Direct Payments

How could direct payments benefit me?

Direct payments give more choice and control over the way people would like their needs to be met. They are intended to encourage and support independent living, because if a person buys their own care they are likely to have greater control over how services are arranged and delivered.

The direct payments scheme has been set up by Dorset County Council Adult and Community Services to give people control over the services they receive, and when and how these services are delivered.

What are direct payments?

Direct payments is the name for money given to people by Dorset County Council to pay directly for the services they need.

Direct payments can be used by you to buy-in services instead of Adult and Community Services making arrangements. These services could be home care services, day care services and/or short term breaks.

Direct payments enable people to choose who to employ to deliver these services. Most people who use direct payments employ a personal care assistant.

Will I automatically receive direct payments if I’m eligible?

No, it is not automatic but if you are interested in direct payments, your care manager will tell you more about them. If you then decide to explore the option further your care manager will carry out an assessment with you to see whether direct payments would be a good choice for you. We want to make sure everyone who receives direct payments understands them fully and is able to manage them confidently.

Who is eligible for help?

What services will I be able to buy?

We have a duty to assess anyone who is eligible for community care services but we have to work within the resources available to us each year. This means we are not able to offer services to everyone who contacts us. To make sure services are provided fairly and used to support people in the greatest need, we use guidelines we call ‘eligibility criteria’. We assess people’s needs individually to find out if their level of need qualifies for a service and, if so, at what level of priority.

You will be able to buy the equivalent of those care services you have been assessed as needing. The law does not permit you to buy long term residential care or services from Adult and Community Services with direct payments, but we will be happy to offer advice on possible alternatives. This could either be through employment of your own personal carers or you could have a contract with an agency for the services.

How can I find out more?

Who can receive direct payments?

Direct payments are available to a wide range of people over the age of 18 and who are either currently receiving care and support services from Adult and Community Services, or have been assessed as needing them. Young people with a disability aged 16 to 18 can also receive direct payments, as can the parents/people with parental responsibility for children with disabilities of any age who want to buy services for them. In some circumstances, carers will also be eligible for direct payments to pay for services they need in their own right. Contact your Dorset County Council local office for further information. People receiving direct payments must be willing to manage the finance provided, with help if needed. There is help available to get people started, and to recruit suitable staff.

An Introduction to Personalisation from SCIE Personalisation means thinking about public services and social care in an entirely different way – starting with the person and their individual circumstances rather than the service. It will require the transformation of adult social care and different approaches to personalisation are already emerging. Personalisation or personcentred support applies to all adults using social care services, including those who fund themselves and people living in residential settings. www.scie.org.uk/adults/ personalisationpub.asp Putt

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Also see www.dhcarenetworks.org.uk/personalisation/ for the latest news on personalisation. ©Crown Copywrite

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To find out more about direct payments, speak to your care manager at your social care local office. Your care manager or a member of our staff will also be able to put you in touch with an independent information, advice and guidance service which has been set up specifically to help people deal with direct payments.

If you prefer you can contact this service yourself:

Matthew Davis The Rowan Organisation (Registered Office): Eliot Park Innovation Centre, Barling Way, Nuneaton, CV10 7RH Tel: 0800 7831755 Email: matthew.davis@therowan.org Fax: 0247 76374948

First Point of Call Dorset County Council Access Team: 01305 221016 www.dorsetforyou.com The Borough of Poole Council Help desk: 01202 633902 sshelpdesk@poole.gov.uk www.poole.gov.uk Bournemouth Borough Council Bournemouth Care Direct: 01202 454979 minicom: 01202 454974 caredirect@bournemouth.gov.uk www.caredirect.gov.uk/communitycare on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

NHS in Dorset

NHS in Dorset MIU 6 9A&E

Gillingham

Your nearest NHS Hospitals

MIU 7 Shaftsbury

3A&E 4MIU

Marnhull

Sherborne 5MIU

Sturminster Newton Bradford Abbas

MIU 1

Yetminster

MIU 2

Cranborne

Shillingstone Verwood

8MIU Blandford Forum

Wimborne Minster

Beaminster

10MIU Corfe Mullen

Lyme Regis

11A&E

15 27MIU

Upton

Charminster

Bridport

26A&E

Dorchester

19

Wareham

16

A&E 18

Poole

25

17

12Christchurch

MIU 13 14

Bournemouth

20

A&E

Dorset Primary Care Trust Dorset HealthCare NHS Foundation Trust Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chickerell

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MIU 21 Swanage

MIU 24 Weymouth

The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

22MIU

Easton

Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Private Hospitals

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Finigan Clinic

17

St Ann’s Hospital

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Poole Hospital NHS Trust

Hospitals outside of the County

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Westminster Memorial Hospital

19

BMI The Harbour Hospital

A&E

Accident & Emergency

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Blandford Hospital

20

Wareham Outreach Day Hospital

MIU

Minor Injuries Unit

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Salisbury District Hospital

21

Swanage Community Hospital

1

Chard Community Hospital

10

Wimborne Community Hospital

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Portland Hospital

2

Crewkerne Hospital

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Royal Bournemouth General Hospital

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The Westhaven Hospital

3

Yeovil District Hospital

12

Christchurch Hospital

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Weymouth Community Hospital

4

NHS Yeovil Health Centre

13

Kings Park Hospital

25

BMI The Winterbourne Hospital

5

Yeatman Hospital

14

Boscombe & Springbourne Health Centre

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Dorset County Hospital

6

Verrington Hospital

15

Alderney Hospital

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Bridport Community Hospital

There are many hospitals in Dorset, of which several are community hospitals. These provide services such as Minor Injuries Units and out-patient care but are not usually 24 hours or include an Accident and Emergency department. Please check the map for MIU and A&E hospitals and opening hours before setting off. See page 81 for all hospital contacts.

What are NHS foundation trusts?

NHS foundation trusts are not-for-profit, public benefit corporations. They are part of the NHS and provide over half of all NHS hospital and mental health services.

NHS foundation trusts are a result of the Government’s drive to devolve decision making from central to local organisations and communities. They provide and develop healthcare according to core NHS principles - free care, based on need and not ability to pay.

What makes NHS foundation trusts different from NHS trusts?

• they are not directed by Government so have greater freedom to decide their own

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strategy and the way services are run; they can retain their surpluses and borrow to invest in new and improved services for patients and service users; and they are accountable to their local communities through their members and governors, their commissioners through contracts, Parliament and to Monitor as their regulator.

NHS foundation trusts can be more responsive to the needs and wishes of their local communities – anyone who lives in the area, works for a foundation trust, or has been a patient or service user there, can become a member of the trust. These members elect the board of governors.

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Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS) PALS is an accessible and confidential service for patients, relatives and carers. PALS acts independently when handling patient and family concerns, liaising with staff, managers and, where appropriate, relevant organisations to negotiate immediate or prompt solutions. If necessary we can refer patients and families to specific local or national-based support agencies.

What will PALS do?

PALS will help you if you: • are unhappy with your hospital, GP or community services and need help to negotiate a solution; • need advice, have concerns and suggestions but are unsure who to speak to; • need to identify a problem; • need to explore various options for sorting the problem out, including use of the formal complaints procedure; • provide information and where necessary liaise with other staff and services on your behalf; • would like to be put in touch with voluntary support, advocacy services or need information on other NHS services; • feel the Trust could learn from your experiences of using its services.

PALS aims to:

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offer advice and support to patients • provide information on NHS services • listen and respond to queries • help sort out problems on your behalf If you have been unable to resolve a problem by speaking with the healthcare staff directly involved, PALS can help you with your questions and concerns.

What action will be taken?

PALS can informally investigate issues you raise with us. We will ensure the matter is brought before the senior managers of the area concerned.

We will contact you with an explanation of what has happened and let you know what has been done to rectify matters for the future.

PALS will not: • investigate complaints; • deal with a problem that is currently being investigated under the NHS Complaints Procedure; • pursue a concern that has already exhausted the NHS Complaints Procedure.

Who do I contact?

In each trust and PCT there is a Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) providing on-the-spot help and information about health services. PALS is an NHS managed service designed to deal with queries and concerns quickly and to enable change within organisations based on the needs and experiences of patients, carers and the public.

When raising a concern in the first instance talk to the staff involved who are providing the care e.g. ward nurse, receptionist, GP, matron or manager. In many cases problems and concerns can be sorted out locally straight away. If necesary and you wish to speak to anyone not involved with your care you can contact either the PALs officer or the Customer Care Manager.

Dorset Primary Care Trust

NHS Bournemouth and Poole

Tel: 01305 368900

Tel: 01202 541400

Hillfort House, Poundbury Road,

Canford House, Discovery Court

Dorchester, DT1 2PN

Business Centre, 551-553 Wallisdown Road, Poole, BH12 5AG

NHS Dorset covers the same geographical area as Dorset County Council, which comprises six District/Borough Councils. The Trust is responsible for securing services for a population of 395,000 through commissioning and direct provision.

NHS Bournemouth and Poole is the local NHS organisation tasked with improving the health and well-being of the local population and receives funding directly from the Department of Health. We are expected to invest our resources to tackle health inequalities, promote health and well-being and ensure a comprehensive and equitable range of health care services are available for local people.

Beyond this, we aim to be an innovative and dynamic leader within the local health and social care community, known as an organisation focused on and around people, both those we employ and those we serve locally.

Community based services are directly provided by the Trust and are managed by the provider arm, Dorset Community Health Services (DCHS). DCHS service portfolio includes: • Community services, operating out of GP practices, health centres and eleven community hospitals providing over 300 beds across Dorset; • Older peoples’ mental health; • Community Adult mental health services including acute care; • Drug and Alcohol Services; • Offender healthcare services for the Dorset Prison Partnership; • Services such as Condition Management programme; • Support services including Estates, IT, Finance and HR;

Our vision for Bournemouth and Poole is of a health population, with informed individuals who are living independent healthy lives, supported appropriately to take care of themselves. When they do need treatment or additional support, we expect local people to be able to access a range of high quality services, at a time and place to suit them. NHS Bournemouth and Poole is the new name for Bournemouth and Poole Teaching Primary Care Trust, which is our legally established title.

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In addition DCHS manages Mental Health Services for patients in the North and South West of the Trust.

NHS Dorset commissions mental health services from Dorset Healthcare Trust for the patients in the South and East locality.

NHS Dorset complies with required governance arrangement through the Board and Professional Executive Committee.

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“The core task for Primary Care Trusts is to invest locally to achieve the greatest health gains and reductions in health inequalities, at best value for current and future service users. World class commissioners will secure effective strategic capacity and capability to turn competence into excellence, transforming people’s health and well-being outcomes at the local level, while reducing health inequalities and promoting inclusion.”

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Dorset Primary Care Trust, PALS Officer, Hillfort House, Poundbury Road, Dorchester, DT1 2PN. Tel: 01305 361285 | Email: PALS@dorset-pct.nhs.uk Customer Care Manager, NHS Dorset, Hillfort House Poundbury Road, Dorchester, DT1 2PN. Tel: 01305 368914 | Email: complaints@dorset-pct.nhs.uk

PALS at NHS Bournemouth and Poole, Health Information Shop, ASDA, St Paul’s Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8DL Open Tues - Fri, 10am - 5pm. Sat 10am - 2pm (please note that on occasion our Sat service is closed - please phone ahead to check) Tel: 01202 318954 | Text: 07825 256953 or: Healthpoint, Poole Central Library, The Dolphin Centre, Poole, BH15 1QE Open Mon - Fri, 9.30am - 5pm. Sat 9am -1pm Tel: 01202 675377 | Email: feedback@bp-pct.nhs.uk

Dorset County Hospital, Patient and Customer Services, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Williams Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 2JY Tel: 0800 7838058 | Email: pals@dchft.nhs.uk

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust, Customer Services/PALS Co-ordinator, Dorset HealthCare NHS Foundation Trust, 11 Shelley Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4JQ Tel: 0800 587 4997

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust Tel: 01202 303400 11 Shelley Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH1 4JQ

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust provides integrated mental health and specialist learning disability services, addictions services, community brain injury, community dental services and some primary care services. We serve a population of almost 700,000 people across the county of Dorset. Our vision is to provide services with which we ourselves would happily be treated, and which we would recommend to our family and friends.

Most of our services are provided in the local communities, in people’s homes or in local centres through locally based integrated health and social care teams and facilities. We also provide specialist assessment and treatment inpatient centres. Our range of services are: Childrens Wellbeing and Emotional Services, Mental Health Services for People of Working Age, Mental Health Services for Older People, Services for People with a Complex Learning Disability, Drug and Alcohol Treatment, Community Brain Injury Team, Eating Disorders, Adult Asperger’s Syndrome Team, Community Dentistry, Primary Care Psychological Therapies, Primary Care Social Enterprise Partner We are one of only 37 UK trusts which has been rated ‘Excellent’ for both its ‘Quality of Services’ and ‘Quality of Financial Management’ in the Care Quality Commission’s Annual Health Check for 2008/09. The Trust has achieved Investors in People status and Improving Working Lives Practice Plus Accreditation.

The service is for urgent medical situations only - if you, or a member of your family become ill and you are concerned. It is not for routine enquiries such as booking an appointment with your GP, repeat prescriptions or to obtain test results.

If your medical problem is not urgent, please telephone your GP surgery when it is next open, or call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 for general health advice.

Remember: If it is a medical emergency - if you believe that you, or a member of your family might die if you do not get medical help immediately - then you should call 999 and ask for an ambulance.

Out of hours Social Services Support Tel: 01202 657279 The service operates seven days a week 5pm - 8.40am Mon - Thurs and from 4pm Fri - 8.40am Mon. The service provides emergency cover and access to essential services outside of the main local office working hours and covers Poole, Bournemouth and Dorset.

It covers the full range of services, including: Adult services, Children’s services, Childcare, Mental health, Older people, Learning and physical disability. Information and advice is provided and, where necessary, visits are undertaken to further assess needs and provide services.

During normal office hours you need to call your local office: Bournemouth, Tel: 01202 458000 (8:40am - 5pm Mon - Fri) Dorset County Council, Tel: 01305 251000 (8:40am - 5pm Mon - Fri) Poole, (-Adult) Tel: 01202 633902 (8.30am 5.15pm Mon - Thurs, 8.30am-4.45pm Fri) (-Children) Tel: 01202 735046 (8:40am - 5pm Mon - Fri)

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Tel: 01305 251150 Dorset County Hospital, Williams Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2JY

Dorset County Hospital was established in 1991 as part of a long–term project to bring together all the local services for acutely ill patients onto one hospital site. The new hospital, just outside Dorchester town centre, was completed in 1997.

We were awarded Foundation Trust status in June 2007. We received a ‘good’ rating for the quality of patient services in the latest performance ratings from the Care Quality Commission (2008/09) and a ‘good’ for financial management.

Our busy, modern hospital provides a full range of district general services, including an accident and emergency department, and links with satellite units in five community hospitals. ©Crown Copywrite

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Dorset Out-of-Hours Medical Service Tel: 0845 600 1013

PALS Contacts in Dorset

Red Cross Home From Hospital Service Our trained volunteers offer short-term practical and emotional support to people returning to their home after any period of stay in hospital. We can: • Take home & settle in • Support and help rebuild confidence • Shopping & escort shopping • Make support visits • Collect prescriptions and pensions • Sit with you if your carer needs to go out • Companionship

Our help really can make a difference There is no charge for this service; you may like to make a donation after having used the service. Our volunteers are trained and work to the fundamental principles of the Red Cross.

Confidentiality will be maintained at all times, any information will be kept in strict confidence. Once you have used the service you will be sent a monitoring form to tell us what you thought of the service and whether you wish to make any donation.

Our volunteers will carry out a risk assessment so as to

NHS Continuing Healthcare Continuing Care is described by the Department of Health in its National Framework as: “Care provided over an extended period of time to a person aged 18 or over to meet physical or mental health needs which have arisen as the result of disability, accident or illness” If you need continuing care, your care needs will be complex, substantial and ongoing, caused by a disability or chronic illness, or following hospital treatment. Continuing care is also commonly known as long-term care.

What Is NHS Continuing Healthcare?

A package of services which is arranged and funded by the NHS for people outside hospital with ongoing health needs. An assessment is carried out to determine eligibility. Your primary health need will be assessed by looking at all of your care needs and relate them to four key indicators: • nature - the type of condition or treatment required and its quality and quantity.

• complexity - symptoms that interact, making them difficult to manage or control.

• intensity - one or more needs which are so severe that they require regular interventions.

• unpredictability - unexpected changes in condition that are difficult to manage and present a risk to you or others.

Who Can Apply?

Persons over 18 may apply for funding to meet physical or mental health needs that have arisen as a result of disability, accident or illness. Your needs will be assessed by a multidisciplinary team who will review your needs against twelve areas of care known as domains.

How To Apply?

For current and ongoing funding you can request an assessment through your GP or District Nurse. Assessments for eligibility are also carried out by the multidisciplinary team on the ward or in a care home.

Alternatively you can apply in writing for reimbursement for past payments (retrospective applications) or current funding, to the Head of Continuing Healthcare based at Discovery Court Business Centre in Poole.

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minimise potential hazards and to prevent any accidents occurring. We would appreciate your co-operation with this.

How can I get this help?

If you are in hospital, ask the person who is arranging your discharge, they will pass your details on. You can also contact us direct, on the number below. We can take referrals from anyone; you just need to contact the duty Co-ordinator.

You can call us about a relative, friend or neighbour.

Contact Details: Care in the Home Co-ordinator can be reached on: 01823 273707 Home from Hospital, British Red Cross, Red Cross House, Livingstone Way, Taunton, TA2 6BD The office is open 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday. www.redcross.org.uk The British Red Cross also provides other services such as Medical Equipment Services, Skin Camouflage and Transport and Escort to find out about any of these please contact the British Red Cross in Somerset on 01823 273700 or for Medical Equipment please call 0845 3313331.

You will be sent an application and consent form to complete and return. The assessment for eligibility will be made and a decision sent to you in writing.

What Is The Role Of NHS Bournemouth And Poole?

NHS Bournemouth and Poole is responsible for assessing eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding, ensuring that the appropriate national eligibility criteria is used consistently.

Where appropriate NHS Bournemouth and Poole will refer applications to the appropriate Primary Care Trust for assessment. ©Crown Copywrite, Further information available from: www.bournemouthandpoole.nhs.uk/ local-health-services/NHSContinuingHealthcare.asp

NHS Funded Nursing Care NHS funded nursing care is a contribution towards your registered nursing care made by your Primary Care Trust.

You should received NHS funded nursing care if: • you have been assessed as requiring the services of a registered nurse • you do not qualify for NHS continuing healthcare (i.e. nursing and accommodation costs) but have been assessed as requiring the services of a registered nurse • you are not receiving registered nursing care in any other way (e.g. directly from your primary care trust).

Applying for Continuing Healthcare or NHS Funded Nursing Care in Dorset If you feel you may be eligible for either Continuing Healthcare or NHS Funded Nursing Care and you are registered with a GP in the NHS Dorset boundary, then you will need to contact the NHS Funded Continuing Healthcare Department, the details are below.

NHS Funded Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care NHS Dorset, Forston Clinic, Herrison Road, Charminster, Dorset DT2 9TB Tel: 01305 361129 or 361123

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Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance Any one, at any time could require the services of the Air Ambulance: no one is immune!

The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is a registered Charity. We receive no funding from the Government or the National Lottery so we rely entirely on the generosity of the public to support us.

We pride ourselves on having an outstanding air ambulance emergency service. Our team of highly trained paramedics and pilots use their knowledge, skill and cheerful enthusiasm to save lives every day.

It now costs £3,800 per day to keep YOUR Air Ambulance flying, which equates to approximately £1.4 million a year. In the decade since our launch we have attended over 7,000 incidents – many of them life-saving.

The Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance celebrate its 10th anniversary during 2010. Reaching this milestone is an achievement in its own right and we would not be here today without your continued support.

During the past ten years, with your help, we have been able to provide one of the most outstanding air ambulance emergency services in the country. We hope that you feel proud, that with the support you give, many lives have been changed, and many lives have been saved.

Why The Air Ambulance Is Needed Every second counts when a person’s life is in danger.

The Air Ambulance can be anywhere within the two counties in under 19 minutes of an emergency call. We can easily reach isolated locations such as moorlands, hilltops, and cliff-tops, where there are no roads for land ambulances and we are not help up by traffic jams.

Our helicopter flies at approximately 150 mph. We can deliver medical care to patients in-flight and will transfer patients direct to the hospital which best meets their needs.

Raising Funds Because our service answers emergency calls 365 days of the year, our fund-raising has to be constant.

The money you raise today flies our helicopter tomorrow.

Whatever you decide to do, no matter how small, it will make a difference and help us to continue saving lives.

For more information on the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance and details of how you can show your support or become a volunteer, please visit:

www.dorsetandsomersetairambulance.org.uk or call: 01823 669604

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Dept. of Health Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS White Paper executive summary 1. The Government upholds the values and principles of the NHS: of a comprehensive service, available to all, free at the point of use and based on clinical need, not the ability to pay.

2. We will increase health spending in real terms in each year of this Parliament.

3. Our goal is an NHS which achieves results that are amongst the best in the world.

Putting patients and public first 4 We will put patients at the heart of the NHS, through an information revolution and greater choice and control: a) Shared decision-making will become the norm: no decision about me without me. b) Patients will have access to the information they want, to make choices about their care. They will have increased control over their own care records. c) Patients will have choice of any provider, choice of consultantled team, choice of GP practice and choice of treatment. We will extend choice in maternity through new maternity networks. d) The Government will enable patients to rate hospitals and clinical departments according to the quality of care they receive, and we will require hospitals to be open about mistakes and always tell patients if something has gone wrong. e) The system will focus on personalised care that reflects individuals’ health and care needs, supports carers and encourages strong joint arrangements and local partnerships. f) We will strengthen the collective voice of patients and the public through arrangements led by local authorities, and at national level, through a powerful Commission. g) We will seek to ensure that everyone, whatever their need or background, benefits from these arrangements.

Improving healthcare outcomes 5 To achieve our ambition for world-class healthcare outcomes, the service must be focused on outcomes and the quality standards that deliver them. The Government’s objectives are to reduce mortality and morbidity, increase safety, and improve patient experience and outcomes for all: h) The NHS will be held to account against clinically credible and evidence-based outcome measures, not process targets. We will remove targets with no clinical justification. i) A culture of open information, active responsibility and challenge will ensure that patient safety is put above all else, and that failings such as those in Mid-Staffordshire cannot go undetected. j) Quality standards, developed by NICE, will inform the commissioning of all NHS care and payment systems.

Inspection will be against essential quality standards.

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k) We will pay drug companies according to the value of new medicines, to promote innovation, ensure better access for patients to effective drugs and improve value for money.

As an interim measure, we are creating a new Cancer Drug Fund, which will operate from April 2011; this fund will support patients to get the drugs their doctors recommend. l) Money will follow the patient through transparent, comprehensive and stable payment systems across the NHS to promote high quality care, drive efficiency, and support patient choice. m) Providers will be paid according to their performance.

Payment should reflect outcomes, not just activity, and provide an incentive for better quality.

Autonomy, accountability and democratic legitimacy 6 The Government’s reforms will empower professionals and providers, giving them more autonomy and, in return, making them more accountable for the results they achieve, accountable to patients through choice and accountable to the public at local level: n) The forthcoming Health Bill will give the NHS greater freedoms and help prevent political micromanagement. o) The Government will devolve power and responsibility for commissioning services to the healthcare professionals closest to patients: GPs and their practice teams working in consortia. p) To strengthen democratic legitimacy at local level, local authorities will promote the joining up of local NHS services, social care and health improvement. q) We will establish an independent and accountable NHS Commissioning Board. The Board will lead on the achievement of health outcomes, allocate and account for NHS resources, lead on quality improvement and promoting patient involvement and choice. The Board will have an explicit duty to promote equality and tackle inequalities in access to healthcare. We will limit the powers of Ministers over day-to-day NHS decisions. r) We aim to create the largest social enterprise sector in the world by increasing the freedoms of foundation trusts and giving NHS staff the opportunity to have a greater say in the future of their organisations, including as employee-led social enterprises.

All NHS trusts will become or be part of a foundation trust. s) Monitor will become an economic regulator, to promote effective and efficient providers of health and care, to promote competition, regulate prices and safeguard the continuity of services. t) We will strengthen the role of the Care Quality Commission as an effective quality inspectorate across both health and social care. u) We will ring-fence the public health budget, allocated to

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reflect relative population health outcomes, with a new health premium to promote action to reduce health inequalities.

Cutting bureaucracy and improving efficiency 7 The NHS will need to achieve unprecedented efficiency gains, with savings reinvested in front-line services, to meet the current financial challenge and the future costs of demographic and technological change: v) The NHS will release up to £20 billion of efficiency savings by 2014, which will be reinvested to support improvements in quality and outcomes. w) The Government will reduce NHS management costs by more than 45% over the next four years, freeing up further resources for front-line care. x) We will radically delayer and simplify the number of NHS bodies, and radically reduce the Department of Health’s own NHS functions. We will abolish quangos that do not need to exist and streamline the functions of those that do.

Conclusion: making it happen 8 We will maintain constancy of purpose. This White Paper1 is the long-term plan for the NHS in this Parliamentary term and beyond. We will give the NHS a coherent, stable, enduring framework for quality and service improvement. The debate on health should no longer be about structures and processes, but about priorities and progress in health improvement for all.

9 This is a challenging and far-reaching set of reforms, which will drive cultural changes in the NHS. We are setting out plans for managing change, including the transitional roles of strategic health authorities and primary care trusts. Implementation will happen bottom-up.

10 Many of the commitments made in the White Paper of which this is an executive summary require primary legislation and are subject to Parliamentary approval.

Responding to the White Paper We are consulting on how best to implement these changes and draw your attention to the full version of the White Paper and to related consultation documents, available on the Department of Health website at www.dh.gov.uk/ liberatingthenhs. In particular, the Department would welcome comments on the implementation of the proposals requiring primary legislation, and will publish a response to the views raised on the White Paper and the associated papers, prior to the introduction of the Bill. Comments should be sent to: nhswhitepaper@dh.gsi.gov.uk or the White Paper Team, Room 601, Department of Health, 79 Whitehall, London SW1A 2NS.

What does Change4Life do for you?

The Change4Life advertising campaign will make the subject of weight and physical activity a hot topic and will urge us to make changes to our diet and levels of activity.

The campaign talks about ‘fat in the body’ rather than ‘fat bodies’ and makes clear the link between fat and preventable illnesses. It also pins the blame on modern life, which affects all of us, rather than pointing the finger at parents.

Free Change4Life materials are now available for you to order or download to use to support the movement.

Who needs Change4Life

We all know it can be hard these days to live a happy, healthy life but Change4Life can help. After all, none of us are perfect. The way we live in modern society means a lot of us, especially our kids, have fallen into unhealthy habits.

Why should I join Change4Life?

Would you like loads of ideas and help to give your family a happier, healthier future? Then you already know why you should join Change4Life. As part of Change4Life, you will receive tons of helpful information, games, tools, tips and a free welcome pack. You can also search for what is happening in your local community. We’ll update Change4Life all the time so don’t miss out – visit our website regularly. www.change4life.co.uk

* The NHS belongs to the people.

It is there to improve our health and well-being, supporting us to keep mentally and physically well, to get better when we are ill and, when we cannot fully recover, to stay as well as we can to the end of our lives. It works at the limits of science – bringing the highest levels of human knowledge and skill to save lives and improve health. It touches our lives at times of basic human need, when care and compassion are what matter most.

*Calls to 03 numbers should cost no more than geographic 01 or 02 UK-wide calls, and may be part of inclusive minutes subject to your provider and your call package.

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Care Homes This section provides information and things to consider before moving to a Care Home. Homes are listed alphabetically by district.

Introduction

Choosing where to receive the care you require can be a daunting task, particularly as it often involves leaving a home with which you are familiar and in which you may lived for many years.

Whenever we choose a new place to live, we do so on the basis of a mixture of logic and emotion. Logic dictates where it should be and how close to family and friends etc. The emotional element is based on whether or not it feels like home.

Written information and brochures can tell you about the practical issues but the “feeling of the place” is something you must establish for yourself.

The key advice is to visit the homes which meet your practical requirements. Prepare a list of the issues which concern you and don’t be afraid to ask questions. You will find care providers more than happy to discuss your needs and concerns.

Many of us have preconceptions about care homes and sadly, the image of care provision has not been well presented in the media. Television programmes and press articles tend to focus on the sensational and all too often it is the occasional problems which are highlighted. The vast majority of homes providing high standards and first class care are simply not newsworthy.

Everyone has their own idea of what is nice, what suits them and what meets their own preference. The question therefore needs to be “does it suit me?” and in this respect there is no right or wrong answer.

Who Provides Care?

There are three principal providers of residential and nursing care. Most local authorities own and operate homes of their own although the numbers of places they provide have declined over recent years. The voluntary and charitable sector provides a relatively small but important provision and the largest group is the independent or private sector.

How Do I Measure the Quality of a Home?

The difficulty with quality is that it can mean different things to different people and therefore it is extremely difficult to measure.

All establishments providing residential or nursing care have to be registered with the authorities and comply with the prevailing regulations. This ensures that the home complies with the requirements of health and safety, staffing levels, hygiene, drug administration and accepted good practice.

Homes are inspected regularly and the latest inspection report is available by asking the owner, manager or via the Care Quality Commission. It should however be remembered that the inspection process tends to examine systems and procedures rather than caring.

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How Much Will It Cost?

The cost of care will vary between homes and across each region of the country. Although cost is an important consideration, affordability is perhaps the more significant issue and getting advice on benefit entitlement and how best to manage finances is crucially important.

The CareAware Helpline can assist in this regard.

With the requirement for higher standards, increasing wage levels and rising operating costs, care fee inflation can be an issue and so it is also important to consider the future situation, particularly if the care need increases.

Demographic trends suggest that more of us will need residential care in the future and with home closures continuing, the availability of care beds can be expected to reduce and this in turn may lead to higher prices.

Are There Specialist Homes?

Some homes offer specialised care services. This may range from homes which provide male or female only accommodation to those which cater for particular problems and difficulties.

How to Find Potential Homes Some people are aware of the home they would prefer, perhaps through a recommendation or because a friend was resident there. However, many face the prospect of making a selection from scratch.

The local authority will provide a listing of all registered homes and there are the traditional information sources such as Yellow Pages etc. In addition, many homes are part of local regional or national care associations who produce directories and listings.

An alternative is the Care Quality Commission which took over from the Commission for Social Care Inspection on 1st April 2009. www.cqc.org.uk or 03000 616161.

CareAware Edition 04.09 Caring Solutions for Age Old Problems www.careaware.co.uk Other publications include ‘Finding and Paying for a Care Home’ by Help the Aged (now Age UK) (available by calling 020 7278 1114 or by visiting their website: www.helptheaged.org. uk/en-gb/AdviceSupport/AdviceLeaflets/) and ‘The Care Home Handbook’ by Counsel + Care which can be downloaded from: www.counselandcare.org.uk/helping-you/ carehomehandbook 0845 300 7585

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What to look for Leaving your home and familiar surroundings to move into a care home is a big step. It is important to consider your choices carefully before making a decision about where to move. All care homes in England are registered and inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), formerly the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI). The CQC regulates health and adult social care services in England.

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Is a care home right for you?

Before deciding to go into a care home, have you considered whether it is possible for you to stay in your own home?

• Have you contacted your local social services department and asked them to assess your needs for services such as home care, meals, day care or respite care?

• Have you been in touch with your GP to make sure a medical assessment of your needs has been carried out?

• Have you been in touch with organisations such as your local Age Concern to see if there is any way they can support you or perhaps tell you about social activities in your area?

• If you are finding your current home difficult to manage, have you considered a move to sheltered/ retirement housing or Extra Care Housing?

• If you are finding the stairs, bath or toilet hard to manage, have you asked your local social services department if they can provide useful equipment?

• If your house needs repairs or alterations, have you asked your local Home Improvement Agency or council housing department whether there are any grants available?

• If you are finding it difficult to manage financially, have you contacted the Pensions Service, the Housing Benefit section of your local authority or organisations such as the Citizens Advice Bureau or Age Concern to see whether you are receiving all the benefits to which you are entitled?

Types of Homes Care homes providing personal care vary in size and facilities. All are expected to provide a room, meals, help with personal care such as dressing, supervision of medication, companionship and someone on call at night. Care homes providing personal care give care during normal short illnesses but do not provide constant nursing care.

Care homes providing nursing care also vary in size and facilities, but all provide personal and nursing care 24 hours a day for people who are bedridden, very frail or have a medical condition or illness that means they need regular attention from a nurse. There is always a qualified nurse on duty.

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care home with an additional category of registration (DE). These were previously known as EMI homes.

Care homes may be owned and operated by private individuals, companies owning groups of homes, not for profit organisations and local authority social services departments. All care homes in England are registered and inspected by the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI). In Scotland this is the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care and in Wales, the Care Standards Inspectorate for Wales. Local authorities still retain responsibility for homes in Northern Ireland. Inspection reports are available from the home or the relevant authority.

Respite Care Short term care or intermediate care is usually available in a care home, but possibly at home with the assistance of professional carers. You may consider respite care for a number of reasons: • to build up your strength after a stay in hospital, • after a stay in hospital, while you are waiting to move somewhere • permanent; • to have a break, or to give your carers a break, or; • to see whether you would like to live in the care home permanently.

(See pages 60-62 for more information on respite care and day services) Choosing a care home If you can afford to pay your own fees you can choose a home and make your own arrangements. Before making any arrangements, it is a good idea to ask for a local authority assessment of need, particularly if you may need help with the fees at some point in the future. If you are paying your own fees, the care home must provide a written contract at the time you move into the home. If possible, try and arrange a trial stay in a home before making a final decision.

Finding a care home Phone EAC’s free Advice Line on 020 7820 1343, search directly on-line at www.HousingCare.org or email at enquiries@eac.org.uk .

Paying for a care home Fully funded NHS care: People with very high nursing or medical needs may qualify to have their care fully funded by the NHS under the Continuing Care criteria. (See page 12 for more information) Care homes vary in cost. Depending on the location and services provided, the fees can vary from about £300 a week to £1,000 or more for a home providing nursing care.

If you need help towards the cost of a care home you must first contact your local social services department and ask for an assessment of your needs. This will tell you whether you meet the authority’s criteria for a care home and how much the authority will ‘normally’ pay for someone with your assessed care needs. You are also advised to contact the social services department if there is any chance you may need financial help towards the cost of fees in the future.

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Paying for services in a care home (Residential & Nursing Care) Each person requiring funding must have their care needs assessed and must meet the eligibility criteria for funding. The amount a person has to pay will depend on their individual financial circumstances. The rules for deciding how much people pay towards service in care homes, and the capital limits for funding are laid down by the central government in the ‘Charging for Residential Accommodation Guide’.

Currently people with more than *£23,250 capital will be required to pay the full care costs although they may be eligible for free nursing care. (*Rate as at April 2010) Please note that if you have been assessed as needing continuing NHS care services, or you have been placed in a care home under section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983, you will not be charged for your care whilst you continue to be eligible for funding and this factsheet will not apply to you.

The financial assessment If we assess that you require services in a care home and you wish to apply for funding for your placement, we will work out how much you will be required to pay towards the care costs. This is called a financial assessment. A Benefits Officer will either visit you, or a person you have nominated to act on your behalf, to collect information about your income and savings. The visiting officer will also ensure that you are receiving all the benefits you are entitled to. Any information provided will be treated in confidence in accordance with the Data Protection Act. What we will need to see It would be helpful if you could have the following information available for the visiting officer: Income •

Letter from the Department for Work and Pensions giving details of all the benefits you receive, e.g.

Retirement Pension, Income Support, Pension Credit, Guarantee and Savings Credit, Attendance Allowance, and/or a bank statement showing these payments • Notification of any private pension or annuity • Details of any other income you may have Savings • Bank Statements • Building Society Books • National Savings Books • Premium Bonds and National Savings Certificates • Stock and Share Certificates • Details of endowment insurance policies • The value of land or property (other than your own home) that you own • Details of any other savings and investments Calculating your charge Any savings below £14,250 are ignored. For savings of £23,250 or less but more than £14,250, we will assume an income of £1 per week for every £250 or part thereof. E.g. If you have savings of £16,500 we would ignore the first £14,250 leaving £2,250. We will assume an income of £9 a week. This is called ‘tariff income’.

The charge you will be expected to pay will be your total weekly income, including any tariff income, less the statutory personal allowance, currently £22.30 weekly. If you are over 65 you may qualify for an additional savings disregard of up to £5.75

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weekly. Please note that some income is disregarded from the assessment. For example, 50% of any personal pension you may have if you are maintaining your spouse at home, and if your stay at the care home is temporary, we will make extra allowances for the upkeep of your own home.

Information about choice of home If you would prefer to live in a care home and the fees are more expensive than the amount that has been agreed for your placement, you can still be funded in the home if the care manager agrees that the accommodation is suitable and providing that another person is able to meet the difference in costs. This is called a ‘top-up’. The legislation prevents residents ‘topping up’ their own fees if they choose more expensive accommodation, although there is one exception to this rule. The exception is that if you own your own home you will be allowed to live in more expensive accommodation and ‘top-up’ your own fees during the first twelve weeks of a permanent placement. However, if you choose to take this option, you should be aware that if your disposable capital runs out before you can sell your property, it is unlikely that the local authority will be able to make up the shortfall in your care costs.

Your care manager should be able to advise you about this.

Your home When you move into a care home on a permanent basis the value of your home is disregarded for the first 12 weeks. After that we may include the value of your home, as savings, but this will depend on your individual circumstances. We will not take the value of your home into account if someone else lives in it who is: • Your husband/wife or partner • A relative who is aged 60 or over • A relative who is disabled • A dependent child (A relative means a parent, child, step-parent, step-child, brother, sister (or their husband/ wife or partner), grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece). We do have discretion to disregard

the value of your property in exceptional circumstances, for example if there is a person living in the property who has no other home and has been your long term carer.

Deferred payments If your home is included in the assessment of charge you do not have to sell it. If you do not want to sell your home or can’t sell it quickly enough to pay for your care you may apply for the deferred payment scheme. Under this scheme, Dorset County Council places a legal charge on your property and in return pay your care costs, less any charges that you can pay from your weekly income. The amount that Dorset County Council pay will accrue as a debt, just like a mortgage, although no interest is added while you remain in the care home. The debt must be repaid by you or your estate as soon as the property is sold, or within 56 days of you leaving care. There is a charge for the administration costs involved in setting up the legal charge.

Short term breaks If it is agreed for you to go into a care home for a planned short break, a change of scene or so that your carer can have a holiday, providing you have under £23,250 you will be asked to contribute a flat-rate weekly charge.

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Care Homes

assessed you can opt to pay a flat–rate charge for the first four weeks of your placement whilst your charge is being assessed.

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Syncope in the Care Home Common Causes and Preventative Advice on What is Syncope?

Syncope in Older People Syncope is the medical term for a blackout that is caused by a lack off blood supply to the brain. This is very common, and occurs in roughly half of all people during their lifetime.

SYNCOPE is theof medical for blackout There are many causes Syncope, butterm the most that is is caused by (also a sudden lack of blood common Reflex Syncope known as Neurally supply to the brain.

In older people (65 years Mediated Syncope or Vasovagal Syncope. and over) there is where oftenthe more than one potential Fainting may be simple, person gently collapses to cause ofusually syncope.

Syncope can have many the ground after feeling dizzy and sweaty.

It may be different causes;symptoms some such canas be more complexunderlying when patients experience complex whilst others be easily treated. jerking of muscles or limbs and can even incontinence, and some people may take a while to come around.

An older adult (65 yearsMedication and over) is particularly prone to Syncope.

This is because older people are less able to deal with falls in Syncope can bebody’s caused by aslow side of blood pressure as the mechanisms overeffect the years.

some medications. The biggest culprits are heart andincrease blood pressure medications, sleeping What can my chance of pills, anti-depressants fainting as an older adult? and anti-inflammatory drugs.

Theseproblems, medications can such decrease 1. Chronic medical long term problems as blood andfailure, can coronary increase your chance diabetes,pressure congestive heart artery disease, of fainting. strokes and mini strokes and Parkinson’s disease.

2. Multiple Medications, this may be due to part of their

Prevention Advice: prescribed, your own action or how they affect Once one another. doctor should review your medications regularly to ensure they arewidely notknown, causing Syncope causes falls Though it is not problems. medications as inprescribed; Syncope causeTake a significant amount of falls older people. do not takeand extra pills make up for missed Syncope falls are theto most common reasons for doses.

If you have any Accident concerns, you can discuss older patients to attend and Emergency. these with your healthcare professional.

One of the major concerns with Syncope is the potential injury that may be caused. Syncope is estimated to account for 10 - 20% ofDehydration falls which cause injuries.

Syncope can occur you have not drunk Syncope undetected 30%ifof patients aged 65 years and enough fluids. over who have experienced Syncope will not be aware that they are losing consciousness, they instead will report that they have

Prevention Advice: Make sure you are just getting fallen. This is due to a brief loss of memory in the time before enough fluids (medically throughout the day.

It is losing consciousness termed retrograde amnesia). recommended that adults drink two litres As a consequence, doctors may be likely to diagnose a (four pints) of water a day. It is best to drink first thing in the morning, before getting up, and Caremeals. choices have you at a loss?

Call before Increased fluid intake will support your blood pressure. Remember that

Orthostatic Hypotension can be age related but can be commonly due to medication.

Simple Advice for all types of Syncope

Prevention Advice: Maintain your fluid intake Elevate the top end of your bed. Sleepthat with your elevated It is recommended adults drinkhead two litres (four pints)5-20 degrees.

This should keep of water a day.

It is best to takehelp fluids first thingyour in the blood pressure up and the sudden blood morning, before gettingdecrease up and before meals. pressure dropalcohol when you get up.

Avoid excessive Excessive alcohol intake will dehydrate your body

Patients withsymptoms low blood and exaggerate such aspressure dizziness. can wear support stockings which will help reduce the Have a little salt blood in the legs and abdomen.

Peoplepooling with high blood pressure shouldlower avoid salt.

Counter-Manoeuvres Postprandial Hypotension If sitting for long periods of time, crossing and uncrossing your (Lowering of blood pressure after a meal) legs will help blood pump back to the heart.

Gentle exercise Postprandial is exercise a drop blood Staying active is Hypotension really important. Mild canin help pressure two hours starting a meal. encouragewithin your veins to return bloodofback to your heart Postprandial Hypotension occurs when the Support stockings circulation is blood needed to can assist in digestion Patients with low pressure wear support stockings, and thishelp leads a pooling drop inintheblood pressure. this can reduceto blood lower part of the abdomen.

Symptoms Postprandial Hypotension may Elevate the topof of your bed beSleep subtle withhead a slight weakness with your elevated dizziness 5-20 degrees.or This should keep when standing after eating. your blood pressure up and decrease sudden pooling of blood upon getting up.

Prevention Advice: If you are vulnerable to syncope meals you are itadvised to takethat a you If you are after worried about Syncope, is recommended brief walk after a first. meal rest lying on yourSTARS on: speak to your doctor Foror more information contact back or450564 sitting info@stars.org.uk in a chair with your feet slightly 01789 or visit www.stars.org.uk raised. These actions will help keep your blood pressure up and prevent blood pooling on 01872 327 quantities or see page 87 more details in your feet. 321 Large offor carbohydrates (for example bread, potatoes, pasta) should

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in the event of a fall because there areinfo@stars.org.uk many risk factors for www.stars.org.uk falls in older adults. People are very aware of deteriorating eye sight or ‘a knee giving way’ in older age a causes, but Syncope should also be investigated as a cause of falls.

It is recommended good practice that patients with recurrent unexplained falls should be referred to a syncope clinic.

Care home residents are vulnerable to episodes of low blood pressure.

There are several reasons for this; they are less active and sit for longer periods, they can be on medications that affect blood pressure Orthostatic Hypotension and they tend to drink less fluid than healthy people. On top of that, people in care(Low homesblood are more pressure) vulnerable to illness and are more prone to infection. During illness, blood pressures tend to fall and Orthostatic when theup in some people Hypotension this becomes a big occurs problem when they stand blood pressure fallscausing excessively standing. (postural hypotension) them to fallwhen and sometimes blackout.

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Syncope and Falls in the Elderly

STARS mechanical fall and patients will not be investigated for the Box 175 actual cause, such as low blood pressure, or PO an arrhythmia Stratford-upon-Avon (irregular, too fast or too slow heart rhythm. Unfortunately Warwickshire this may leave the loss of consciousness untreated.

Care Homes in Dorset Nursing Home No. of beds

Residential Home Day Care

Dementia

Respite

Physical Disability

Old Age

Mental Health

Nursing Homes in Dorset

Christchurch BH23 5JW 01425 272073 26

Shelley Park & Shelley House

BH1 3PE 01202 789998

BH5 1HQ 01202 396933

BH6 3TB 01202 428777

BH4 8HP 01202 761307

BH4 9DR 01202 761420

BH8 9EA 01202 511399

BH4 9NB 01202 761380

61

Sunrise Operations Westbourne BH4 9DR 01202 760966

21

BH3 7AG 01202 553660

Nursing Homes in East Dorset

40

The Riseborough Care Home BH2 6BT 01202 318567

Ferndown BH22 9AX 01202 851510 54

Windsor Court

Brook View

BH2 6NJ 01202 554637

Ferndown BH22 0LQ 01202 891333

58

56

Ferndown Nursing Home

BH4 8HU 01202 769169

Ferndown BH22 8JG 01202 875909

63

12

23

Fernhill

Muscliff Nursing Home BH9 3RE 01202 516999 40

Nightingale Nursing Home BH3 7JA 01202 520120

Nursing Homes in Christchurch

Ferndown BH22 9AW 01425 482370

Avon Reach

Forest Hill House Nursing Home

Christchurch BH23 4AH 01425 272666

28

Norlington Care Home BH6 3PW 01202 422064

BH8 9DA 01202 391144 52

20

58

Wimborne BH21 3RT 01202 631741 36

56

Avon View Res & Nursing Home Christchurch BH23 2GZ 01202 485170

37

Queensmount

Amberwood

74

Zetland Court

BH6 3PA 01202 432655

Christchurch BH23 2BY 01253 810292

The Crescent

13

Kelso

St Alban’s Nursing Home

67

26

High Trees Nursing Home

Christchurch BH23 4LJ 01425 272919

12

35

Farway Grange

Silverways

BH3 7BY 01202 291347

20

Drumconner

Christchurch BH23 4EW 01425 273122 36

St Bridgets

18

Chine Breeze Court

Pinebeach

43

52

Bracken Lodge

Terminally Ill

Newtown House

Nursing Homes in Bournemouth Avon Cliff

Sensory Impairment

Oakdene

Wimborne BH21 6RB 01202 813722 45

80

The Wimborne Care Home

Highcliffe

Christchurch BH23 5JS 01425 272093 46

Care choices have you at a loss? Call

Wimborne BH21 2DJ 01202 877614 29

on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

Wimborne BH21 6RD 01202 824807

Ormonde

BH13 6JS 01202 760838

36

The Cedars

Shaftesbury SP7 8DF 01747 852860

Gillingham SP8 4RE 01747 826677

Blandford DT11 7BQ 01258 450011

Chestnut House Nursing Home Dorchester DT2 9FN 01305 257254

16

85

The Aldbury

BH12 4NA 01202 746752

Cheverels Care Home

Dorchester DT2 0BE 01300 320348

55

16

The Branksome Park BH13 7BY 01202 761449

Greenbushes Nursing Home

Dorchester DT1 2EN 01305 262192

60

48

Whitecliffe House

Dorchester DT2 7AL 01300 341008 66

BH14 8TH 01202 744409

26

The Mellowes

Cerne Abbas Care Home

24

Sandringham House

Nursing Homes in North Dorset

42

The Magna Care Centre BH21 3BQ 01202 601831

Lyme Regis Nursing Home

Lyme Regis DT7 3HX 01297 442322

69

31

Care Homes

Waterloo Care Home Ltd

27

Queen Charlotte House

Nursing Homes in Poole Aalsmeer Care Centre BH13 6JF 01202 767776

Nursing Homes in Purbeck Dorchester DT2 8JR 01305 852858 26

BH13 6JS 01202 761119

Swanage BH19 3HB 01929 425383 34

22

Wordsworth House Care Home

Birds Hill

BH15 2QJ 01202 671111

Sherborne DT9 3QZ 01935 812046 39

Somerleigh Court

The Old Rectory

Avalon

51

Riverside

Marley House

62

Weymouth DT3 4DQ 01305 773128

Swanage BH19 2HR 01929 423614

Dorchester DT1 1AQ 01305 259882 40

St James Park Nursing Home Bridport DT6 3EU 01308 421174 46

51

72

Steepleton Manor

Dorchester DT2 9LG 01305 889316

Burwood Nursing Home BH18 8AL 01202 693224 26

Canford Chase

BH13 6EU 01202 766182

Nursing Homes in West Dorset

Delph House

BH18 8BY 01202 692279 39

Hillsdon Nursing Home BH14 0LG 01202 742753 21

Marlborough House

BH14 0ER 01202 746761 52

Whitway House

Dorchester DT2 9LG 01305 889455

Abbey View

Sherborne DT9 4HD 01935 813222

52

30

39

55

Belle Rose

Dorchester DT1 1PW 01305 265787 12

Nursing Homes in Weymouth & Portland Avon Lea Nursing Home

Bymead House

Weymouth DT4 7JZ 01305 776094

Bridport DT6 6BS 01297 560620

40

30

Castle View

Weymouth Care Home

Weymouth DT4 7QF 01305 784518

Dorchester DT1 2NH 01305 756476

35

57

Care choices have you at a loss? Call

on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

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Care Homes in Dorset Nursing Home No. of beds

Residential Home Day Care

Dementia

Respite

Physical Disability

Old Age

Mental Health

Residential Homes in Dorset

Sensory Impairment Terminally Ill

Florence Lodge

BH5 1HJ 01202 397094 25

Chalfont

Residential Homes in Bournemouth

BH6 3SR 01202 420957

Adamscourt Res Care Home

Cherry Tree Lodge

BH3 7HP 01202 529855

BH8 9EA 01202 528420

BH5 1AH 01202 395435

BH6 3ET 01202 427166

BH8 8LL 01202 290479

BH8 8LJ 01202 551305

BH3 7AZ 01202 557090

BH6 3TB 01202 428777

BH6 4LA 01202 423709

BH8 0DB 01202 397929 50

22

Highfield Manor

BH4 9LA 01202 769429

23

27

Clifton Lodge

Highview Res Home

BH6 3PA 01202 428598

BH6 3AT 01202 428799

14

19

Colindale Care Home

James Burns House

BH8 9DL 01202 514733

BH8 0AS 01202 523182

14

21

Coniston Lodge

Kings House

BH6 5AS 01202 421492

BH4 8JQ 01202 764455

11

19

Crosby Lodge

Knyveton Hall

BH9 1BZ 01202 517186

BH1 3QR 01202 557671

26

39

Dalvey House

Leybourne House

BH6 3DD 01202 423050

BH10 6HH 01202 574426

19

41

Evergreens Care Home BH3 7JJ 01202 526925

Linkfield Court

BH1 3QG 01202 558301

22

29

Castle Dene

34

BH5 1HW 01202 393385

18

Broadwaters

BH2 5QR 01202 765361

Clifton House

13

Bracken Lodge

Hannah Levy House Trust

7

13

Blenheim Care Home

36

BH4 8DT 01202 767144

16

Beechwood House

BH4 8BB 01202 761175

Chimera

10

Beechey House

Glenhurst Manor

20

43

Auckland Res Care

13

BH6 4LB 01202 429326

14

Aspen Grange Care Home

BH3 7AS 01202 515713

11

25

Alexandra Centre

Genesis Care Home

Fair Haven

BH1 3QQ 01202 553503 30

Care choices have you at a loss? Call

29

Lyndale

BH4 8HX 01202 764425 9

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We breed and train guide dogs which provide life changing mobility and there are currently 4,500 working guide dog partnerships in the UK. A guide dog is trained to guide its owner in a straight line unless told otherwise, avoiding obstacles. It will stop at kerbs and steps, find doors, crossings and places which are visited regularly; it will guide its owner across the road but cannot decide where and when to cross safely which is the responsibility of the owner.

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BH8 8LP 01202 554351 16

Milton Lodge

BH8 8LP 01202 556873

St Albans House

Wickmeads

BH8 9EG 01202 397817

BH6 4HR 01202 427144

28

38

St Annes Court

BH2 6PD 01202 551208

Residential Homes in Christchurch

18

26

Nightingales Res Home

St Bridget`s Res Home

BH6 3AH 01202 429515 11

Overcliff House

BH6 4DL 01202 424929 18

Pinehurst Rest Home BH5 2AD 01202 418744 12

Portelet House Res Care Home BH6 3SY 01202 422005 14

Portelet Lodge

BH5 1HD 01202 398982 21

Primrose Lodge [Bournemouth] BH6 4AD 01202 429514 27

Retired Nurses National Home BH7 7EE 01202 396418 52

Richmondwood

BH8 9DL 01202 511179 22

Seabourne Residential Home BH6 3NZ 01202 428132 48

Seacliff Care Home BH5 1JF 01202 396100 24

Shalden Grange

BH5 1HP 01202 301918 35

Southwood Lodge (please see ad on page 27) BH6 3QB 01202 422213 32

Care Homes

Milton Grange

BH3 7JH 01202 515969

Avon Lee Lodge

BH23 7JU 01202 476736

10

23

Summerhayes Res Home BH11 9AN 01202 574330 21

Avondene

BH23 3LY 01202 483991 11

Sunningdales

BH6 3NN 01202 426745 10

Brook House

BH23 2AX 01202 483960 11

Sunrise of Westbourne, BH4 9DR 01202 760966 112

Laurels Retirement Home BH23 2AR 01202 470179 20

Sunrise Ops Southbourne BH6 3DS 01202 437600 69

Newtown House

BH23 5JW 01425 272073 26

Sunrise Ops Southbourne BH6 3DS 01202 437600 33

Queensmead

BH23 2LX 01202 485176 40

Talbot Manor

Reside at Stour Road (please see ad

BH3 7HT 01202 512918

on page 27) BH23 1PS 01202 481160

12

20

Talbot View

BH10 4HG 01202 537571 59

Wisteria Lodge Care Home BH23 4EB 01425 272718 5

Templeman House

BH10 6HP 01202 537812 41

Residential Homes in East Dorset

The Crescent

BH3 7AG 01202 553660 40

Sherborne BH24 2QG 01202 877764 24

The Fearnes

BH1 3QR 01202 296906 40

54

Ashleigh [Wimborne]

Wimborne BH21 1BX 01202 883314

White Lodge & St Helens BH5 1AR 01202 395822

Abbey Rose

10

Autumn Care

Ferndown BH22 8RB 01202 573746 14

Care choices have you at a loss? Call

on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

25

Care Homes in Dorset Nursing Home No. of beds

Residential Home Day Care

Chaseborough House

Wimborne BH21 6SG 01202 822908 16

Chestnut Lodge

Ferndown BH22 0EN 01202 892116 10

Dementia

Respite

Physical Disability

Old Age

Mental Health

Streets Meadow

Wimborne BH21 1AS 01202 884620

Sensory Impairment Terminally Ill

Mulberry Court

Gillingham SP8 4RE 01747 822241

60

10

Summerhill

Ferndown BH22 0ER 01202 870935 15

Nazareth Lodge Ltd

Sturminster Newton SP8 4RE 01747 822241 24

Clarence House

Ferndown BH22 8JF 01202 894359 24

Thornfield Care Home

Ferndown BH22 9AY 01202 861845

Spetisbury Manor

Blandford Forum DT11 9EB 01258 857378

17

25

Denewood House Care Home Ferndown BH22 0LX 01202 892008 21

Fairlawn

Ferndown BH22 9HB 01202 877277

Residential Homes in North Dorset

Ferndown BH22 0JF 01202 875130 13

Gillingham SP8 4PE 01747 826338 3

31

Wimborne BH21 7NF 01202 875614 21

Holmwood

Ferndown BH22 8PR 01202 593662 13

Mile Oak Rest Home

7 Hyde Road

Gillingham SP8 4BX 01747 825104

St Ives House

Ringwood BH24 2ED 01425 473822

The Malthouse

Gillingham SP8 4EW 01747 822667

2

33

Castle Hill House

Shaftesbury SP8 4BX 01747 854699

The Old Rectory

Sturminster Newton DT10 2LL 01963 362624 31

Castleman House

Blandford Forum DT11 7HX 01258 452315 48

Kendal Bank Care

Gillingham SP8 5PB 01747 825666 3

Wimborne BH21 2EU 01202 885225 20

St Martins

32

30

Highgrove

21

Gillingham SP8 4DZ 01747 823221

Foxes Moon

Ringwood BH24 2NY 01425 474347

Shaftesbury SP7 8BS 01747 854596

12 Orchard Mews

60

Five Gables Care Home

St Denis Lodge

Residential Homes in Poole Alexandra House [Poole] BH14 9EW 01202 746640 39

Larks Leas

Blandford Forum DT11 7DE 01258 452777

Aranlaw House Care Home BH13 6HZ 01202 763367 46

24

23

Stoneleigh House

Wimborne BH21 1AN 01202 884908 12

26

Millbrook House

Avonwood Manor

Blandford Forum DT11 8EY 01258 860330

BH12 1ES 01202 763183 49

33

Care choices have you at a loss? Call

on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

BH12 1ES 01202 763183

Long Close

BH13 6DQ 01202 765090

49

Delapre House

BH11 9NE 01202 570800

Dorset House

BH15 4HL 01202 672427

BH12 4PX 01202 744545

BH15 2NX 01202 674423 46

BH14 0PZ 01202 676858

BH14 0ER 01202 746761 52

Kingland House

BH15 1TP 01202 675411

BH17 8US 01202 681446 50

Lilliput House Rest Home BH14 8LH 01202 709245

BH18 8EA 01202 694232 17

BH12 1ER 01202 764269

The Grange

BH14 0QW 01202 715914

The Laurels and Pine Lodge

BH15 3NA 01202 743202 55

Park Manor

BH13 6BS 01202 764071 37

The Sheridan Care Home BH14 8PQ 01202 735674 30

Pinewood Tower

BH13 6HZ 01202 762855

39

Staddon Lodge

12

Park Lodge

40

BH12 1ES 01202 767383

12

Mitchell House

51

St Cecilia

15

Marlborough House

43

Heathlands

BH18 8ES 01202 694726 16

Maidment Court

52

Elizabeth House [Poole]

Southmead

17

10

Care Homes

Canford Cliffs

14

Two Cedars

BH18 8AF 01202 694942 17

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Our homes in Bournemouth and Christchurch are situated in pleasant residential areas.

We have regular visits from professionals including; a dentist chiropodist, hairdresser, optician, and visitors from various religious denominations.

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Care Homes in Dorset Nursing Home No. of beds

Residential Home Day Care

Dementia

Respite

Physical Disability

Old Age

Mental Health

Heathcote

Wessex Lodge [Poole]

Swanage BH19 1JJ 01929 423778

BH14 9PU 01202 738234

15

29

Poole BH16 6JN 01202 631063 4

Wareham BH20 4HB 01929 552585 36

Swanage BH19 1PQ 01929 425588 34

22

Swanage BH19 1LS 01929 422091 32

Clarondene Res Care Home

Lyme Regis DT7 3AA 01297 442876

Coneygar Lodge Ltd

Bridport DT6 3BA 01308 427365

Culliford House

Dorchester DT1 1ET 01305 266054

Residential Homes in West Dorset Avenue House

Clifftop

Beaminster DT8 3PX 01308 868353

22

Castle Farm Res Care Home Lytchett Matravers BH16 6BZ 01258 857642

Broadwindsor House

12

York House

Anglebury Court

Terminally Ill

21

The Barn

Residential Homes in Purbeck

Sensory Impairment

25

Drayton House

Bridport DT6 5BH 01308 422835

Dorchester DT1 2EN 01305 265365

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MONTROSE CARE HOME 40 PRINCE OF WALES ROAD, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT1 1PW TEL: 01305-262274 FAX: 01305 261330 e-mail: montrosecare@aol.com Website: www.montrosecarehome.com * Long term & respite residential care * Individual care plans * Warm family atmosphere * Experienced friendly staff * Extensive activities programme * Comprehensive menu *Two lounges and a dining room *En-suite rooms available *Large landscaped rear garden

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For more information or to arrange a visit, please telephone the Manager, Chrissy Grinrod.

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Sherborne DT9 3BZ 01935 812132

The Homestead

Bridport DT6 4AY 01308 423338

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Fairfield House

Lyme Regis DT7 3HH 01297 443513

Garden House

Sherborne DT9 4HN 01935 813188

Dorchester DT1 1RU 01305 268399

Bridport DT6 4LB 01308 427694

Dorchester DT1 1PP 01305 267968

Bridport DT6 4EY 01308 423277

Sherborne DT9 6HL 01935 873033

Lytchetts

Dorchester DT2 8PJ 01305 853524

Thistlegate House

Charmouth DT6 6BY 01297 560569

Dorchester DT1 2NJ 01305 251661

Lyme Regis DT7 3HQ 01297 443821

Dorchester DT2 9JN 01305 889420

Lyme Regis DT7 3ES 01297 442483 22

Sidney Gale House

Bridport DT6 3QG 01308 423782 44

The Hayes

Sherborne DT9 3ED 01935 814043 50

Weymouth DT4 9QB 01305 773663 17

Wolfeton Manor

Dorchester DT2 9QL 01305 262340

Mount Pleasant, [Weymouth] Weymouth DT3 5JF 01305 760903

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Portland Res Home

Residential Homes in Weymouth & Portland

Portland DT5 1HN 01305 826983 12

Primrose Lodge, Weymouth

Agincourt

Weymouth DT4 7LG 01305 777999

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Bay Tree Lodge

Weymouth DT4 8RS 01305 772271

Portland DT5 1HN 01305 826983 12

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Primrose Lodge Weymouth

Bosworth

Weymouth DT3 6HR 01305 833100

Weymouth DT4 7LG 01305 786568 38

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Rodlands

Buxton House

Weymouth DT4 0QE 01305 760834

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Shire House

Legh House

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Park House

Weymouth DT4 7JU 01305 782343 18

Tree Tops Res Care Home

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Montrose (see advert on left) Dorchester DT1 1PW 01305 262274

Kingsley Court

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Maiden Castle House

Weymouth DT3 5LG 01305 812667 17

Ludbourne Hall 19

Ingleside

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The Old Vicarage

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Harbour House

Goldcrest

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Grassington House

Weymouth DT4 7PY 01305 782574 16

The Hyde

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Glencairn Res Home

Friary House

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Eastbury House

Weymouth DT3 5HE 01305 782736 21

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Chestnuts

Weymouth DT4 9QS 01305 784996

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Crecy Res Home

Weymouth DT3 5EP 01305 769911

Trafalgar Care Home

Weymouth DT4 7QH 01305 775462 27

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Care at Home “When asked, many older people would prefer to remain in their own homes if they needed care and indeed, for some time now, it has been government policy to encourage and enable this to happen.

Whatever the reason for needing it there is a myriad of help, care and support available if you know where to turn to get it.” – First Stop Introduction from Age Uk Most of us want to live independently in our own homes for as long as possible. As we get older, we may need support and assistance to enable us to do so. This can take the form of personal care, making our home more suitable for our needs or financial assistance from benefits or elsewhere.

Help you might be able to get includes: • Personal care • Help to manage and feel safe at home • Financial assistance • Health services • The local authority social services department is the main state provider of assistance.

As an older person you will almost certainly be entitled to an assessment to establish what your needs are and suggest how those needs can be taken care of.

Each local authority sets eligibility criteria, which are rules identifying the services they will provide for different levels of need. Even if you do not want your authority to arrange services for you, the assessment is useful as a way of identifying what services might benefit you.

Contact your local authority social services department and ask them to carry out an assessment of your needs.

Their number should be in the phone book or your local Age UK partner can tell you how to contact them - call us free on 0800 169 6565 to find your nearest one.

Personal care Personal care means help with tasks like getting up and getting dressed, washing and bathing. Providers of this kind of care include social services, private care agencies and voluntary organisations.

Across the UK, agencies that provide personal care workers have to be registered with the regulatory body for care services in that nation and are regularly inspected to ensure that minimum standards are met. If you need personal care or assistance with your essential daily tasks, you may be eligible for Attendance Allowance or Disability Living Allowance.

Information on living independently and employing care workers is available from the National Centre for Independent Living website: www.ncil.org.uk

Help with your house and garden You may require help with housework, gardening, shopping, laundry and other day-to-day tasks. Many local authorities only offer limited assistance with these. Local voluntary

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organisations, including Age UK and Age Concern groups, may run services or you can employ someone privately.

Local voluntary services Local voluntary organisations and charities operate in most areas. They may deliver services on behalf of the local authority but can be particularly useful in covering activities that your local authority does not provide. Examples include gardening and handyperson services, befriending schemes and social activities.

There are around 400 local Age UK / Age Concern groups, each offering a range of services and activities to the communities in which they are based. Call Age UK advice free on 0800 169 6565 to find your nearest one.

Is there any help for people who look after me?

You may be helped by a family member or friend rather than a paid care worker. That person is a carer even if they do not realise it.

When looking at your needs, the local authority should not make assumptions about how much support your carer can provide.

Nor should your carer feel pressured to do more than they can comfortably cope with.

Your carer is also entitled to ask for their own needs assessment.

Carers can receive services to help them carry out their caring role. Often what carers find most valuable is the opportunity to have a break from their responsibilities, even for a short time.

Financial support for carers is not generous. There is a benefit called Carers Allowance paid to carers who provide more than 35 hours’ care for a disabled person but the amount payable is low and any other income your carer has may affect their eligibility.

Carers can often benefit from sharing their experiences with other carers. There may be a group in your area where carers can support each other – Visit the Carers UK website: www.carersuk.org or call them free on 0808 808 7777 for information about help available to carers.

‘My befriender comes in for a chat, a cup of tea and a chocolate biscuit. It is the highlight of my week.’

Short breaks for you or your carer You or your carer may need a break to recharge your batteries. Services provided to enable you to do this are known as respite care. It might involve a short stay in a care home or other residential establishment. Even a break for a short time, such as an afternoon to go to the cinema or attend a social club, can make a big difference to the person concerned. Ask your local authority for information about respite care, including how it is charged for. ©Age UK 2010 on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

The need for care can arise for different reasons. It might be a permanent need as a result of a disability, illness or frailty in old age or, it might be just a temporary need to get over an accident or illness. Whatever the reason it is important to obtain a professional assessment of your needs. The first port of call for this is your local social services department which has a duty to assess the care needs of anyone who has been identified as possibly needing community care services that can be provided by them. These could include home care at home, meals on wheels, day care, equipment and alterations to your home, care in a care home or respite care. There is no charge for an assessment from the council. Alternatively, if you can afford it, there are also independent agencies that can do this privately.

Professionals assessing your needs decide what services or support can be provided to meet your needs. These could range from home help to a live-in carer or from adapting your home to recommending alternative accommodation.

Sadly, many local authorities on tight budgets can only provide care to those people who have substantial or critical needs so it is a good idea to ask them to describe what procedures, priorities, and rules they use to decide whether they will provide services, and if they will help to pay for them. Ask them to explain about how their rules apply to your situation.

There are no national eligibility criteria for community care services, but there is government guidance, on which each council must base its services on. Details of the services that your council provides should be available from the local council offices or in most cases available on their website. Your GP’s surgery or local Age Concern should also be able to help you understand the local eligibility criteria and how to access services.

The assessment is the first stage in getting the help and support you might need and must be carried out by your local council before they can provide or arrange any services for you. Even if you will be arranging for and paying privately for your care it is still a good idea to have a proper assessment to help you understand and decide what sort of care and support you need and is available. To get an assessment you should contact your local social services department.

If you are unable to do this your GP, community nurse, any other professional worker or a friend or relative, with your permission can contact social services on your behalf. ©First Stop 2010 Advice Line 0800 377 7070

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The Dorset Home Care Service The Home Care service in Dorset provides a personal and practical service for people to help them stay independent and remain in their own homes. Adult and Community Services own staff may provide home care, or we may ask other organisations to provide the service for us to the same high standards.

Care staff are trained to help people maintain a reasonable standard of health, hygiene, and safety in their own homes.

The Home Care service operates 365 days a year from 7am until 10.30pm and provides regular help according to individual needs, ranging from one visit a week to several short visits each day.

Home Care may also help with occasional needs and provide back-up in emergencies.

Who is eligible for home care?

You may be eligible for home care if: • you find personal tasks difficult and need essential help to stay independent.

• you need help because of a disability.

• you care for someone who is elderly or disabled and can’t look after themselves.

• you are living at home and will be at risk if assistance is not provided to you.

• you are a family with young children having temporary difficulties (for example: mum or dad is in hospital or convalescing).

We are not able to offer services to everyone who contacts us. To make sure that services are provided fairly and used to support the people in the greatest need, we use guidelines which we call ‘eligibility criteria’. We assess people’s needs individually to find out if their level of need qualifies for a service and, if so, at what level of priority.

What kind of help is available?

Our care staff may provide help with any of the following: • getting up and going to bed; • washing and dressing; • making sure you have something to eat; • going to the toilet.

If you are a carer we may be able to give you support by sharing some of these tasks, or provide the back-up you need to be able to take a short break. Our priority is to help people with personal tasks that they can’t manage on their own. We are not able to provide household cleaning or shopping as services on their own.

How much help can be provided?

The amount of help we can offer depends on your individual assessed needs.

We will make an assessment of the level and type of help you need and discuss this with you when we first meet.

For some people this may mean several visits each day of the week, other people will need less help to maintain their independence.

We match the help we give as closely as possible to each person’s changing personal circumstances - sometimes you will need more help than at other times How much will it cost?

You will be charged the standard rate as detailed below for the total home care services stated in your care plan, unless on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

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you are assessed as not being eligible to pay the full cost.

(For full up to date details of financial assessments and contributions, contact your local adult social care office.)

Standard rates for home care services from April 2007 The minimum charge for any visit will be £10.00. Any visit lasting over 30 minutes and up to 45 minutes will be charged at a fixed rate of £12.00. Any visit lasting one hour or more will be charged at a rate of £15.00 per hour.

You can ask for a re-assessment of your charges at any time

How do I pay the home care charges?

You will receive an account for your home care every 4 weeks with details of the service you have received.

You can pay through: • Giro at your local post office • At the local branch of your own bank • At any branch of the National Westminster bank • By post to Dorset County Council Adult and Community Services, County Hall, Dorchester DT1 1XJ

How do I apply for home care services?

If you are a new customer or have no current involvement with us, please contact the Adult Access Team.

Adult Access Team Dorset Direct, PO Box 7184, Dorchester, DT1 9ER Email: adultaccess@dorsetcc.gov.uk Tel: 01305 221016 Fax: 01305 264607

What do I do if I want to cancel a home care visit or make changes to my programme of care?

Contact the Home Care Service as follows: West Dorset 01305 228448 East Dorset 01305 228479 North Dorset 01305 228420 Please give us at least 24 hours notice.

We realise that in an emergency this may not be possible.

However, you may be charged for home care if you do not inform us of any cancellation within 24 hours.

In an emergency outside office hours you can telephone our Emergency Duty Service on 01202 657279.

Please keep us up to date with any temporary or permanent changes in your circumstances. We can quickly adapt the service to suit you

If you currently receive a service from us, please contact your allocated worker at the social care local office. Contact details for all Dorset County Council adult social care enquiries, including the out of hours service are available below.

If you are already dealing with us about an adult social care issue, please remain in touch with your existing contact at the relevant local office below.

However, for new enquiries contact the Adult Access Team on 01305 221 016.

Email: adultaccess@dorsetcc.gov.uk Tel: 01305 221016 | Fax: 01305 264607 Bridport Local Office bridportsocialcare@dorsetcc.gov.uk Christchurch Local Office christchurchsocialcare@dorsetcc.gov.uk Fax: 01202 478081 Dorchester Local Office dorchestersocialcare@dorsetcc.gov.uk Ferndown Local Office ferndownsocialcare@dorsetcc.gov.uk North Dorset Local Office northdorsetsocialcare@dorsetcc.gov.uk Purbeck Local Office purbecksocialcare@dorsetcc.gov.uk Sherborne Local Office sherbornesocialcare@dorsetcc.gov.uk Weymouth and Portland Local Office weymouthsocialcare@dorsetcc.gov.uk

01308 422234

Out of Hours Service

01202 657279

01202 474106

01305 251414

What happens if I go into hospital or I am ill at home?

Contact the Home Care Services in your area as soon as possible, (see West, East and North Dorset numbers above).

If you go into hospital or are ill at home then a care manager will re-assess your needs with you. ©Crown Copywrite

01202 877445 01258 472652 01929 553456 01935 814104 01305 760139

How do I know when I will receive my home care and who will be providing it?

You will receive a weekly programme confirming the name of the Community Support Worker you should expect, at what time they will arrive and the home care services they will provide.

Sometimes we may need to change the time of a visit or ask a different Community Support Worker to visit you but, whenever possible, we will give you 24 hours notice of any changes in your programme.

The Community Support Worker should normally arrive within 30 minutes of the time specified. We will always try to telephone you if they expect to be more than 30 minutes late.

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What do I do if my needs change and I need more/less home care?

You should contact your care manager at your social care local office. Your care manager can also put you in touch with other people or organisations that may help you.

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Help and Support for Older people and Carers Help and Care is a registered charity and has been working with older people, carers and communities since 1985.

The charity provides older people, carers and people in need of help in the Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset area with information, advice and services that help to enable them to make decisions and find support that is right for them.

Services include: • A helpline that provides information and advice to older people, Carers and people less able to assert themselves • Local Information Factsheets • Carers support services • Help from Volunteers • Home repairs and maintenance services

To find out more about how Help and Care could help you call 0300 111 3303 or visit www.helpandcare.org.uk.

Help and Care is a Company Limited by Guarantee.

Registered in England and Wales. Registered Company No.3187574 Registered Charity No.1055056. on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

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Telecare How does Telecare work?

A community alarm system consisting of a Lifeline unit and pendant are linked together with a range of detectors and sensors.

These include falls detectors, flood detectors, gas detectors, bed and chair sensors and many more. Most of the equipment is wireless and can be fitted easily and unobtrusively into any home.

When the button on the pendant is pressed or a sensor detects a potential danger the Lifeline unit is activated and alerts the monitoring centre via the telephone line. The monitoring centre is staffed by caring and informed personnel who will initially ring the person themselves through the Lifeline, or alternatively they can contact a family member, a neighbour or whoever has been elected to be a point of contact. They can also contact the emergency services if required.

Equipment, Use & Examples of Risks managed: Falls detector • attaches to the top of trousers or is carried in a pouch on a belt around the waist. Automatically detects a fall and raises an alarm when the wearer is unable to stand up again within a set timeframe • Having a fall and being unable to get up and summon help. e.g. heart condition causing collapse Flood detector • this is placed on the floor near the bath / sinks • Provides an early warning by raising an alert of potential flood situations if taps are left on by mistake.

• Memory loss with regard to use of taps • Damage to property Carbon Monoxide detector • Warns of dangerous CO levels within a property and alerts the monitoring centre allowing appropriate action to be taken.

• Carbon Monoxide is a potentially lethal gas emitted by faulty gas and solid fuel appliances such as boilers and fires.

• Inhalation of poisonous CO Temperature extremes sensor • Detects low, high and rapid rises in temperature within a room e.g., could be placed above a hob in the kitchen when pans may be left on the lit hob by mistake or low down in the main living room to detect under heating of a room.

• Memory loss with regard to use of a gas hob • Risk of fire • Risk of hypothermia Natural Gas Detector • Detects natural gas leaks and will trigger a call to the monitoring centre.

• Memory loss with regard to use of a gas hob / fire Bogus caller button • Fitted near a door, this discreet button can be pressed to call for assistance when a stranger requests entry into a home • Danger from intruders Property Exit sensor • Provides an early warning by alerting that the individual has left their home and not returned within a predetermined timeframe.

• Danger of wandering Medication reminder / dispenser • This product reminds the individual when to take premeasured medication. Non-compliance within a predetermined timeframe triggers an alert to the monitoring centre.

• Memory loss with regard to taking medication resulting in non-compliance or overdosing.

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Bed occupancy sensor • Provides an early warning by alerting the monitoring centre that • Night-time wandering How can I get Telecare?

Telecare can be obtained either through Dorset County Council or by private purchase.

Dorset County Council Telecare is currently provided under Dorset County Council Adult and Community Services eligibility criteria (Fair Access to Care Services) and you will need to be assessed. The service is aimed at assisting anyone aged over 18 years who has a disability or sensory loss or who feels vulnerable due to the ageing process.

Problems being experienced by individuals might include falls, memory loss, and disorientation and communication difficulties.

To request an assessment if you are a new customer or have no current involvement with us, please contact the Adult Access Team on 01305 221 016. If you currently receive a service from us, please contact your allocated worker at the social care local office.

Those assessed as eligible for Telecare equipment under Adult and Community Services criteria will be provided with the equipment free of charge. Equipment provided can range from the Lifeline unit and pendant only, through to the Lifeline unit and a whole range of additional sensors. An individual’s ability to pay the monitoring charge (£3.95 per week) will be based on a financial assessment.

Private purchase Telecare can be purchased privately through the monitoring centres listed. There are other providers within the county which you may wish to research also.

Magna Careline, Purbeck Careline

Tel: 01305 251642 Tel: 01929 558455

Range of Telecare Equipment available.

There are a growing number of companies who supply an ever increasing number of products.

Some products work in tandem with the community alarm system and some work without the need for a community alarm system. The latter are called stand alone products.

Is there anywhere in the County where I can go to see Telecare Equipment?

Yes! Greenwood - Centre for Independent Living situated on Maiden Castle Road in Dorchester has many of the above products on display.

You are welcome to drop in or ring 01305 257164 to make an appointment to come and look at the equipment with the occupational therapy staff based at the Greenwood centre.

Greenwood is open Monday – Thursday 9am - 4pm and 9am -1pm on Fridays.

In addition, a Telecare Clinic is held on the second Wednesday of the month from 9.00 -1.30pm. A Telecare Caseworker is available during these times to show and discuss the equipment with you.

There are also Telecare demonstration sites at Sturminster Newton and Upton.

Please contact Greenwood on 01305 257164, for further details of these facilities. on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

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CARDIAC DIRECT*

TeleHealth assists patients to monitor themselves. In most cases this can be done very easily, and from the comfort and security of home, without the need to attend clinics or hospitals. All they need is an easy to use Broomwell monitor and a telephone or computer connection.

TeleHealth offers significant advantages to patients, those in the medical profession and the NHS itself. As well as our professional services for surgeries and walk-in centres, Broomwell HealthWatch offers patients TeleHealth Monitoring Service, for key state-of-health indicators such as: • ECG Home Monitoring • Arrhythmia Monitoring • Blood pressure Monitoring • Weight Monitoring (CHF) • SpO2 and Peak flow Monitoring (COPD)* • Glucose Monitoring*

A service which enables cardiac patients to call the centre at night and at weekends, when surgeries are closed. This will usually entail the centre giving patients advice and reassurance *available subject to demand.

Monitoring key state-of-health indicators There are many benefits for patients at home. For instance, those suffering from chronic heart disease (CHD) or those who are simply ‘anxious’ about their heart condition don’t have to keep going back to hospital. They can now be monitored at home using Broomwell Healthwatch equipment issued either by the discharging hospital or GP. TeleMedical monitoring can save a great deal of inconvenience and time spent travelling to and from medical centres, save time waiting to be seen and waiting for results, and just as importantly, reduce worry.

Handiworks Plus Handiworks Plus is a one stop shop for all home repairs and maintenance needs in your home. Handiworks Plus is completely ethical and trustworthy and is a social enterprise - this means that any profit made from the Handiworks Plus membership fee is used to fund Help and Care’s charitable work.Membership of Handiworks Plus costs just £25 a year.

Members of Handiworks Plus can call one number 0300 111 3303 and report any repairs or household maintenance issues and we will arrange for an appropriate police checked tradesperson to carry out the work required. Tradespeople are; experienced, competitively priced and skilled in their trade. The contractual relationship is between you (the Handiworks Plus member) and the tradesperson.

The Handiwoks Plus Members Guide includes details about the service and our rate card lists approximate hourly charges for tradespeople

Handiworks Plus is operated through Help and Care Development Ltd,a wholly owned subsidiary of the charity Help and Care. Company Number 5069415. All profits are gifted to Help and Care. Help and Care is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales and a registered charity. Company Number 3187574. Charity Number 1055056.

Roots Gardening Service Roots gardening service helps older and disabled people in the Bournemouth and Poole area who can no longer manage their garden. The service is provided by a team of volunteers who are recovering from mental ill health and are trained and supervised by a part-time Help and Care Garden Services Worker.

Roots has been in operation for 16 years and was the first practical service developed

by Help and Care. Roots launched as a social enterprise in 2010, it also receives funding from Bournemouth and Poole NHS and Bournemouth Borough Council.

Contact the Roots Team, Tel: 0300 111 3303 contact@helpandcare.org.uk The service is based in the grounds of Herbert Hospital in Westbourne. The Roots service has its owns van, trailer and a range of power and hand tools and operates three days a week, Tuesday to Thursday. Services include: Mowing lawns, Strimming edges, Hedge trimming, Moderate pruning of trees and shrubs, Planting and weeding, Sweeping up leaves, Fencing, Shed repairs, Turfing, Laying paving stones. The service costs £15 per hour and is aimed specifically at helping older and disabled people in Bournemouth and Poole who are members of Handiworks Plus.

Handiworks Plus is available to anyone over the age of 18 in Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, East Dorset and Purbeck. Handiworks Plus can provide police checked, experienced gardeners to all members.

If you would like to find out about using the Roots service please contact the team.

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HIGH QUALITY DOMICILIARY CARE IN DORSET WHO WE ARE

All Time Care Limited is a family owned agency.

Our mission is to allow you to stay with support in your own home with your own belongings, pets etc. To treat you with dignity and respect and to be at the centre of, and included in, all decisions made about your own life.

WHAT WE DO All Time Care specialises in providing care and support to people with a wide range of learning disabilities.

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Julia`s House DCHS - Domiciliary Care Agency Wimborne BH18 9BP 01202 389837

Premier Care Dorset Limited

Ferndown BH21 7PT 01202 870032

Priority Home Care

Verwood BH21 6RR 01202 933115

Prospects for People

Ferndown BH22 9NG 07748622071

The Lantern Community

Ringwood BH24 2NN 01425 479926

Care at Home in North Dorset Agincare Live-in Care Services Ltd

Blandford Forum DT11 7AU 01258 489480

Agincare UK Ltd

Blandford Forum DT11 7AU 01258 488800

Care Wey - Care in the Home

Sturminster N.ton DT10 1FG 01258 445040

Carewatch (Wessex)

Gillingham SP8 4HZ 01747 826505

Family Support Care

Shaftesbury SP7 8NT 01747 850477

Care at Home in Poole Abicare Services Ltd

Wimborne BH21 3AA 01202 880697

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Poole BH14 0PZ 01202 243260

Borough of Poole - Supported Living Service Poole BH15 4HL 01202 676250 Care UK

Poole BH15 3TB 01202 674503

Care UK Specialist Care at Home Service Poole BH17 8US 01202 677011 Diverse Abilities Plus

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Enhance

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Agincare UK Ltd

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Poole BH12 4QT 01202 711144

Poole BH13 7RD 01202 709091

First Choice CSS Ltd

Poole BH15 2PG 01425 203005

on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

Welcome Care Limited

Harbourside Home Care Services

Wimborne Nursing Agency

Poole BH17 7FJ 01202 749329

Poole BH12 5AG 01202 853136

Poole BH18 8AX 01202 600734

Dorset Residential Homes

Hillcrest Dorset

Poole BH12 5AG 01202 853148

Home Instead Senior Care

Poole BH12 5AG 01202 853197

Horizon Home Care

Poole BH14 0AA 01202 737456

Care At Home

Harbour Care Dom Agency & Outreach Service Poole BH12 4AJ 01202 710472

Dorchester DT1 1RU 01305 267483

Care at Home in Purbeck

Essential Nursing and Care

All About Care (South West) Ltd

Everycare (Wessex) Limited

Dorchester DT1 3TR 01305 757590

Poole BH16 6JL 01202 632322

Dorchester DT1 1UW 01305 257777

Leonard Cheshire Dorset Care Home Service Poole BH15 3AJ 01202 677888

Care Wey Care in the Home Wareham

Lyme Care Limited

Melton Court Limited

Nightingales (Purbeck) Ltd

McClements Care

Poole BH13 6HB 01202 766556

BH20 4DY 01929 556566

Wareham BH20 5HG 01929 480822

Pramacare

Poole BH15 2AA 01202 207300

Pro Disability - Personal Assistant Register Poole BH12 4NU 01202 723301 Prospect Tree Health Care

Poole BH12 3LL 01202 716101

SCA Community Care Services Poole BH12 5AG 01202 853241

Shapes

Poole BH12 4LB 01202 737549

Team Medical Solutions

Poole BH15 2PG 01202 445745

The Care Division Limited

Poole BH12 4QT 0845 5210424

The Regard Partnership

Poole BH17 7FL 01202 606006

UK Support Services Ltd trading as Carewatch Poole BH15 2PG 01202 687687 United Response Dom Care Agency Dorset Poole BH1 77FP 01202 607447

Weymouth DT4 9UX 01305 779888

Nurse Plus & Carer Plus (UK) Ltd

Onshore Healthcare

Poole BH14 0JX 01202 742411

Lyme Regis DT7 3BS 01297 444986

Dorchester DT1 3QY 01305 757555

Care at Home in West Dorset

The Wessex Autistic Society Com Support Service West Dorchester DT1 1TU 01305 213130

Agincare UK Ltd

Dorchester DT1 1RX 01305 265666

Together (Dorset) Ltd

Crossways DT2 8BS 01305 854951

Agincare UK Ltd

Bridport DT6 3NQ 01308 459777

Angel Carers (UK) Ltd

Bridport DT6 3DN 01308 459204

Care at Home in Weymouth & Portland

Apex Care

Dorchester DT1 1AE 07502432103

Candlelight Homecare Services Ltd Sherborne DT9 4EF 01935 817800

Care Wey - Care in the Home

Beaminster DT8 3AW 01308 863775

1-2-1 MainCare DCA

Weymouth DT4 9UX 01305 340850

AA-I-Care

Portland DT5 2DP 01305 821001

Agincare UK Limited

Weymouth DT4 9DN 01305 777977

Daley Home Care

Bridport DT6 4RN 01308 898345

Dorset C.C. Adult & Community Services Dorchester DT1 1SS 01305 228440

Dorset Learning Disability Services Dorchester DT2 9RL 01305 213815

Care Wey Care in the Home

Weymouth DT4 7PY 01305 766099

Foylebank

Portland DT5 1BA 01305 825950

Lloyds Care Ltd

Weymouth DT4 7SP 01305 834365

Nurse Plus Homecare has increasingly become a popular choice for many people, allowing them to remain in the comfort of their own homes amongst familiar surroundings and people and allowing them to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Choosing the right Domiciliary Care Agency can be a daunting task with so many to choose from, Nurse Plus have been providing quality homecare since 2005, we have 20 offices nationwide offering a quality homecare service that provides experienced Care Assistants and Trained Nurses who are on hand to give friendly and reliable help and assistance during the day, night and weekends.

We work with you to create a care plan to help you get the most out of your days, one that is personalised to your needs. Offering a minimum of 4 hours to 24 hour care packages our Bournemouth and Dorchester office’s

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can assists with a variety of care including personal care, meal preparation, assistance getting in and out of bed, getting dressed and to appointments, live in care, re-enablement, palliative care and dementia care, plus specialist support for people with Learning Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Mental Health Problems and Degenerative Conditions Nurse Plus are registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) 24 hour on call service - no call centres. Direct payments accepted.

‘We strive to acquire the best staff possible in order to provide you with the highest level of service from the moment you contact us, through to the minute our staff leave your premises’ For more information call your local branch today Bournemouth : 01202 294402 | Dorchester : 01305 757555 www.nurseplusuk.com (Promotional - see advert overleaf)

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Nursing Agencies Nursing Agencies in Dorset

Nursing Agencies Nurses agencies send nurses to visit you at home when you need specialist or medical care, usually after leaving hospital. The frequency of the visits can vary from several times a day to once a week.

About 95% of the nurses supplied by nurses agencies are provided to people in hospital or a care home. However, some nurses are provided to people in their own home.

There are two types of nurses agency: • The first type simply acts as an employment or introductory agency which places self-employed nurses into employment with people who need nursing help at home.

• The other type of agency employs, trains and supervises its own staff. © Care Quality Commission (CQC), Tel: 03000 616161 enquiries@cqc.org.uk www.cqc.org.uk

Abacus Care Bournemouth Nursing, Bournemouth, BH8

Everycare (Wessex) Ltd, Dorchester, DT1 1UW 01305 257777

8BN 01202 443450

Nurse Plus & Carer Plus Ltd, (See Allied Healthcare Group Ltd, Bournemouth, BH1 2EE 01202 299366

Care Dynamics Ltd (NA), Bournemouth, BH8 8QS 01202 557568

Newcross Nursing Agency,

advert below) Dorchester, DT1 3QY 01305 757555

Essential Nursing & Care Services Ltd, Poole, BH12 4QT 01202 765588

HMR Medical and Nursing Service, Poole, BH15 1SH

Bournemouth, BH9 2BN 01202 539339

01202 666513

Good Nurse Plus & Carer Plus (UK) Ltd, Bournemouth, BH2 5AR

Poole, BH14 0JW 0844 8484648

01202 294402

Team Medical Solutions

Prohealth Recruitment Ltd,

Poole, BH15 2PG 01202 677070

Dorset Blue Care Ltd, Portland, DT5 2NA 01305 826169

Wimborne Nursing Agency Ltd, Poole, BH18 8AX 01202 600734

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Meal Provision

Meal Provision Eat Well, Live Well These practical tips can help you make healthier choices.

The two keys to a healthy diet are eating the right amount of food for how active you are and eating a range of foods to make sure you’re getting a balanced diet.

1. Base your meals on starchy foods – Starchy foods should make up about a third of the food we eat. They are a good source of energy and the main source of a range of nutrients in our diet. As well as starch, these foods contain fibre, calcium, iron and B vitamins.

2. Eat lots of fruit and veg – Try to eat at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit and veg every day. It might be easier than you think. You can choose from fresh, frozen, tinned, dried or juiced, but remember potatoes count as a starchy food, not as portions of fruit and veg.

3. Eat more fish – Most of us should be eating more fish - including a portion of oily fish each week. It’s an excellent source of protein and contains many vitamins and minerals. Aim for at least two portions of fish a week, including a portion of oily fish. You can choose

als Me s! ew eel e N Wh h T n O We offer a choice of 3 main meals a day and a choice of 13 vegetables and 6 types of potato. We also cater for vegetarians and other dietary needs. Mack’s Meals work with Poole and Dorchester Social Service.

We deliver to customers in Puddletown in the west and Corfe Mullen in the east taking in Hamworthy and Poole town centre. We offer freshly home cooked meals (chilled) 5 days a week with a frozen option for the weekend. All our meal served on china bowls and plates.

Our drivers will in most cases heat the meal and make a cup of tea and while the kettles boiling have time for a chat. If you require more details in regard to our tailored personal service, please call our friendly attentive staff on 01202 692680.

We will be delighted to hear from you.

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Cut down on saturated fat and sugar – we need some fat in our diets. What is important is the kind of fat we are eating. Try to cut down on food that is high in saturated fat and have foods that are rich in unsaturated fat instead, such as vegetable oils, oily fish, avocados, nuts and seeds.

Try to eat less salt – no more than 6g a day. Remember to check the label to find out the figure for salt per 100g.

High is more than 1.5g salt per 100g (or 0.6g sodium) Low is 0.3g salt or less per 100g (or 0.1g sodium) Get active and try to be a healthy weight –It’s not a good idea to be either underweight or overweight. If you’re worried about your weight, ask your GP or a dietitian for advice.

Drink plenty of water – We should be drinking about 6 to 8 glasses (1.2 litres) of water, or other fluids, every day to stop us getting dehydrated.

Alcohol – Alcohol is also high in calories, so cutting down could help you control your weight. Women can drink up to 2 to 3 units of alcohol a day and men up to 3 to 4 units a day, without significant risk to their health.

Don’t skip breakfast – Breakfast can help give us the energy we need to face the day, as well as some of the vitamins and minerals we need for good health. Missing meals doesn’t help us lose weight and it isn’t good for us, because we can miss out on essential nutrients. © www.eatwell.gov.uk/

Providers in Dorset Agincare

08000121247

Home Cuisine

Poole Home Cuisine

01202 717885

Distributed through Poole Council (pg 12)

Forerunner Personal Catering

01202 814179

Hot meals on Wheels, Bournemouth

Oakhouse Foods

01202 814179

Fresh food to your door, BH31 6AZ

Mack’s Meals

01202 692680

4 Edgarton Road, Canford Heath, Poole, BH17 9AZ (See advert to the left)

Manna Organic Food

01305 851551

Frozen Organic Meals DT2 8BF

Wiltshire Farm Foods

08006783060

Frozen food to your door

4 Edgarton Road, Canford Heath, Poole, BH17 9AZ Care choices have you at a loss? Call

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A healthy balanced diet contain a variety of foods including plenty of fruit and vegetables, plenty of strachy foods such as wholegrain bread, wholegrain cereals, pasta rice, some protein-rich foods such as meat, fish, eggs and lentils and some dairy foods. It should also be low in fat (especially saturated fat), salt and sugar.

Eating Opportunities in Dorset

Church Coffee Morning, St Paul’s Church, Landford Way, Tel: 01202 396224 Thurs 10:30 - 12pm

Bournemouth

Cornerstone Soup Kitchen, St John’sAnglican Church, Christchurch Road, Boscombe Tel: 01202 301916 Tues: 12pm - 1pm

Church Fellowship & Tea, Our Ladies of Victories

Corpus ChristiChurch Church Coffee Morning, 757 Christchurch Road, Boscombe

Church Lunch Club, Holy Epiphany Church, Castle Lane West, Tel: 01202 516712 Wed 12:45 - 2pm (Cost: £1.00)

Tel: 01202 425286 Tues-Fri: 10:30 - 11.30am

Salvation Army Lunch Club, Salvation Army Centre, Palmerston Road, Boscombe Tel: 01202 309803 Tues fortnightly: 12:15 - 1:15 (Cost £2.50) St AndrewsChurch Church Coffee Morning Florence Road, Boscombe Tel: 01202 394575 Thurs: 10:30 - 12:30pm

Age Concern Bournemouth Welcome ClubTurbary Park Centre, Turbary Avenue Lunch & Activities, Tues & Thurs 10:30 - 3:30pm (Cost: £4.00) Tel: 01202 530530 Bournemouth & Christchurch Association for Retired Persons Walk & Lunch (1st Sun of the month) Lunch Club (3rd Thurs) Tel: 01202 874968

Coffee Morning - Church of The Nazarene, Queen Mary Avenue Tel: 01202 521050 Fri 10:30 - 12pm Church Coffee Corner, Kinson Methodist Church, Junction Wimborne Road & Ashridge Avenue, Tel: 01202 513630 Thurs: 10am - 11:30am

Church Coffee Morning, St Augustin’s Church Church Annexe, Wimborne Road, Bournemouth Tel: 01202 294940 1st Thursday: 10am - 11:30am

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and St Bernadette Church, Draycott Road, Tel: 01202 529202 Wed: 2pm - 4pm

Church Lunch Club, St Andrew’s Church Centre, Milhams Road, Tel: 01202 570010 Thurs: 12:30pm - 2pm (term time only), Soup and a Roll lunch Tues 11.30am - 1pm www.standrewskinson.org Churches Luncheon Club, Strouden Park Community Centre, Bradpole Road, Tel: 01202 528098 Mon: 12pm - 1:30pm (Cost: £2.50) (Closed in the Summer) Community Centre Coffee Morning, Muscliffe Community Centre, Shillingstone Drive, Tel: 01202 515525 Wed 10am - 11am

Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Moordown, Bournemouth Tel: 01202 536268 Lunch Club Wed & Thurs: 12pm 2pm Café Open every day: 9am - 9pm

Moordown Baptist Church, The Avenue, Men’s Coffee Morning Thurs 11am - 12pm Tel: 01202 398691 / Church Lunch Club Cost: £1.40 Thurs 12:30 - 1:30 Tel: 01202 875221

Open House Arts & Crafts with Tea, St Phillips Church, Held at East Howe URC Hall, Tel: 01202 520778 Tues: 2pm - 4pm

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Chase Community of Friends Social Day Centre, Village Hall, Six Penny Handley, SP5 5NJ

Bournemouth BH2 6JJ Tel: 01202 290161 Every Wed 1pm 2 course cooked lunch, to book call 521754 or 01425 276942 Coffee Morning Every Thur 10.30am - 12pm www.bournemouth-urc.org.uk

Contact: Vic Hatton Tel: 01258 840671 2nd Fri of the month 10.30am

Strouden Park Luncheon Club, Strouden Park Community Centre, Bradpole Road, Tel: 01202 528098 Mon & Thurs 12pm - 2pm (Cost: £2.00, Booking Required) / Strouden Park Coffee Morning, Tues: 10am - 12pm Trinity Methodist Church Coffee morning, Trinity Methodist Church, Southbourne Road, Bournemouth Tel: 557890 Friday 10.30am - 12pm

Church Coffee Drop In, St Albans Church Hall Linwood Road, Charminster Tel: 01202 517529 2nd Friday: 10:30 - 12pm

Rae Stratton Lunch, Avon Way Community Centre, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 1JF Contact: Peter Adams Tel: 01425 653419 Every Tues 11 - 2pm

West Moors WRVs Lunch Club, St Anthony’s Church Hall, 8 Pinehurst Rd, West Moors, BH22 0AP Contact: Joan Wyrille Tel: 01202 891519 Every Wed 11 - 1.30pm (Transport Available)

Verwood Age Concern Lunch / Day Centre, The Band Hall, Moorlands Rd, Verwood, BH31 7PD Contact: Mike Daymond Tel: 01202 822549 Every Mon & Wed (Referral - call for details)

Christchurch Church Hall, Alumhurst Road Contact: Valerie Allen Tel: 01202 510095 Lunchclub 2nd Tues of the month (not Aug) 12.30pm.

Must prebook a ticket through the church. / Coffee Connection. Coffee morning 10.30 - 12pm 1st & 3rd Tues. Just pop in. www.christchurchwestbourne.com

Thursday Lunches, United Reform Church, Manor Rd, Verwood, BH31 6DS Contact: Nora Potts Tel: 01202 821355 2nd Thurs of the month

Coffee Morning, Wickmeads Residential Home,

St Michaels & All Angels Church Lunch,

Thornbury Road, Southbourne Tel: 01202 427144 March, June, Sept & Dec 1st Sat of the month: 10am - 12pm

St Michaels & All Angels Church, Manor Road, Verwood, BH31 6DZ Contact: Catherine Gibson Tel: 01202 826880

Hot Pots Lunch Club, Cranleigh Community Church, Cranleigh Road, Southbourne Tel: 01202 425626 Mon 12:30 - 2pm (Referral Only) St John With St Michael (2 Churches) Community Lunch, St. John’s Community Hall Surrey Road, Branksome, Poole, BH12 1EG Tel: 01202 763599 1st Wed of each month 12.30 pm 2 course home cooked lunch £5.00 www.stjohnstmichael.org.uk

Teapot club, St Nicholas Church, Church Hall, The Broadway, Hengistbury Head, Southbourne Tel: 01202 418476 Wed 1st, 3rd & 4th week of the month 2pm - 5pm (2nd week 10.30 am - 12pm) anyone can join

East Dorset

Church Hill Arms Lunch, Church Hill Arms, Alderholt, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 3AA Contact: Jill Lowden Tel: 01725 517318 Every fortnight on a Mon 12.30 (Transport Available)

St Nicholas Church Lunch Club, 30 Wareham Rd, Corfe Mullen, BH21 3LE Contact: Sylvia Black Tel: 01202 692720 Every Wed 12.30pm Wimborne Methodist Church Lunch, 4a King Street, BH21 1DY (Room above church) Contact: Isobel Reed Tel: 01202 695718 Every Wed

Wimborne Minster Soup Club, Wimborne, Minster High Street, BH21 1HT 1st Fri of the month (Just turn up)

Wimborne Salvation Army Lunch, Church Street, Wimborne, BH21 1JU Contact: Captain Janine Lewis Tel: 01202 884194 Every Tues & Thurs Wimborne British Legion Lunches, 4

Tues Lunch Club, The Methodist Church, Vicarage Rd, Verwood, BH31 6DR Contact: Yvonne Wood Tel: 01202 828391 1st Tues of the month

Braeside Age Concern Lunch / Day Centre, Braeside Village Hall, Braeside Rd, St Leonards, BH24 2PJ Contact: Maureen Tel: 01202 872422 Every Mon (Referral - call for details)

St Leonards Hotel (over 60’s offer), St Leonards Hotel 185 Ringwood Rd, BH24 2NP Tel: 01425 471220 Every Fri 12 - 7pm £4.95 two courses

Colehill Age Concern Lunch, The Cricket Club, 108 Wimborne Rd, Colehill, BH21 2QR Contact: Jenny Raymond Tel: 01258 840421 Every Fri

Fill The Gap, St Mary’s Church Hall, Church Road, Ferndown, BH22 9EU Tel: 01202 897087 (to book) Generally first Sunday of the month (Not Aug)

Lunch At One, St Mary’s Church Hall, Church Road, Ferndown, BH22 9EU Contact: Di Tel: 01202 877230 Transport - Ken 01202 877230 Generally 3rd Thurs of the month (Not Sept)

Heatherlands Age Concern Lunch / Day Centre, Heatherlands Centre, Barns Rd, Ferndown, BH22 8AS Contact: Maureen Tel: 01202 872422 Every Thurs (Referral - Call for details)

Ferndown Age Concern Lunch / Day Centre,

Redcotts Lane, Wimborne, BH21 1JX Tel: 01202 885541 Wed - Sun 12 - 2pm

King George V Pavillion, Church Rd, BH22 9EN Contact: Maureen Tel: 01202 872422 Every Mon (Referral - Call for details)

St John’s Church Lunch, 71 Leigh Rd,

Ferndown Lunch, United Church, Wimborne

Wimborne, BH21 1AE Contact: Brian Richmond Tel: 01258 841124 Every Tues during term time

Rd, East Ferndown, BH22 9NF Contact: Rosemary Turner Tel: 01202 895136 Every Tues from Sept

Sturminster Marshall Seniors Lunch Club,

Jilly’s Jaunts, Will pick up from Ferndown/West Moors/St Leonards/West Parley area and take to various pubs for lunch. Contact: Gilly Tel: 01202 870724

Old School Hall, 147 Church Street, BH21 4BN Contact: Jean Tel: 01258 857018 1st Wed of the month

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Meal Provision

St Andrews United Reformed Church Lunch Club - over 60’s, 8 St Stephen’s Road,

Homelands Lunch, Homelands, Kings Avenue,

Silton Village Sunday Lunch, Silton Village Hall, Silton Mews, Church Rd, Gillingham, SP8 5PR Contact: Marian Honnywill Tel: 01747 840507 2nd Sunday of the month

Christchurch, BH23 1NA Tel: 01202 486043 Tues, Thurs & Fri’s

Greystones Lunch, Greystones House, Waterford Rd, Highcliffe, BH23 5LF Contact: Grace Tel: 01425 277106 Tues, Thurs, & Fri

Silton Village Soup Club, Silton Village Hall, Silton Mews, Church Rd, Gillingham, SP8 5PR Contact: Marian Honnywill Tel: 01747 840507 3rd Mon of the month

Project Purple Pub Lunches, Various locations (-call for more details) Tel: 01202 530530 (Transport is provided) 3rd Mon of each month

Bourton Lunch Club, Bourton Village Hall, SP8 5BN Contact: Harriet Palmer Tel: 01747 840057 2nd Mon of the month

Christchurch Cookery, High Cross Church, Amethyst Rd, Somerford, Christchurch, BH23 3EB Contact: Bob Tel: 01202 303111 Every other Friday Current course running for men only. Please register interest for future course.

Purbeck

Marnhull Lunch Club, Marnhull Village Hall, Burton Street, DT10 1PS Contact: Norval Faro Tel: 01258 820058 1st Fri of the month (Transport Available)

Lytchett Matravers Lunch, Lychett Matravers

Shaftesbury Fiftyplus Lunches, Quarterly visits

Methodist Church, Wareham Rd, Lytchett Matravers, Poole, BH16 6EA Contact: Sheila Newnham Tel: 01929 459319 Last Wed of the month

to local Shaftesbury restaurants Contact: Jane Gould Tel: 07966 544492

Road, Lytchett Minster, BH16 6JQ Contact: Carole Singleton Tel: 01202 621509 Every Thurs 12 - 13.30pm

Tarrants Lunch Club - bring a plate, Anne Biddlecombe Hall, Tarrant Keynston, DT11 9JE Contact: Brian Anderson Tel: 01258 489066 Approx every 2 months

Project Purple Pub Lunches, Various locations

Blandford Methodist Church Lunch, Blandford

(please call for more details) Tel: 01202 530530 3rd Mon of each month (Transport not provided)

Methodist Church, The Close, DT11 7HA Contact: Mrs White Tel: 01258 454020 Every Tues & Fri

Wareham Parish Hall Lunch Club, Parish Hall, The Quay, Wareham, BH20 4LP Contact: Carol Turner Tel: 01929 556761 2nd & 4th Fri of the month

Pimperne Lunch Club, Pimperne Village Hall,

United Reform Church Lunch, Church Street, Wareham, BH20 4NF Contact: Ken Bird Tel: 01929 556976 Every Tues 12.30pm

The White Horse Senior Citizens Lunch Club, The White Horse Pub, Shaston Rd,

Open House Lunches, St Dunstan’s Church, New

Newfield Rd, Contact: Jean Coull: 01258 453422 Beryl Edmonds: 01258 454771 Every Thurs 12.45pm

Stourpaine, Blandford Forum, Tel: 01258 453535 (Booking is Advisable) Mon - Sun Lunchtime, Wed & Thurs evenings (2 courses £6.50)

Lunches at the Masonic Hall, Masonic Hall, Howards Lane, Wareham Contact: Anne-Marie & Jennie, Tues - Sun (Just go in)

Okeford Fitzpaine Lunch Club, Village Hall, Tel: 01258 860571 1st Fri of the month

Emmanuel Church Drop in & Lunch, Victoria

Charlton Marshall Lunch Club, The Church

Hall, Victoria Avenue, Swanage, BH19 1AX Tel: 01305 839579 Every Mon, Tues & Thurs 10am - 12pm

Room, 1 The Close, DT11 9PA Contact: Jean Marjoram Tel: 01258 450240 1st Fri of the Month

Cameo Lunch Club, Victoria Hall, Victoria

Milborne St Andrews Lunch, Milborne St Andrew Village Hall, The Causeway, DT11 0JF Contact: Margaret Kirk Tel: 01258 837749 Last Saturday of the month

Avenue, Swanage, BH19 1AX Tel: 01929 427706 1st & 3rd Thurs of the month 12.30 - 1.30pm

United Reform Church Lunch, United Reform Church 137b High Street, Swanage, BH19 2NY Contact: Maureen Marriott Tel: 01929 426325 1st & 3rd Wed of the month

Swanage Hopper Trips, If you belong to a small group who would like to be picked up from your home and taken to a venue of your choice for lunch call the Hopper. Tel: 0845 241 0117 (Tues)

North Dorset

Sturminster Newton Age Concern Club, The Exchange, Old Market Hill, DT10 1FH Contact: Viv Tel: 01258 473038 Every Thurs 12.30 - 1.45pm

Hillside Hungry Lunch Club, Village Hall, Part Way, Hazelbury Bryan, DT10 2DP Contact: Gillian Tel: 01258 818121 Monthly on a Tues

Stalbridge Lunch Club, Stalbridge Village Hall, Lower Road, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2NJ Contact: Marigold Edwards Tel: 01963 363875 Every Wed 12pm

Gillingham Day Club, BONES Youth Club,

Milton Abbas Lunch, The Reading Room, Contact: Angela Tel: 01258 880561 2nd Wed of the month Weymouth & Portland

Weymouth Age Concern Lunch, Pilgrim House, 1Hope Square, DT4 8TU Contact: Nigel Coles Tel: 01305 761828 Every Tues & Thurs Saturday Lunch Club, Acorns Day Centre, 5 Gosvenor Square, Weymouth, DT4 7QL Contact: Nigel Coles Tel: 01305 761828 Every Saturday

St Francis Lunch Club, St Francis of Assisi Church, Merredin Close, Littlemoor, Weymouth, DT3 6SJ Contact: Steve Walbridge Tel: 07708562002 Every Fri 12pm (Not Good Fri or in Aug)

Patsy’s Club, Rembrandt Hotel, 12-18 Dorchester Rd, Weymouth, DT4 7JU 1st wed for Carvery The Crown Hotel, 51/53 St Thomas Street, Weymouth, DT4 8EQ One Fri per month Contact: Pat Staff Tel: 01305 779393

The Cottage, Cemetery Rd, SP8 4AZ Contact: Teresa Kinsmill Tel: 01747 826878 Every Wed 10-3 Term time only

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Methodist Church, The Square, Easton, Portland, DT5 2AB Contact: The POPP Office Tel: 01305 225920 Every Fri 10am - 12pm

Wriggle Valley Lunch Club, Leigh Village Hall,

Salvation Army Lunch, Easton Methodist

Pot Luck Lunch, Halstock Village Hall, Yeovil, BA22 9SG Contact: George Tel: 01935 891359 Every Wed during term time 12.30pm

Ladymead Lunch Club, Ladymead Hall, Easton Square, Easton, DT5 1BY Contact: Mandy Humphries Tel: 01305 821389 Every Mon & Wed (Need to Book)

Vindelis Lunch Club, Vindelis court, Verne Common Rd, Portland, DT5 1EL Contact: Mandy Humphries Tel: 01305 821389 Every Fri (Need to Book)

Monkton Wyld Lunch Club, Monkton Wyld Court, Charmouth Bridport, DT6 6DQ Tel: 01202 874581 E: info@monktonwyldcourt.org Most 2nd Weds Morecombelake Luncheon Club, James Harreaves Community Hall, Morecombelake, Bridport, DT6 6EA Contact: Sheila Chambers Tel: 01297 489349 3rd Friday of the month

Pound Road, Sherborne, DT9 6HJ Contact: Hannah Solloway Tel: 01935 872410 Fortnightly on a Thurs (must book in advance)

Soup & Cheese, Easton Methodist Church, The Square, Easton, Portland, DT5 2AB 3rd Fri of the month 12.00pm (Just turn up) Church, The Square, Easton, Portland, DT5 2AB Contact: Geoff Lucas Tel: 01305 8304794 1st Mon of the month 12.30pm

West Dorset

Thornford Lunch Club, Thornford Village Hall,

The Five Bells Pub Lunch Deal, Higher Street, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Bridport DT6 6RH Contact: Pat or Stacey (Booking Advised) Tel: 01297 489262 Wed, Thurs & Friday’s 2 course meal deal available

The Five Bells Pub Supper Club, Higher Street, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Bridport DT6 6RH Contact: Pat or Stacey (Must Book) Tel: 01202 892256 Thurs eve’s between Jan & April

Thorncombe Lunch Club, Thorncombe Village Hall, Chard Street, Thorncombe, Chard, TA20 4ND Contact: Pauline Holt Tel: 01460 30428 Twice a month on a Fri, not July - Sept Beaminster Social Lunch Club, Skyrm Room, Beaminster Public Hall, Fleet Street DT6 3RR Contact: Joan Wilkinson Tel: 01308 488375 1st Thurs of the month

Local Food Links Cookery Workshops, Bridport Centre for Local Food, Unit 17 St Michael’s Trading Estate, Bridport, DT6 3RR Tel: 01308 420269 Varies please call for details

Bridport Age Concern Lunch, Chancery House, Chancery Lane, Bridport, DT6 3JT Contact: Barbara Vousden Tel: 01308 459847 Every Mon, Tues, Wed, & Fri

Bridport WRVs Luch Club, United Church, East Street, Bridport, DT6 3LJ Contact: Roger Tel: 01308 456797 Every Thurs 12pm Shipton Gorge Pub Lunch, The New Inn, Shipton Rd, Shipton Gorge Bridport, DT6 4LT Tel: 01308 897302 Every thurs 12.30pm (must book in by the Tues at latest)

Chetnole Road, DT9 6HJ Contact: Connie Wallis Tel: 01935 872946 3rd Tues of the month 12pm

Sherborne WRVs Lunch Club, Digby Hall Hound Street, Sherborne DT9 3AB Contact: Mrs P Hart Tel: 01935 873918 Every Tues

Senior Lunch Club, Digby Road, Sherborne, DT9 3NL Contact: Hilary Floyd: 01935 814680 Transport: John Miller: 01935 873784 Every Wed, Thurs & Fri must book by 11am on the day Meet & Eat Cookery Classes, St Paul’s Church, St Paul’s Close, Sherborne, DT9 4DU Contact: Joanne Triffitt Tel: 01935 816444 Every other Fri from 12th Feb 10.30am Charlestown Coffee Morning, Victory Hall, Putton Lane, Chickerell, DT3 4DA Contact: Marion Hardcastle Tel: 01305 761744 Coffee every Wed 10am-12 fish & chips monthly

Langton Herring Lunch Club, Langton Herring Village Hall, Church Hill, DT3 4HU Contact: Sheila Milton Tel: 01305 871202 Last Tues of every month

Chickerell Lunch Club, Lugger Inn, 30-34 West Street, Chickerell, Dt3 4DY Contact: Anne: 01305 783002 / Janet: 01305 750232 1st Thurs of the month (Please call to book) Portesham Lunch Club, Portesham Village Hall, Malthouse Meadow, DT3 4NS Contact: Rev’d Ava Whittock Tel: 01305 871271 Stratton Lunch Club, Stratton Village Hall, Stratton, DT2 9WG Contact: Anne Newton Tel: 01305 265895 2nd Wed of the month (Not Aug)

Piddletrenthide Lunch Club, Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall, DT2 7QF Contact: Diane Lee Tel: 01300 348456 Every 4 weeks on a Friday Frampton Thursday Club, Frampton Village Hall, Dorchester Road, DT2 9NB Contact: Mike Keene Tel: 01300 320109 4th Thurs of the month (Jan - July & Oct - Dec)

Maiden Newton Lunch, Village Hall, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0QL Contact: Joan Dean Tel: 01300 321312 3rd Wed of the month Tues Lunches, Village Hall, Bradford Peverell, Dorchester, Dt2 9SF Contact: Ruth Smith Tel: 01305 263834 1st Tues of the month

Buckland Newton Lunch, Buckland Newtonn Village Hall, DT2 7BZ Contact: Jan Burnett Tel: 01300 345356 2nd Fri of the month Sydling Fish Club, Sydling Village Hall, Contact: Jo Tel: 01300 341620 3rd Tues 12.45pm

Puncknowle, Swyre & West Bexington, Puncknowle, Swyre & W. Bexington Village Hall, DT2 9DJ Contact: Ken Tel: 01308 897622 3rd Tues 12.30pm

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Coffee Morning with a Difference, Easton

Dorchester Salvation Army Lunch Club,

Cowleaze Lunch Club, Broadmayne Village Hall, Cowleaze Road, DT2 8EW Contact: Marilyn Holehouse Tel: 01305 261337 3rd Thurs of the month

Dorchester United Church, 49/51 Charles Street, Dorchester, DT1 1EE Contact: Mrs Cheeseman Tel: 01305 264912 Every Mon 12.30pm

Monthly Lunch Club, Puddletown Village Hall, 11 Willoughby Close, DT2 8SE Contact: Gladis Antell Tel: 01305 848646 2nd Mon of the month

Dorchester Age Concern Lunch, Rowan Cottage, 4 Prince of Wales Street, DT1 1PW Tel: 01305 269444 Every Tues, Wed, & Fri 12pm

Osmington Lunch Club, Osmington Village Hall,

Dorchester Age Concern Breakfast, Rowan

Shortlake Lane, DT3 6EG Contact: Pam Kaile Tel: 01305 751600 3rd Thurs of the month

Cottage, 4 Prince of Wales Street, DT1 1PW Tel: 01305 269444 Every Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 9.15 - 10.30am

Sutton Poyntz Ladies Lunch, Springhead Pub, Sutton Rd, Sutton Poyntz, Nr Weymouth, DT3 6LW Contact: Richard / Debbie Tel: 01305 832117 2nd Wed of the month

Martinstown, Stevens Farm, Martinstown, Dorchester, DT2 9JR Contact: Ann Tel: 01305 889383 1st Tues of the month

Shopping Assistance Service

Picks up

East Dorset

Shopping Venue

Day

Contact

Christchurch dial a ride: shopping to sainsbury’s costs £3, excursions may vary, £1 joining fee.

Age Concern Christchurch

Mudeford & Somerford

Sainsbury’s Somerford

Thurs

Dave Roberts Tel: 01202 476034

Age Concern Christchurch

Highcliffe & Burton

Sainsbury’s Somerford

Friday

Dave Roberts Tel: 01202 476034

Christchurch Dial A Ride

East and West Christchurch, Highcliffe & Burton

Sainsbury’s Somerford

Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri

08454 580833

Christchurch Dial A Ride

East and West Christchurch, Highcliffe & Burton

Special Excursions to Haskins, Ringwood, Catlepoint, Lymington, Poole etc

Wed

08454 580833

North & North NORDCAT & SCAT Buses _ North & North West Dorset -Door to Door Service. Membership is £5 per year West Dorset and is available to all people over 60 and all others who have difficulty using normal public transport.

NORDCAT & SCAT

Ibberton, Shillingstone, Durweston, Sturminster Newton, Tarrant Rushton, Bloxworth, Bere Regis, Milborne St Andrew, Milton Abbas and Blandford

Blandford

Mon

Tel: 01258 473154 between 9am - 2pm

NORDCAT & SCAT

Sturminster Newton, Murnhull, Templecombe, Blackhorn Weston, Kington Magna and Gillingham

Gillingham

Tue

Tel: 01258 473154 between 9am - 2pm

NORDCAT & SCAT

Stalbridge, Milborne Port and Sherborne

Yeovil

1st & 3rd Tues of the month

Tel: 01258 473154 between 9am - 2pm

NORDCAT & SCAT

Oborne and Rimpton

Sherborne

2nd & 4th Tues of the month

Tel: 01258 473154 between 9am - 2pm

NORDCAT & SCAT

Shaftesbury and Motcombe

Gillingham

Wed

Tel: 01258 473154 between 9am - 2pm

NORDCAT & SCAT

Marnhull and Sturminster Newton

Stalbridge

Wed

Tel: 01258 473154 between 9am - 2pm

NORDCAT & SCAT

Child Okeford, Pimperne and Blandford St Mary

Blandford

Thurs

Tel: 01258 473154 between 9am - 2pm

NORDCAT & SCAT

Sturminster Newton, Fontmel Magna, Motcombe, Ashmore

Shaftesbury

Thurs

Tel: 01258 473154 between 9am - 2pm

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Shopping Venue

Day

Contact

NORDCAT & SCAT

Charlton Hawthorn, Milborne Port, Melbury Osmond, Leigh, Yetminster, Thornford, Bradford Abbas

Sherborne

Thurs

Tel: 01258 473154 between 9am - 2pm

NORDCAT & SCAT

Sturminster Newton, Stourton Caundle, Hazelbury Bryan, King Stag

Stalbridge

Fri

Tel: 01258 473154 between 9am - 2pm

NORDCAT & SCAT

Sturminster Newton, Charlton Hawthorn, Milborne Port, Sherborne, Thornford, Yetminster and Bradford Abbas

Yeovil

Fri

Tel: 01258 473154 between 9am - 2pm

West Dorset

Service 73a users must be registered, service currently over subscribed. Dorcester and Weymouth & Portland dial a bus need an application to be signed by a GP or professional carer, £1 joining fee and fare depending on where you live.

Little Bredy, Long Bredy, Litten Cheney, Dorchester 1st Wed of Tel: 0845 6024547 Puncknowle, Swyre, and West Bexington the month between 9am - 2pm

73a

Meal Provision

Service

73a

Little Bredy, Long Bredy, Litten Cheney, Puncknowle, Swyre, and West Bexington

Bridport

Every Wed except the first

Tel: 0845 6024547 between 9am - 2pm

Dorchester Dial a Bus

Dorchester Dial a Bus

Dorcester Town centre or Tesco Weymouth Avenue

Call for details

Tel: 0845 6024547 between 10am - 3pm

Weymouth & Portland Dial a Bus

Wheelchair accessible transport

Weymouth town centre

Wheelchair accessible transport

Tel: 0845 6024547 between 10am - 3pm

Transport Supplied by Supermarkets / Shopping Centres

Transport in Dorset

West Moors NeighbourCars, West Moors Area, Contact: Mr John Mullett Tel: 01202 874581 Holt NeighbourCars, Holt & Surrounding Villages, Contact: Mrs Ann Korta Tel: 01202 885559

Dorset Wide Oakhouse foods are now offering a grocery service across much of Dorset. They have nearly 300 essential items in their brochure and are pleased to deliver free of charge with or without their frozen meals. For more information see: www.oakhousefoods.co.uk or call East: 01202 814179 or Other: 01380 830982 Tesco Supermarket Employ Shamrock buses to provide a free bus service to their stores in Ferndown and Castle Lane, Bournemouth. Call Shamrock on: 01202 621581 to find your nearest pick up point.

Sainsbury’s Supermarket Employ Damroy coaches to provide a free bus service to their store in Ferndown. Call Damroy on 01258 452545 to find your nearest pick up point.

Bournemouth Accessible Transport (BAT BUS) This is a shopping service and is available to those who live in Bournemouth Borough (postcode areas BH1 - BH11 inclusive) and who are unable to undertake their shopping by means of public transport. The mini buses, which are fully accessible, operate on weekday mornings and travel to Castlepoint Shopping Centre on Castle Lane West and the Sovereign Centre in Boscombe. Clients are picked up from their homes and are given approximately 2 hours at the shopping centres before being returned back to their homes. Annual membership fee: £6 Return shopping trips: £4 For further information tel: 01202 399700 Care choices have you at a loss? Call

Corfe Mullen Community Aid (COMCA), Corfe Mullen Area, Tel: 07000 780598

Ferndown NeighbourCars, Ferndown Area, Contact: Mrs Joyce Little Tel: 01202 892256

Verwood Good Neighbours, Verwood Area, Contact: Mr E Sams Tel: 01202 826764 Ringwood & District Good Neighbour Scheme, Ringwood & District, Contact: Mr Mike O’Brien Tel: 01425 474395

Gillingham Area Voluntary Car Link Scheme, Gillingham Area (SP8) Tel: 07599 311443

Christchurch NeighbourCar, Christchurch Area, Contact: Claire Walker Tel: 01202 480572 Nordcat (Dial a Ride), Mainly North Dorset, Tel: 01258 472164

Vision Wimborne (Dial a Ride), Wimborne Minister and Surrounding Areas, Tel: 01202 880699 Axe Valley & West Dorset Ring & Ride, Axminister, Seaton, Lyme Regis, Bridport, Thorncombe, Beaminister & Surrounding Villages, Tel: 01404 46520

Flexible Door to Dorset Buses, Wimborne, Wool, Lulworth, Dorchester, Cerne & Piddle Valley’s Bridport, Sherborne Tel: 0845 602 4547

Island Community Action, Portland Contact: Jackie Tel: 01305 823789 Milton Abbas NeighbourCars, Milton Abbas & Surrounding Areas, Contact: Nigel Tel: 01258 880229

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Carers UK Advice Line

“Help and Care is a charity focussed on helping people get the best from life – particularly those people who need more support than others like people in their later life, people who care for someone or people less able to assert themselves in the world.

Carers UK provides high quality advice and information to carers and the professionals who support carers.

We do this through our website, information booklets, factsheets and through mailings to our members.

We also have an advice line which is staffed by experts and has many years experience of dealing with the problems carers face.

We provide free and confidential information and advice on: • benefits and tax credits • carers employment rights • carers assessments • the services available for carers, and how to complain effectively and challenge decisions.

Help and Care’s name speaks for itself; it will help people and care for them. It will do this based on a clear set of values that embrace the principles of equality and respect.

Help and Care performs many functions with a ‘can do’ attitude. It will not be deterred by every day challenges; at a national level in its role as influencer of policy or for local people as it provides a day to day service.

Help and Care will ensure that the people it serves are empowered to make choices and speak out for themselves and their communities.

Help and Care will continue to grow in order that it can help more people, more often and across more of the country. It will do this by being a fair employer and taking an open approach to communication about its aspirations, intentions and challenges.

Help and Care will work as efficiently as possible seeking to make best use of its income whether generated by trading or from contract funding. It will take responsibility for the outputs of its services and use customer feedback, in whatever form, to continually ensure that it is serving its customers well.”

Information Helpline Gateway: 0300 111 3303 Anyone can call our Gateway information helpline to access information that relates to older people, carers or people in the community who are in need of help in Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole.

The Gateway team are trained to answer calls in an understanding and professional manner, offering information on particular issues or sign posting to other organisations that may be able to assist.

A whole range of areas are covered by the team, from information about holidays and meal delivery services to how to access carers allowance, financial and legal support.

Whatever your question our friendly team of Information and Support Workers is here to answer your call.

Email: contact@helpandcare.org.uk Text phone: 01202 416047 Dorset County Council commissions Help and Care to provide and manage a Dorset short breaks scheme, Carers Link information service and an outreach service which includes elements of carer training and advocacy.

They also arrange events during carers’ week and Carers rights day. ©Crown Copywrite

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Our freephone number is 0808 808 7777 and we are open on Wednesday and Thursday 10am -12pm and 2pm - 4pm.

You can email us at adviceline@carersuk.org Please note that we are a small expert team and are often very busy. We will try to answer your email as soon as possible but we may not be able to do so on the same day.

If English is not your first language we can provide you with an interpreter and our advisers can also be contacted through typetalk.

Alternatively, you can write to us or send us a fax: Carers UK, 20 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4LX Fax: 020 7378 9781

Carers UK is the voice of the UK’s six million carers. That’s six million people who give up their time and energy to look after someone in need, quite often to the detriment of their own health.

Carers give so much to society yet as a consequence of caring, they can experience ill health, poverty and discrimination.

Carers UK is fighting to raise awareness of the true value of carers’ contribution to society and to ensure they get the practical, financial and emotional support they need. We are here to provide information and advice for carers, and we believe telecare could be a fantastic source of support for them. Telecare has been heralded as one of the key elements in modernising and transforming care services, harnessing technology to provide greater choice about services and supporting the right to live at home. Telecare has huge potential, and recently has been pushed to the forefront of the minds of government, service providers, service users and carers. Telecare services are transforming the lives of carers, by giving them 24 hour peace of mind and reassurance. It is this peace of mind that makes telecare so unique, and we do hope you find this guide a useful introduction to what is available and how it can make a difference to carers lives, across the UK. Imelda Redmond, Chief Executive, Carers UK www.carersuk.org Carersline: 0808 808 7777 on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

Our carers outreach team provides a range of support to help people in their role as a carer.

Support includes: • Information and advice sessions • One-off events • Working closely with individuals.

• Supporting carers groups - if you are a member of a Carers Support group and would like information about how Help and Care can support you contact us.

Carers Information and Support Sessions Information and support sessions give carers in Dorset the opportunity to access useful information, advice and skills to help people in their role as a carer.

Topics on the course include: • Local support to help you in your caring role • How to cope with stress and look after yourself • Information about carers benefits • Relaxation techniques • Assertiveness skills • Ongoing support Help and Care work in partnership with Dorset County Council to provide Information and Support Sessions Short Break Service The Short Break Service is available to carers in Dorset who look after a friend or relative with an illness or disability and who cannot be left alone. Our team organise for a carer from a registered agency to stay with the person you care for so you can enjoy peace of mind while you take a break.

The Short Break Service strives to provide a service which is tailored to individual needs and recognises the importance of providing care which is suited to you and the person you care for.

How to use the Short Break Service To take advantage of this service, the cared for person must be over the age of 18, and must pay council tax to Dorset County Council and will need to have a carers needs assessment - this is not a financial assessment, but a tool to ensure your needs as a carer are recognised.

Please contact us to find out how to access this service.

Due to the funding from Dorset County Council there is only a small charge of £2 per hour for the Short Break Service.

Help and Care work in partnership with Dorset County Council to provide the Short Break Service Our Carers Services Do you look after someone who could not manage without your help?

Carers are relatives, friends or neighbours who provide support and care to a partner, child, relative, friend or neighbour who could not manage without their help.

Every year thousands of carers provide help to ill, frail and disabled people but many are not aware of the advice and support available to them.

confidential advice we can help. We treat every Carer as an individual and help you to find the support that you need for your circumstances. We can offer you advice whether you are retired, self employed or in full time or part time employment.

Our carer support services are available to carers in Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset. Our Carers Centre is based in Bournemouth, there are many ways that our team at the Centre can support you and the person you care for. If you are a carer or if you would like to access information on behalf of someone else please take a look at our factsheets for carers or contact our helpline for Carers, Carerslink 0300 111 3303

Contacts for Carers Advocare - Caring for Carers Tel: 01202 737 592 | www.advocare.org.uk Bournemouth Care Direct Town Hall Annexe, St Stephen’s Road, Bournemouth, BH2 6EA Tel: 01202 454 979 | Fax: 01202 454 975 Email: caredirect@bournemouth.gov.uk www.bournemouth.gov.uk Carers rights www.nhs.uk/CarersDirect/guide/rights/ Pages/carers-rights.aspx Carers support groups There are carers support groups throughout the county. These are variously supported by voluntary organisations such as Help and Care, or specialist agencies such as the Alzheimer’s Society, the Multiple Sclerosis Society and Age concern. Some are supported by national carers’ organisations such as Carers UK. These support groups are a valuable channel for communication with grass roots carers.

Help and Care (Dorset excluding Bournemouth) Pokesdown Centre, 896 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH7 6DL Tel: 0845 450 0418 | Fax: 01202 432 299 Bournemouth (Head Office) Tel: 0300 111 3303 Email: contact@helpandcare.org.uk www.helpandcare.org Factsheets Available from: www.helpandcare.org.uk/ services/factsheets/free-factsheets.aspx?n=f30 Rethink Rethink are commissioned to support carers of people with mental health needs in the west of the County The Richmond Fellowship is commissioned to support carers of people with mental health needs in the East of the county.

Support for Carers If you care for someone and you would like to find out about the support available to you or if you would like some free Care choices have you at a loss? Call

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Support for Carers In Dorset

Learning Disabilities Included is information about life enhancing opportunities for training in Dorset. Information on accessing service and listings for learning disability providers, supported living and Care Homes.

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust The Trust Learning Disability Service (Adults) provides a comprehensive range and choice of services based on underlying philosophies of individuality, dignity, and personal development.

The majority of our clients and their carers are supported at home by community learning disabilities teams of nurses, psychologists, speech therapists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and dietitians in conjunction with Social Services.

For people needing specialist medical and nursing care, we provide a range of community homes, including homes for people with particularly challenging behaviour.

They provide assessment, rehabilitation, respite and/ or continuing care using a person centred approach.

Certain specialised services are available to people from other parts of the country.

Community Homes: The Cedars, Parkstone, St. Gabriel’s, Verwood, Douglas House, Southbourne Hillcrest, Ensbury Park

The Oaks, Bournemouth Delphwood, Canford Heath Albany Close, Sherborne

Day Centres: Whitehouse, Sherbourne Specialist Units: Finigan Centre, Westbourne (includes services for people with challenging behaviour and associated behavioural problems).

Addington Clinic, Kinson (for people with severe learning disabilities who exhibit challenging behaviour). Challenging behaviour community team - consultant psychiatrist, psychologist, occupational therapist and learning disability nurses.

Community Learning Disabilities Teams for Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Wimborne and Purbeck (community nurses working with social workers and other professionals).

Outpatients Clinics Alderney Hospital and Kings Park Hospital

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BILD The British Institute of Learning disabilities (BILD) is a national charity committed to improving the quality of life for the 1.2 million people in the UK with a learning disability.

We work with government agencies and other organisations to help shape UK policy and strategic thinking, contributing to a shared vision of better services. We also carry out research on topics of national interest and publish our findings through conferences and workshops, publications and policy development.

All ab books

We encourage the development of advocacy for people with learning disabilities by supporting local advocacy groups and carrying out reviews and evaluations of advocacy provision.

We provide education and training for care staff and managers, professionals, family carers and people with a learning disability.

Many of our resources and services are mapped to the Learning Disability Awards Framework (LDAF).

Our Quality Network helps commissioners and providers to measure outcomes – what life is really like for people who use services – and to use their findings to improve services. People with learning disabilities take part in assessing the services they use.

We publish books, training materials and journals to improve practice among professionals and to help adults and children with a learning disability achieve a better quality of life. We also offer information and resources on all aspects of learning disability policy and practice. ©Crown Copywrite ‘Welcome to BILD’ We have an leaflet, ‘Welcome to BILD’ which gives an introduction to our work, you can download it as a .pdf document.

Available from: www.bild.org.uk/docs/ 02introduction/This%20is%20BILD.pdf Contact: British Institute of Learning Disabilities Campion House, Green Street, Kidderminster, Worcestershire DY10 1JL Tel: 01562 723 010 Email: enquiries@bild.org.uk www.bild.org.uk

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The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities works to promote the rights, quality of life and opportunities of people with learning disabilities and their families.

We do this by working with people with learning disabilities, their families and the people who support them.

We carry out research, promote the rights of people with learning disabilities, improve services and spread knowledge and information.

The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities is part of the Mental Health Foundation, a national charity, and operates as a directorate within the charity.

2009 marked the 60th anniversary of the Mental Health Foundation. We are a member of the Learning Disability Coalition with 14 other leading disability charities.

The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilties believes it is important that people with learning disabilities can take part in daily life where they live. We are working to make sure that they have interesting things to do during the day.

Current projects: Community Connecting: this programme is about working with individuals and the people close to them to find out their strengths, talents and interests. It goes beyond simply helping people to be in the community and aims to make people part of their community.

Learning for Leadership: this programme will provide a comprehensive framework for participants to develop their knowledge, skills and behaviour to become innovative leaders.

People with learning disabilities are increasingly taking on leadership roles and positions where they create and influence change.

Life in the Community: a project focusing on community inclusion for people with high support needs. This project looks at new approaches to day activities and community participation.

National Advisory Group on Learning Disabilities and Ethnicity: a national group which focuses on policy development, working closely with other organisations and bringing together people who are leading work in this area. www.learningdisabilities.org.uk/our-work/communityand-inclusion/community-connecting/

NHS Bournemouth and Poole are leading the way on making health care better for people with learning disabilities.

The new Big Yellow Health Book was created by Debbie Hopper, with input from carers and individuals and other groups. The books have been so successful that Debbie is now advising other PCTs across NHS South West on how they can use the books to improve the health of people within their services.

Debbie Hooper, Service Improvement Manager for People with Learning Disabilities at NHS Bournemouth and Poole, said: “We have had a fantastic reaction to the Big Yellow Health Books.

They empower people with learning disabilities to take control of their health in a way that hasn’t been possible before. The book also means that health professionals and carers can work with people with learning disabilities with a better understanding of their needs.”

“The Big Yellow Book gives people a health action plan. They also ensure that any health professional who comes into contact with the individual knows how they communicate, who they live with, and all about their likes and dislikes, fears, and history.”

People with learning disabilities have more health ailments and health conditions than the general population. This group do not always have the ability to tell people how they feel, so ill health can often go untreated.

The book gives details of extra support someone may need so that health professionals can plan appointments for treatment to suit the individual and ensure a positive outcome. Lack of information can have a negative impact on health and relationships with health staff. It also gives people somewhere to keep a record of their annual health checks and other aspects of their health. *The Big Yellow Book was devised with the input from people with learning disabilities, family carers, health professionals such as Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Dentists, Learning Disability Nurses and auser Forums for people with learning disabilities in Bournemouth and Poole called Bournemouth People First and Poole Forum.

The Health Action Group which also helped with the design of the Big Yellow Book, is a Sub Group of the Learning Disability Partnership Boards in both Bournemouth and Poole.

NHS Bournemouth and Poole, Canford House, Discovery Court Business Centre, 551-553 Wallisdown Road, Poole, BH12 5AG Tel: 01202 541400 | feedback@bp-pct.nhs.uk www.bournemouthandpoole.nhs.uk/bigyellowbooklearningdisabilities.asp

Helen Sanderson Associates Person centred planning is a process for continual listening and learning, focusing on what is important to someone now and in the future, and acting upon this in alliance with their family and friends. It is the foundation of self directed support.

Put simply, person centred planning is a way of assisting people to work out what they want, the support they require and helping them get it. For people being supported by services, it is not person centred planning that matters as much as the pervasive presence of person centred thinking.

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over their lives those who do the day to day work need to have person centred thinking skills.

Only a small percentage of people need to know how to write good person centred plans, but everyone involved needs to have good skills in person centred thinking, in the value based skills that underlie person centred planning.

Helen Sanderson Associates, 34 Broomfield Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport, SK4 4ND Tel: 0161 442 8271 kerry@helensandersonassociates.co.uk www.helensandersonassociates.co.uk on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

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Aspergers - Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC) In November 2009 the Government passed the Autism Act covering all people with an Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC), including people with Aspergers Syndrome. NHS Dorset and Dorset County Council are jointly developing a Dorset Autistic Spectrum Conditions Strategy.

Aspergers presents many challenges for the individual, their families and statutory and non statutory services. To help people understand more about Aspergers a conference was held in June 2010. This raised awareness and provided an opportunity to explore the nature of Aspergers and support for individuals with this condition.

The conference involved people with Aspergers, their families and professionals across Dorset. It highlighted the need for understanding Aspergers, issues arising in the family setting and how to provide positive support and interventions for people who have Aspergers.

Particular aspects considered were: relationships and sexuality; assessment and service provision; and Aspergers and UK law. www.dorset-pct.nhs.uk/healthy_living/aspergers/aspergers.asp

Update – June 2010 National Developments

There have been 3 key publications over the last 6 months: • The Autism Act was passed by Parliament in November 2009.

It required the Department of Health (DH) to issue a national strategy and guidance for NHS bodies and Local Authorities on the support they should provide for people with an ASC. • Following a lengthy consultation period, The DH published the National ASC Strategy “Fulfilling and Rewarding Lives” in March 2010. The strategy sets out proposals for: better awareness of ASC; diagnostic provision; access to services; personalisation (personal budgets); work; and local capacity building. It required each locality to develop a commissioning strategy.

• A national first year delivery plan for the implementation of the strategy was published in April 2010.

This delivery plan for the adult autism strategy: • Sets out how the Department will check that the implementation of the strategy is actually happening on the ground.

• Makes it clear that people with autism and parents/ carers should be involved in the development of regional and local plans on autism services.

• Restates the importance of local leads on autism (both local commissioning leads and leads on diagnosis and assessment).

• Explains the support the Department of Health will provide to local areas in implementing the strategy.

• Sets out plans for a national autism awareness campaign.

• Sets out plans for developing training of frontline staff.

Next Steps • The plan sets out actions for national, regional and local bodies to take forward in 2010/11.

• Plans for 2011/12 and 2012/13 will be published by the end of this year. As a result of the Autism Act, later this year the Government will also publish guidance for local authorities and health bodies in England, which will tell them what they must provide, by law, for people with autism. The Government will be consulting publicly about what should be in this guidance.

The final guidance will be published by the end of 2010.

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Local Developments • •

Awareness Raising.

Diagnosis. Service covering the areas of Bournemouth, Poole and East Dorset.

• Access to Services. The strategy will address access to specialist NHS and social care services as well as raising awareness of ASC with mainstream organisations such as The Police, housing and employment agencies.

• Personalisation. Rather than providing or arranging services directly, people eligible for social care services will be given cash payments to arrange their own support.

• Employment. From October there will be a change from the Workstep and Stepping Stones programmes operated by DCC to a “Work Choice” programme run by The Shaw Trust.

The National Autistic Society and Wessex Autistic Society also provide employment information, advice and guidance.

• Local Capacity Building. The strategy group has provided support for DAAS to bid for funding available under the Transforming Social Care Programme. The Dorset social care innovation fund offers “pump priming” monies for innovative community developments that can provide evidence of unmet needs and have a long term sustainable programmes. DAAS are well placed to offer support to people with ASC and their carers through information, advice and support groups.

If you have any comments or suggestions please contact Allyson Evans tel: 01305 216613 | email: Allyson.Evans@dorsetcc.gov.uk www.dorset-pct.nhs.uk/healthy_living/aspergers/documents/ BriefingJune2010.pdf

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Learning Disability Care Homes in Bournemouth

Harleith 8

Southwood Avenue 8

BH6 3TA 01202 426544

BH6 3QA 01202 436140

106 Lowther Road 6

Helene Lodge 5

Stourcliffe Avenue 12

BH8 8NS 01202 290305

BH9 2JE 01202 389901

BH6 3PX 01590 624484

18 Kings Park Road 9

Ivy Lodge 7

Stratfield Lodge Res Home 17

BH8 8NS 01202 290305

BH10 5NZ 01202 593593

BH8 8JL 01202 553596

35 Lowther Road 4

Liam House 11

Talbot Woods Lodge 15

BH8 8NG 01202 391610

BH1 3TE 01202 294148

BH3 7AR 01202 293390

Abbotsford 8

Marion House 8

The Elms 4

BH6 3TB 01202 417847

BH9 2UW 01202 521985

BH6 3HU 01202 431886

Acorn Lodge 9

Merstone Hall 45 BH5 1HF 01202 309813

The Piers 3 BH10 4DT 01202 520937

BH6 3SY 01202 426085

Milton Road 8

The Pines 13

BH6 5LJ 01202 429093

BH8 8LP 01590 624484

BH8 8JU 01202 555048

April Court 18

Pinehaven 9

The White House 7

BH5 2BS 01202 427941

BH1 4EZ 01202 399471

Redcroft 10

Ventana 8 BH5 1HJ 01202 390209

Apple House 4

BH6 5LJ 01202 429093

Beaufort View 8 BH6 5AJ 01202 418877

BH6 3BD 01202 428158

Blue Roof Bungalow 3

River View 6

BH8 0DW 01202 529508

BH8 0DG 01202 516411

Wallfield 14 BH6 5ES 01202 428048

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Learning Disability Care Homes in Christchuch 24 Flambard Avenue 4 BH23 2NF 01202 474848

The Gables 8 Ferndown BH22 9SA 01202 855909

Smallwood 8

The Woodpeckers 3 Verwood BH31 7LR 01202 813708

The Beeches 25 Blandford DT11 7HX 01258 453436

Blandford Forum DT11 9LZ 01284 88451

Tregonwell Lodge & Two Wells 17

Bramblegate 4

Cranborne BH21 5PU 01725 517458

BH23 5RF 01425 276846

Principle House 6 BH23 5RA 01425 277707

Learning Disability Care Homes in North Dorset

Rivendell [Christchurch] 3 BH23 2SD 01202 476663

Touchwood 5

Hillcrest House 7 Sturminster Newton DT10 2LR 01963 363861

BH23 2ED 01202 487575

Learning Disability Care Homes in East Dorset

Amberwood 10 BH14 9JN 01202 740075

Anchor House 7 BH12 4JF 01202 735914 Beach House 9 BH14 9EP 01202 739930

Ivers 27 Sturminster Newton DT10 1JU 01258 820164

Coral House 7 BH12 4AJ 01202 706160

Ladignac Res Care Home 3

Ocean House 4 BH14 0LG 01202 715362

1 and 1a Orchard Villas 3 Chard TA20 2QF 01460 220747

Shaftesbury DT10 1JU 01747 854978

Lewis House 7

Sturminster Newton DT10 2NJ 01963 362247

Sandbourne House 8

Sandhills 10

Wimborne BH21 3EG 01202 887255

Learning Disability Care Homes in Poole

BH14 8NT 01202 742284

Shores (The) 7 BH12 3EZ 01202 730653

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Bournemouth Borough Council 01202 454979 The Care Division Bournemouth 0845 521042

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Dorset County Council 01929 557746

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The Moorings 6

2 Thornhill Close 3

Greenhills 9

BH12 3EZ 01202 734752

Dorchester DT1 2RE 01305 266589

Bridport DT6 3BQ 01308 422159

The Pebbles 3 BH12 4HY 01202 722867

20 Edward Road 4

Highcroft and Valley View 6 Beaminster DT8 3QT 01460 77033

The Tides 6

23 Birchway 4

BH18 8NT 01202 706160

Dorchester DT2 9XX 01305 259852

Rawleigh House 6 Sherborne DT9 3AJ 01935 816630

3 Prince of Wales Road 8 Dorchester DT1 1PW 01305 269208

Riverside 3 Bridport DT6 5DP 01308 458728

Dorchester DT1 2HL 01305 265097

Wessex Autistic13-15 Barnes Lane 6

Learning Disability Care Homes in Purbeck

4 Romulus Close 4

Penrose 3

5 Dick o` The Banks 4

Wareham BH20 7AP 01929 480764

Dorchester DT1 2TH 01305 263479

Dorchester DT2 7BG 01305 267483

Peveril 3 Wareham BH20 5HS 01929 427996

5 Grosvenor Crescent 3 Dorchester DT1 2BA 01305 262046

Purbeck Care 52 Wareham BH20 6AT 01929 552201

5 Prince of Wales Road 8 Dorchester DT1 1PW 01305 251935

Walc House 3

56 Maiden Castle Road 4 Dorchester DT1 2ES 01305 265097

Swanage BH19 1HZ 01929 422200

97 Monmouth Road 3 Dorchester DT1 2DF 01305 266430

Learning Disability Care Homes in West Dorset

Colcombe Cottage 5 Beaminster DT8 3QT 01308 867680

193 St Andrews Road 8

Douglas Jackman House 14

Bridport DT6 3BW 01308 425824

Dorchester DT1 1QR 01305 251598

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Learning Disability Care Homes in Weymouth & Portland 25-27a Alexandra Road 23 Weymouth DT4 7QQ 01305 760663

3 Cranford Avenue 4 Weymouth DT4 7TN 0

Casterbridge House 10 Weymouth DT3 5LF 01305 813466 Foresters 15 Weymouth DT4 7QQ 01305 777189 Raglan House 7 Weymouth DT4 7PL 01305 784192

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Mental Health One in four people suffer from mental health problems a year, depression and anxiety are the most common. Help and support is available for all types of mental health problems.

What is Mental Illness?

NHS Dorset provides mental health services for West Dorset.

The Trust is committed to improving mental health services for its local population and works in close partnership with social care and health departments. For mental health services provided in east Dorset please go to Dorset Healthcare Trust website

offer support with a range of other help that might affect your recovery from mental illness or return to independent living.

So as well as arrangements for your psychiatric care, treatment and medication, your care plan could include practical help, support or advice on housing, employment, personal relationships, money matters and benefits.

What is mental illness?

Occasional anxiety, grief, stress or depression are common to us all, but we usually ‘get back to normal’ relatively quickly. For some people though, these feelings may be unusually intense or prolonged and can seriously affect their ability to cope with the demands of their every day life. They may also experience extreme mood swings, feelings of persecution or hear voices that no one else hears. Like physical illness, mental illness can be mild and easily treated, or more serious and need lengthy treatment. There are many different types of mental illness and people react to their illness in different ways, but most people become well again with the right treatment and support.

Could it be me?

Mental illness can affect anyone at any time. It is very common, and it’s possible that you or someone in your family will be affected at some time in your lives. Mental illness can be very worrying and upsetting for the person with the illness and also for their family, friends and carers. They may all need some support and someone to talk to.

Confidentiality All details about patients and their illness are subject to NHS Trust, Social Care and Health Services and Nursing and Midwifery Council guidelines on confidentiality. This means that staff cannot disclose any information about patients or clients in the community without their knowledge or permission. Only other health professionals or social care and health services who are involved in your care may refer to your medical notes. ©Crown Copywrite

Dorset Mental Health Advocacy (DMHA) and Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) Dorset Mental Health Advocacy

Accessing services It’s often difficult to admit to a mental illness, even more difficult to ask for help. Many people talk first to their GP or someone in the practice. They can refer people with less severe illness to a counsellor or voluntary organisation who may be able to help solve their problems by talking things through.

People with a developing serious mental illness should be referred to their local community mental health team. Everyone being treated by the specialist mental health services in the community is supported by members of one of west Dorsets joint CMHTs. The team uses the integrated care programme approach. Staff work closely with the person with mental illness, their family and carers, putting together a care plan that suits the needs of the person who is ill and helps them and their family live as normal a life as possible.

The care plan names a care co-ordinator from the CMHT who will be the regular contact with the team. It also clearly sets out how to get help in an emergency.

The integrated care programme approach is the way in which the specialist mental health services help you. It means that as well as looking at your mental health needs, they can also

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The service offers assistance on a range of matters. There are certain issues we cannot help with however, which may require you seeking more specialist advice.

We can: • Offer support to accepted clients at meetings, court appearances, tribunals, ward rounds and Care Programme Approach (CPA) reviews • Help make official complaints and prepare documents • Help you express your point of view to the right people and get your voice heard • Find expert advice, and liaise with official agencies - including benefits agencies • Ensure you are treated in accordance with your rights But we cannot: • Give you money or benefits • Give detailed legal, personal or medical advice • Offer counseling, befriending or emotional support • Help you if your problem is more appropriately dealt with by another agency • Respond to a crisis or respond out of hours

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You can telephone the main Advocacy number or call an advocate for your area • You can ask someone else to contact us on your behalf We will aim to return your call within 5 working days and, if you wish, visit you as soon as possible after our call.

Although anyone can ask a DMHA to visit you, including your nearest relative or a health professional, it is your choice if you wish to meet with one or not.

Independent Mental Health Advocacy The service is a free and confidential service for people who are subject to the Mental Health Act.

What is an IMHA? An IMHA is an advocate who is specially trained to work with people who are subject to the Mental Health Act. This means most people who are detained or ‘sectioned’ under the Act. You can also get help from an IMHA if you are conditionally discharged, under Guardianship or on Supervised Community Treatment.

If you are an ‘informal’ patient you will also be eligible for help from an IMHA if you are being considered for serious treatment, such as neurosurgery for a mental disorder, or ECT if you are under 18 years old.

Our IMHAs are completely separate from the NHS and Social Services and work for the Dorset Mental Health Forum, which is an independent charity.

How can an IMHA help you?

An IMHA can help you obtain information and understanding about: • The parts of the Mental Health Act which apply to you and what these mean • Your rights under the Act • The rights other people (such as your nearest relative) have under the Act • Any conditions or restrictions that apply to you • Any medical treatment you are receiving or which is being proposed • An IMHA can also help you exercise your rights, including: • How you can appeal about your detention under the Act • Support you in putting forward your views and wishes at ward rounds and other meetings, such as Managers’ meetings and Tribunals • Speak on your behalf and represent you • Access other support services • Help you obtain suitable support for when you leave hospital

How do I contact an IMHA? • You can telephone the main Advocacy number (01305 261483) or call an advocate for your area using the numbers supplied on the right • You can ask someone else to contact us on your behalf We will aim to return your call within 5 working days and, if you wish, visit you as soon as possible after our call.

Although anyone can ask an IMHA to visit you, including your nearest relative or a health professional, it is your choice if you wish to meet with one or not.

What if I am not entitled to an IMHA?

The Crisis Response Service The Crisis Response Service is an out-of-hours service which has been established in accordance with the NHS Plan and the National Service Framework for Mental Health.

The service will respond to adults of working age (16 years and over), including older people who have a mental health crisis out of hours.

The Referral Process The crisis response worker will triage all referrals. This includes new referrals and re-referrals, such as service users who are currently receiving a service but do not have a care plan that includes emergency contact with the in-patient or community support units out of hours. Referrals will also include an offer of advice to carers or families of people in crisis.

Who may be referred?

Referrals will target people in crisis or who need something that cannot wait until the next working day.

Referrals could be from: • Service-users and carers • Other health care professionals • NHS Direct • Police • Accident and Emergency Services • Local Authority Out-of-Hours Services Referrers will be asked to provide some basic information to determine the eligibility of an emergency response.

What does the service offer?

The service will provide telephone support and, where appropriate, will undertake face-to-face assessments.

The following options will be available: • Inviting people to the community support unit at Forston Clinic or the treatment centre at Dorset County Hospital for assessment • Co-ordinating a response to include arrangements for seeing urgent cases at Dorset County Hospital minor injuries unit or other hospital settings.

These urgent responses can include medical and social care staff from the out-out-hours services provided by the local authority: • Signposting people to other services more appropriate to meet their needs • Providing a care management pathway that screens people to other community mental health services • Providing information or advice to service users or carers which meets their immediate needs ©Crown Copywrite

The unit is based at: Forston Clinic, Charminster, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 9TB Telephone: 01305 361269

Our organisation also provides the Dorset Mental Health Advocacy service for people who are not eligible for an IMHA.

Dorset Mental Health Advocacy, 29-29a Durngate Street, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1JP Tel: 01305 261483 email: dmha@dorsetmentalhealthforum.org.uk Care choices have you at a loss? Call

Opening hours: Monday - Friday: 5pm - 11pm Saturdays and Sundays: 9am - 11pm Bank Holidays: 9am - 11pm on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

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Mental Health

How do I contact a DMHA?

The Graham Burrough Charitable Trust The trust was set up in 1998 by Graham Burrough’s widow to support mental health projects that will help both sufferers and their carers.

The man who inspired the trust was Graham Burrough, born in Bridport, Dorset in 1931.

He was a diabetic from age 2, lost his eyesight at 28, but tackled these physical problems with courage and style. He was both successful in his career and his private life.

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The trust provides grants for local mental health support, housing and relevant mental health research projects. Financial support is also given for direct action mental health initiatives.

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Aims: • To promote education into the causes of mental illness and to carry out for the public benefit, research into mental illness and to publish the results of such research;

Consultation Process: The on-line application form should be completed and submitted to the address indicated on the form, together with the following information:• Outline of the project

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To provide either scholarship, bursary or grant to a suitably qualified candidate chosen by the chosen by the Trustees to investigate a specific subject in the field of mental health, such subject to be chosen by the Trustees.

To relieve the suffering of those with mental illness and to provide practical relief in the way of enhanced staffing and improved facilities psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric care centres.

For the financial support for respite and/ or long term care for families of patients suffering from psychiatric illness and disorders where those families are in financial needs.

Dorset Mind Dorset Mind provides services in Bournemouth, Poole and East Dorset for people with mental health problems.

• Befriending – Individual support in the community • Women in Mind – Support groups for women • Panacea – A self help group for people with anxiety • Men in Mind – Support group for men • The Pokesdown club – Sports and activities drop-in • OCD in Mind – Support for people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder • Turbary Park Friday Lunch Club – dropin based in North Bournemouth Contact Ollie Reid at Dorset Mind, 11 Shelley Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4JQ Tel: 01202 392910 Information Line: 0845 6036 309 Email: lgbt@dorsetmind.org.uk Web: www.dorsetmind.org.uk

Mind Out Dorset Support Group There is no doubt that Lesbians, gay men, bisexual women and men face discrimination within the present day mental health system – as users, carers and professionals.

The 2003 Mind/University College of London report on mental health of lesbian, gay men and bisexual people found that up to 36 per cent of gay men, 26 per cent of bisexual men, 42 per cent of lesbians and 61 per cent of bisexual women recounted negative or mixed reactions from mental health professionals when being open about their sexuality.

Mind OUT Dorset provides a weekly support group for LGBT people. The Group meets every Thursday from 1pm to 3pm at Over the Rainbow, 27 St Michaels Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5DP Tel: 01202 257478 Information Line: Tel: 0845 6036 309

YoungMindz YoungMindz Dorset provides support to young LGBT people aged 16-25 who have mental health needs.

Support is offered on a one to one basis to help with recovery, integration and involvement in mental health services.

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In addition to creating the archive, the project has stimulated the hearts and minds of many older people, helping them feel valued and contributing towards a sense of worth. The volunteers continue to collect stories and photographs, welcoming any contribution large or small. The Roadshow consists of a short presentation about the project with ideas on the sort of stories and photographs wanted for the collection. There is also a taster slideshow of photographs contributed.

A unique Dorset’s Living Memories 2011 calendar is available from Age Concern Dorchester costing £4.99 (+£1 p&p). For more details about the project, to contribute a memory, book the Roadshow or buy a calendar, call 01305 269444 or e-mail memories@acdorcheser.org Information is also available via www.acdorchester.org

SANEline

0845 767 8000

The lines are open 6pm to 11pm every day, calls are charged at local rate. Help includes practical information, crisis care and emotional support to anybody affected by mental health problems, including family and carers.

on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

Mental Health

NHS Inpatient Wards for Adult Services

Eating Disorders

Florence House 01202 584320 49 Alumhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH4 8EP Email: jagoda.banovic@dhft.nhs.uk or liz.james@dhft.nhs.uk

“Somerset is unique in having a joint working partnership, which has developed an eating disorders service strategy based on the experience of both the voluntary and statutory sectors. An estimated 5000 people in Somerset have a clinical eating disorder; a further 5000 have an eating disorder that has a significant impact on their life and health. This includes women of all ages, the majority being between 14 - 35 years of age. Around 10% of sufferers are male.

Eating disorders are a severe and enduring mental illness, with the highest suicide and co-morbidity rates in mental health. Eating disorders impact on family and friends of sufferers so the real figure for need is around 50,000 in Somerset. These are the people SWEDA exists to serve.”

Leven House, 11 Leven Avenue, Bournemouth, BH4 9LH Email: leven.house@bournemouth.gov.uk

01202 764415

Nightingale 49 Alumhurst Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset BH4 8EP Nightingale House, ward office 01202 584303 Nightingale Court, ward office 01202 584318 St. Ann’s Hospital 01202 708881 69 Haven Road, Canford Cliffs, Poole, Dorset, BH13 7LN

Alcohol and Drug Dependency

Community Drugs and Alcohol Services (CADAS) What can the service offer me?

The team provide the following: • Counselling, advice and support • support and counselling for families, friends and colleagues of people who have an alcohol or drug-related problem • needle and syringe exchange • support for people through their GP if prescribing is likely to be helpful in dealing with drug or alcohol problems • Community detoxification programmes and in-patient detox if appropriate • Support from other agencies who advise people with drug and alcohol-related problems • Education and training about drugs and alcohol issues • Alternative therapies, including ear acupuncture Who can seek help from CADAS? Anyone can ask for help. We can see people at Dorchester, Weymouth, Bridport, Blandford Forum, Sherborne, Shaftesbury, Gillingham, Lyme Regis and Portland. For people in West Dorset who cannot get to us, we will willingly visit at home.

The service gives priority to people with complex needs.

How to contact us You can contact CADAS by talking to one of the team by telephone, writing or calling in at the CADAS office in Dorchester. The office is open weekdays from 9 am-5pm and has a 24-hour answerphone.

CADAS, 01305 265635 28 High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1UP E-mail: CADAS@northdorset-pct.nhs.uk Genesis, 01305 779706 5 Belle Vue, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8DR Care choices have you at a loss? Call

Somerset & Wessex Eating Disorders Association

Extract from Somerset Eating Disorders Association’s ‘Case for Support’ ~ P. Roche, 2001.

We are based in Street and can provide services across Somerset and the surrounding counties. We can offer help and support to anyone in our area who is affected by eating disorders (sufferers, carers, friends, professionals etc.) our services include a Telephone Helpline and Drop-Ins amongst others.

SWEDA is based on the principles of self help, we believe in enabling and empowering people to live with as normal and satisfying a quality of life as possible. We are motivated by the importance of honesty, openness, and trust in relationships with all users of our services, and SWEDA’s confidentiality policy aims to support these principles.

We believe that all people: • have the right to feel that they belong and that they are valued • should have the freedom and opportunities to make well informed decisions • have the power to change and manage their lives We aim to provide resources and informal, non-stigmatising services which reflect the needs of the community. We aim to encourage people to use SWEDA to seek information, support and guidance in order to enhance their opportunities and make informed choices about their lives through the provision of equality of access to our telephone helpline, drop in, Community Support Workers and library services.

Somerset & Wessex Eating Disorders Association (SWEDA) Strode House, 10 Leigh Road, Street, Somerset, BA16 0HA Tel (helpline): 01458 448600, Tel (office): 01458 448611 Web: www.swedauk.org

Other informative & supportive websites: www.b-eat.co.uk www.caraline.com www.bodywhys.ie www.disordered-eating.co.uk www.i-eat.org.uk www.something-fishy.org/ on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

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Disabilities

Disabilities Information about Disability in Dorset and listings are provided for wheel chair and equipment provision. For physical disabilities in care homes please see our care homes section page 16.

Disability Action Disability Action was set up in 1990 as a research project: a “One-stop shop” to address all issues of living with longterm degenerative physical disabilities and caring.

A community service supporting people with physical disabilities aged between 16 and 64 and their carers.

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On-going one-to-one support for carers Support group for carers of people with MS Service user involvement in disability equality/awareness training In-patient satisfaction audit Development of care pathways with Neurology department Joint protocols with Social Services for assessment and provision of equipment Closer working with MS Society branch: including monthly “drop in clinic” Advocating for an independent advocacy service for people with a physical disability All the above developments have already been achieved or are underway.

Services offered: • Assessment/monitoring by specialist Nurse/OT; • Care planning and co-ordination of services; • Information resource, advice, education, “One call Help-line”; • Sign posting/referral to other services; • Access to equipment; • Assistance to obtain appropriate welfare benefits; • Carer support.

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Service Data: • Covers East Dorset (population 477,000+) • Caseload 370+:- 50% diagnosis with MS; • Approximately 85 new referrals annually for on-going support; • Minimal, moderate and service disability.

• Meeting fundamental principles of good MS care • User Involvement: Multi-agency Steering Committee (includes Social Services, GP, Rehabilitation Consultant) has 50% service users and carers • Holistic Approach: all issues of living with disability • Accessibility: all assessments in clients’ homes • Equity: clients and carers have equal access to support and independent review • Proactive monitoring: to avert crises through timely intervention • Empowerment: information/education to enable clients to make informed choices • Flexible service: eg frequency and timing of visits/contacts agreed with individuals • Continuity of Care: named professionals • Co-ordination between primary and secondary care • Liaison with Social Services, Employment, Housing, Benefits Agency and voluntary agencies

Research Study to validate carer stress measure presented at the World Neurology Congress this June. Both Relatives Stress Score and Caregiver Strain index validated for use with carers of younger people with physical disabilities and MS. Significantly raised anxiety levels identified among those caring for someone with cognitive impairment.

Current / Future development: MS Nursing Funding from September 2000 is enabling the service to meet identified needs for MS clients: • Ward liaison bringing together the community and in-patient services at Forest Dene • Database of all people with MS in Dorset • Removal of Disability Action’s upper age limit for people with MS

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Forest Dene Young Disabled Unit, Christchurch Hospital, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, BH23 2JX Tel: 01202 705498 | Fax: 01202 477914

The Dorset Loo Guide The Dorset Loo Guide is a pocket size booklet compiled by the Dorset Association for the Disabled. The guide is free of charge and can be obtained from County Office or local Tourist Information Centres.

RADAR KEY The Radar Key enabling entry to toilet facilities for people with disabilities is obtainable from D.A.D. County Office at £4.25 (includes p & p).

For information about services offered by the Dorset Association for the Disabled, please return ticked boxes below or contact: D.A.D, County Office, Dorset Association for the Disabled 34a High West Street, Dorchester, DT1 1UP Tel: 01305 266969 | email: DAFD122@aol.com on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

What is DOTS Disability?

Welcome to Dorset’s newest charity, Access Dorset!

Access Dorset aims to enhance the everyday lives of disabled people, older people, carers and other people who may benefit from support or information.

DOTS Disability is an innovative social enterprise formed and led by local disabled people and carers. It was formed in response to a determination to achieve a progressive organisation, based on peer support, engaging with all disabled people whatever their impairment type.

Access Dorset will become your ‘one stop shop’ for lifestyle information, advice, peer support, advocacy and support for independent living. Access Dorset is run by disabled people, older people and carers. We bring together a partnership of local, membership-led organisations that includes: DOTS Disability, Dorset Advocacy, Dorset Mental Health Forum, Dorset Fifty Plus, People First, & Pro Disability The Access Dorset website is currently being built and will be publicly launched in December 2010 – watch this space!

Race for Equality Disabled people will race, run, jog, walk or by any other means take part in the event. Blind swimmer Steve McCarthy will swim between the piers as part of his preparations to become the first blind person ever to swim the English Channel in 2012.

The ‘Race for Equality’ takes part on Sunday 3rd October starting at 11.00am at Bournemouth Pier Approach.

The event is open to all disabled people and nondisabled people, including wheelchair and scooter users, people with sensory impairments, people with learning disabilities, mental health needs or health conditions.

If you would like to take part please contact ‘Race for Equality’ at Access Dorset on 01202 771336 or email:

raceforequality@accessdorset.org.uk Sponsor Steve’s Big Swim by visiting:

www.sponsor-me.org/stevesbigswim

Wheelchair Provision Dorset Mobility, Unit 14 Jubilee Close, Weymouth Dorset Wheelchairs (NHS): (East) The Acorn Building, St Leonards Hospital, Ringwood Rd, BH24 2RR (West) Unit F2, Marabout Industrial Estate, Dorchester, DT1 1YA Freedom Mobility, The Old Wagonworks, Birdbush, Shaftesbury, SP7 9HH Mobility UK Solutions, 59 High Street, Lytchett Matravers, Poole, BH16 6BL Care Store, Unit 1 / Jubilee Enterprise Centre, 15 Jubilee Cl, Weymouth, DT4 7BS Purbeck Mobility, St. Johns Hill, Wareham, BH20 4NB Bridport Mobility, 55 East Street, Bridport, DT6 3JX Colmer Care, Unit 7 / Hounsell Building, North Mills Trading Estate, Bridport, DT6 3BE

01305 781122

01202 892874

01305 261210

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Access Dorset

Disabled people and carers run the organisation, and the management and membership reflects the diversity of impairment types, and includes disabled people from varying backgrounds and age groups; carers and people recovering from drug and alcohol dependency. Since inception in 2007, our membership has grown to over 100 and is set to increase to 300 within the next year. Out of our existing membership, about 50% are currently actively involved in DOTS activities Who do we provide?

We are a user led organisation using our income to provide services for disabled people and carers, promoting access to leisure/health, education and work. Our income is generated by providing disability equality services to statutory, voluntary and business sectors. Our disability equality services include: • Consultation • Disability Equality Schemes • Impact Assessment Consultation Groups • Disability Equality Training • Access and Mystery Shopper Audits • Customer Satisfaction Surveys We provide a peer led information, advice and advocacy service, supporting individuals to make their own choices and exercise control over their lives. Through our information and advocacy service, and our corporate services, we continually work within the social model of disability, supporting individuals and organisations to recognise, reduce and remove barriers to access.

Our Clients Our current clients include: • Bournemouth Borough Council • Dorset County Council • Bournemouth and Poole NHS Trust • Synergy Housing Group • Castlepoint Shopping Park • Condor Ferries

01305 776644

Action and Learning Site DOTS Disability are funded by the Department of Health as a User Led Organisation ‘Action and Learning Site’. The grant was successfully won by DOTS in partnership with the charity Help and Care. We are working with disabled people and the organisations that represent them to explore a collaborative model for a Centre for Independent Living in Bournemouth.

01929 552623

Please Email DOTS Disability or call us anytime for more information. Telephone: 01202 771 336

01747 829549

01202 625524

01308 424266 01308 459000

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Disability Bournemouth Information Service 2A Owls Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1AA

Tel: 01202 300230 | Fax: 01202 300230 on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

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Day & Respite Care The listings in this section include Day Services and Respite Centres throughout Dorset. Some home care agencies (page 35) and care homes (page 20) also provide these services.

Day Services Day care is provided for people who need support to enable them to live as independent and fulfilling a life as possible in their own homes.

Dorset has a range of centres throughout the county. There are small centres in villages and towns, which may be in converted buildings or community rooms as well as larger modern purpose built centres. We also have arrangements with some private and voluntary organisations to provide day care on our behalf.

Our aim is to provide care for people in their own communities where they can continue or develop new friendships close to home, taking advantage of other locally organised support.

Day care services are run by qualified and experienced staff who are trained to provide the care and support you need.

We provide day care for those: • Who are old and frail • Who have dementia • Who have a physical or sensory disability • Who have a learning disability • Who have, or are recovering from, a mental illness People may also attend a day centre for respite care to give carers a break from their caring responsibilities.

Who is eligible for day care services?

We have a duty to assess anyone who is eligible for community care services, but we have to work within the resources available to us each year. This means we are not able to offer services to everyone who contacts us. To make sure that services are provided fairly and used to support people in the greatest need, we use guidelines which we call ‘eligibility criteria’.

We assess people’s assess people’s needs individually to find out if their level of need qualifies for a service and, if so, at what level of priority. We will do this to find out if the level of your individual needs qualifies you for a day care service. We have a factsheet ‘Fair access to care services’ which explains this further.

What is day care?

Day care is provided for people who need help and support to continue living at home. This may be support to retain or regain independence or respite care, to give carers a break. The level of help needed and a plan of activities is discussed and agreed with each person before they come to the centre. This plan will be recorded and a copy given to you, which we will then check together on a regular basis to ensure it meets your needs.

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You will be encouraged to take an active part in this planning.

Activities that may be available are: • Gentle exercise groups and help with mobility • Learning, or relearning daily living skills, such as cookery • Quizzes, board games, arts and crafts, reminiscence, singing, gardening, debates and discussion groups, stories and poetry • Visiting speakers on a variety of interests • Visiting advisers on pensions, benefits, housing, health and safety • Special equipment advice to help overcome disability • Special projects which can sometimes take place out in the community • Training or work projects for people with learning or physical disabilities Charges for day care service There is no charge to you for day care services. Where there is a catering service, you will be able to choose from a menu of reasonably priced meals and drinks.

Many people are assessed as able to make their own way to their day centre, but for people who can’t get to the centre any other way, Dorset County Council have a fleet of vehicles which are specially adapted to carry wheelchairs.

The vehicles collect people from home, take them to the centre and return them home at the end of the session.

How do you apply for day care services?

If you think you or someone you know needs the support that day care can provide you can ask for an assessment.

If you are a new customer or have no current involvement with us, please contact the Adult Access Team, Dorset Direct, PO Box 7184, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 9ER. Tel: 01305 221016 Minicom: 01305 267933. Email: adultaccess@dorsetcc.gov.uk If you currently receive a service from us, please contact your social care local office (see information section for contact details). ©Crown Copywrite on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

Day Care & Respite

Dorset’s Fiftyplus Forums There are currently 17 fiftyplus forums across Dorset, run by local over 50s volunteers. These independent action groups work to influence the planning and delivery of local services by providing opportunities for the over 50s to have their say on issues that concern them, looking for constructive ways to combat difficulties. They provide information about services and developments, while working together to help improve the wellbeing of older people. Regular meetings are held and the majority of forums produce their own newsletters, which are widely distributed. Fiftyplus forums also provide a social and communication network for many isolated people.

Collectively, Dorset’s fiftyplus forums work together in an association known as Dorset Fiftyplus, which has representatives on key strategy groups aiming to influence positive change. Forums are supported by a Forum Development Officer, Hilary Foggo, who is employed through Age Concern Dorchester that jointly funds the initiative with Dorset County Council and NHS Dorset. She says “Dorset’s Fiftyplus forums currently have a contact membership of 3,500 over 50s and this is growing all the time. 90 volunteers are organising the forums through their planning groups.”

Free training is provided to planning group members and Dorset Fiftyplus has run countywide conferences on issues such as housing, transport and day services. A research project was also undertaken into the provision of Dorset’s care services.

Respite Care

Day Centres in Dorset

When you are taking care of somebody you also need to think about caring for yourself. Depending on the type and intensity of care needed, your own health and well-being can be compromised by looking after someone else. In most jobs you get paid holidays - you should try to take some time off from caring too!

The Acorns Day Centre, 5 Grosvenor Road, Weymouth, DT4 7QL

You can get some respite from your caring role in a number of different ways: 1. Residential respite: The Person you care for goes away to be looked after by someone else for a while – residential or nursing care or on holiday.

2. Domiciliary care: Someone comes into your home and takes over care for a while (a few hours or sometimes overnight) so you can go out or have some time to yourself.

3. You can sometimes get a break when the person you care for is involved in other activities – for instance at school, at a Day Centre.

Assessment of needs by the Local Authority The first step is usually to approach the local authority to ask for an assessment for the person you care for – and for you as his/her carer. The Local Authority social worker doing the assessments will consider the needs of the person you care for, and your needs as their carer, and consider what services they may be able to provide (bearing in mind local priorities and availability of services). They will also do a Financial assessment under their Charging Policy which means that you (or – more usually – the person you care for) may be charged for the services according to means. © Copyright 2005 - 2010 The Princess Royal Trust for Carers

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For more information, or to contact individual fiftyplus forums, Tel: 01305 269444 | forums@acdorchester.org or visit the forum pages on www.acdorchester.org ©Age Concern Dorchester

01305 760583

Altogether Care LLP 01305 230 279 21 Glendinning Avenue, Weymouth, DT4 7QF Alumhurst Day Centre, Alumhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH4 8ER

01202 761183

Beechwood Day Centre, 2A Owls Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1AA

01202 302910

Boscombe Day Centre, 2a Owls Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1AA

01202 309745

Bourne Pursuits LLP, 07872 627301 60 Leybourne Avenue, Redhill, Bournemouth, BH10 6HF bournepursuits.co.uk Broadwaters, 55 Wick Lane, Bournemouth, BH6 4LA

01202 427933

Christchurch Day Centre, 01425 278644 250 Lymington Road, Christchurch, BH23 5ET Darracott Day Centre, 01202 419693 Darracott Road, Pokesdown, Bournemouth, BH5 2AY Diverse Abilities Plus, 01202 718266 Unit C Acorn Business Park, Ling Road, Poole, BH12 4NZ www.dorset-scope.org.uk

on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

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Dorchester Day Centre, Acland Road, Dorchester, DT1 1SH

01305 269073

My-Cubes Day Support, 0844 544 898 PO Box 7048, Verwood, BH31 9BJ | www.my-cubes.co.uk/

Dorset Community NHS Trust, Herrison Road, Dorchester, DT2 9RJ

01305 250731

Poole Day Centre, 12A Commercial Road, Poole, BH14 0JW

01202 721722

Fairfield Day Centre, East Street, Portland, DT5 1NF

01305 821337

Purbeck Day Centre, Sandford Lane, Wareham, BH20 4DY

01929 557746

Fourways Centre, 01202 670225 Constitution Hill Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH14 OQA

Sea View Centre, Croft Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 3LD

01202 721590

Garland Road Day Centre, Garland Road, Poole, BH15 2LD

01202 673632

Spetisbury Manor, Spetisbury, Blandford, DT11 9EB

01258 857378

Greenfields, Hospital Lane, Bridport, DT6 5DR

01308 425988

Stourview Day Centre, 01258 473152 Stour View, Bath Road, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DR

Juniper Centre, 01202 486114 32A, Jumpers Road, Christchurch, BH23 2JT

The Verwood Day Centre, Jenner Close, Verwood, BH31 7QE

01202 828345

Malvern Day Centre, 01202 537876 1005 Wimborne Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2BS

West Abbey Care Centre Stourton Way, Yeovil, BA21 3UA

01935 411136

Dorset Reclaim

Dorset Reclaim began in 1998, and for ten years we have been fullfilling our aims and objectives by: Supplying low income families with good quality furniture, electrical and household goods.

Providing training and volunteering opportunities to help develop work and social skills.

Encouraging local people to re-use and recycle, thereby reducing the amount going to landfill.

Dorset Reclaim is dependant on a voluntary workforce to keep the wheels turning, with a variety of jobs on offer.

These include:• Assisting and advising our clients • Helping to organize the warehouse, recieving

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deliveries, and sorting orders Van driving Assisting with deliveries and collections Repairing furniture, and a host of other work needed around the warehouse Helping test and repair

Bournemouth Depot:

69, Windham Road, Springbourne, Bournemouth BH1 4RN General enquiries: 01202 394963 or for Bournemouth area collections: 01202 773384

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our electrical goods • Office and administration, taking phone calls etc.

• I.T., helping with donated computers etc.

For general enquiries about Dorset Reclaim, please contact:

Poole Depot:

3, Didcot Road, Nuffield Trading Estate, Nuffield Road, Poole, BH17 0GD Tel: 01202 679080

Dorchester Depot: Unit 5, Poundbury West Industrial Estate, Poundbury Road, Dorchester DT1 2PG Tel: 01305 267711

on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

Sheltered Housing

Sheltered Housing Sheltered Housing (Retirement Housing) in Dorset is listed in this section. It is likely that there will be a waiting list for rents and purchasing, it is advisable to contact the preferred scheme early.

Schemes and options Sheltered housing is often called retirement housing or wardenassisted housing. There are many different types of sheltered or retirement housing schemes, both to rent and to buy. Schemes usually consist of between 15 and 60 dwellings which may be bedsits, self contained flats, bungalows or luxury apartments.

Usually they are designed with older people in mind and to mobility standards, for wheelchair access for example.

Some schemes are simply housing designed to meet the needs of older people and linked to a community alarm.

But the majority of schemes have a Scheme Manager (or ‘Warden’) as well as a community alarm service. There are often communal facilities such as a lounge, laundry, guest flat and garden. Meals are not normally provided but a very few schemes include a restaurant, and quite a number arrange one hot meal a day. There is usually a minimum age, often 55 or 60, but occasionally 50.

Sheltered or retirement housing appeals to people who like living independently but want the reassurance of knowing that assistance is on hand if there is an emergency.

Scheme Manager (Warden) The scheme manager/warden is usually expected to: • Get to know older people living in their scheme; giving them information on availability and access to services and encouraging them to ask for additional support from statutory and voluntary organisations when appropriate. When in the building the scheme manager will also respond to the emergency alarm.

• Manage the scheme, e.g. looks after the maintenance of the communal areas.

However, the scheme manager is employed by the management organisation and the duties vary considerably between schemes. Some have a resident manager/warden and a 24- hour service; others have visiting or part time staff.

The scheme manager/warden is NOT expected to provide personal care for residents, nor to carry out tasks like shopping or cleaning. The scheme manager/warden’s salary and overheads account for a large part of the service support charges paid by both tenants and owner-occupiers.

Community alarms • Offer reassurance that help is at hand if needed • By pressing a button on a pendant or pulling a cord, a message is relayed to a monitoring Care choices have you at a loss? Call

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centre, staffed 24 hours a day If help is needed the centre will alert relatives or friends, or contact your doctor or the emergency services.

Alarm Systems are often used to provide assistance when the scheme manager/warden is not on duty or not in the scheme.

Is It Right For You? There are some important issues to consider when deciding whether sheltered or retirement housing is right for you. These included: • if you need additional support or services, is it possible to organise them in your current home?

• how do you feel about moving into smaller accommodation, the possibility of having to buy smaller furniture, getting rid of possessions and the loss of a private garden?

• how do you feel about living in accommodation exclusively occupied by older people?

• if you are considering moving to a new area, are you moving away from friends, family and surroundings you know well?

• although you will want to discuss this with loved ones, make sure the final decision is yours. Moving to please someone else is not a good idea.

Choosing a scheme Once you have decided to move to sheltered/retirement housing, you will need to consider which features are important to you. It is advised to visit several schemes and meet the scheme manager/warden and other residents.

You may want to consider: location, local facilities and transport, communal facilities, whether pets are allowed, design and accessibility of the building, noise, security, whether there is a residents/tenants association, cost of rent/service/support charge, whether the cooker and fridge is provided, what kind of heating system is there and how it is controlled and what will happen if you become frail and need help with domestic tasks and personal care.

Finding a scheme Phone EAC’s free Advice Line on 020 7820 1343, search directly on-line at www.housingcare.org or email at enquiries@eac.org.uk on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

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Renting Most housing for rent is provided by local councils or nonprofit making housing associations (often called Registered Social Landlords or RSL’s). Local councils and RSL’s generally aim to offer their housing to people in the greatest housing need, at rents which are affordable - perhaps with the help of housing benefits. The criteria that applicants are generally expected to show include: • Some degree of housing need because of the physical condition of their present home; • Medical and/or social reasons for wanting to move, e.g. poor health, disabilities, loneliness, fear or isolation from friends & family; • That they are not easily able, for whatever reason, to buy rather than rent; • That (if they are not local already) they have good reason for wanting to move to the area they apply for.

In most parts of the country, councils and RSL’s receive applications from more people than they can assist. The cost of renting will be made up of a rent plus service, a

charge to cover the services provided. Service charges in the majority of ordinary sheltered or retirement schemes is in the range of £20 to £40 a week. People wanting to rent sheltered housing and who have a low income should contact local authority to check their eligibility for housing benefit.

Buying You may also consider purchasing property. Prices and types of property vary enormously. A small second-hand flat may be found for under £70,000 in parts of the country.

Brand new properties cost more. Luxurious homes on sites with every amenity - swimming pools, golf courses and restaurants - can cost well into six figures.

Service charges are likely to apply as will ground rent which could vary from £50 per year to £300. Optional home care and meal services will normally be charged for separately if they are privately provided.

Information Sourced from the Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC). Visit www.housingcare.org, or call 020 7820 1343.

Companies offering sheltered housing for rent Abbeyfield Blackmore Vale Society Ltd, Pepperell House, Bleke Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8JZ Tel: 01747 854 922

Abbeyfield Dorchester Society Ltd, 52 Prince of Wales Road, Dorchester DT1 1PP (Contact: Sheila Mitchell, Housekeeper, on 01305 263 894) Tel: 01305 837 579

Beechcroft Trust Ltd, 1 Church Lane,

Bristowe Mini Homes,

Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 0DX Tel: 01491 825522 info@beechcroft.co.uk

Hotel Bristowe, Grange Road, Southbourne, Dorset BH6 3NY Tel: 01202 423 692

BML Healthcare Ltd, 2-6 Cromer Road,

Broadleaf Management Services Ltd, Manor View Offices, The Cross, Burley,

Branksome, Poole, Dorset BH12 1NB Tel: 01202 767776 mail@bmlhealthcare.co.uk

Boscombe Rotary & Inner Wheel Housing Association, 18 Owls Road,

Abbeyfield Lyme Regis & District Society Ltd, West Hill, Silver Street, Lyme

Bournemouth BH5 1AF Tel: 01202 301 103

Regis, Dorset DT7 3HS Tel: 01297 443 783

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Abbeyfield Society, c/o the Area Housing

Anchor Road, Bear Cross, Bournemouth, Dorset BH11 9HS Tel: 0845 600 1006

Manager: 07501 250 367 / House Manager: 01935 475 768 post@abbeyfield.com

Abbeyfield Wessex Society Ltd, Ground Floor Annexe, 31 West Street, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 1JS Tel: 01202 880 958 info@abbeyfieldwessex.org

Nr Ringwood, Hampshire BH24 4AB Tel: 01425 403 767 info@broadleaf.com

Christchurch Housing Society, 35 Stour Road, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 1PP Tel: 01202 483243 christchurchhousingsociety@hotmail.com

Concord House Association Ltd, 2 Montague Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth BH5 2EP Tel: 01202 481141

Bournemouth Ace Housing Association, 89 Wimborne Road, Winton, Bournemouth BH8 9PH Tel: 01202 526343

Corfe Castle Charities, The Spinney, Springbrooke Close, Harmans Cross, Dorset BH20 5HS Tel: 01929 480873

Bournemouth Borough Council, Housing & Voluntary Services,

Countrywide Managing Agents,

Town Hall, St Stephens Road, Bournemouth BH2 6LL Tel: 01202 451451

Central House, Clifftown Road, Southend-onSea, Essex SS1 1AB Tel: 01702 330 073

Bournemouth Housing Society for the Elderly,

Cyril Wood Memorial Trust, c/o 20

Anchor Trust, Milestone Place, 100 Bolton Road, Bradford BD1 4DH Tel: 08457 75 85 95 enquiries.wy@anchor.org.uk

Woodlands, 11 Stourwood Avenue, Southbourne, Bournemouth BH6 3QD Tel: 01202 430 848 info@bhse.org.uk

Banner Property Services, Riverside

Bristol Churches Housing Association, 1-3 Surrey Street,

Abbeyfield Weymouth Society Ltd, The Lupins, 1-3 Greenhill, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 7SP Tel: 01305 772 458

House, Holtspur Lane, Wooburn Green, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP10 0TJ Tel: 01628 536 200

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St Pauls, Bristol BS2 8PS Tel: 0800 432 0004 enquiries@bcha.com

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Turberville Court, Bere Regis, Wareham, Dorset BH20 7LZ Tel: 01929 471 833

East Boro Housing Trust Ltd, 62 West Borough, Wimborne, BH21 1NQ Tel: 01202 883503 info@eastborohousingtrust.org.uk East Dorset Housing Association, Enterprise House, Old School Close,

on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

Kingsdale Group, Kings House, Greystoke Business Centre,

English Courtyard Association Ltd,

High Street, Portishead, Bristol BS20 6PY Tel: 01275 817 111 estates@kingsdale.co.uk

Glebe Barn, Cuxham Road, Watlington, Oxfordshire OX49 5NB Tel: 01491 615 960 info@englishcourtyard.co.uk

Knightstone Housing Association Ltd, 129a Commercial Road, Parkstone,

Four Seasons Healthcare (Dorset) Ltd, Millbrook House, Child Okeford, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 8EY Tel: 01258 860 330

Grange Management Southern Ltd, Fifty5plus.com Retirement PropertySearch, Lower Green, Inkpen, Hungerford, Berkshire RG17 9D2 Tel: 01488 668655

Guardian Management Services, Milestone Place, 100 Bolton Road, Bradford BD1 4DH Tel: 01274 386 035 guardiansales@anchor.org.uk

Hadrian Properties Management Co, P.O. Box 80, Lichfield, Staffs WS13 6YR

Poole, Dorset BH14 0JD Tel: 01202 505 480 poole@knightstone.co.uk

Hollands House, Poundbury Road, Dorchester DT1 1SW Tel: 01305 216 000 hollands@magna.org.uk

Millstream Management Services, Millstream House, Parkside, Christchurch Road, Ringwood, Hampshire BH24 3SG Tel: 0800 988 0786

Unity Chambers, 34 High East Street, Dorchester DT1 1HA Tel: 01305 251333

Hanover Housing Association,

11 Winchester Place, North Street, Poole, Dorset BH15 1NX Tel: 01202 673 344

Nelson House, Alington Road, Eynesbury, St Neots, Cambridgeshire PE19 6RE Tel: 0800 280 2575 service.centre@hanover.org.uk

Rotary Club of Wimborne Housing Association, c/o East Dorset Housing Association, Enterprise House, Old School Close, Ferndown, Dorset BH22 9UW Tel: 01202 886143

Barber Surgeons Hall, 1a Monkwell Street, London EC2Y 5BL Tel: 020 7332 4800 head.office@saha.org.uk

Sanctuary Shaftesbury, Estuary House, Peninsula Park, Rydon Lane, Exeter, Devon EX2 7XE Tel: 0800 083 9283 sanctuary.shaftesbury@sanctuary-housing.co.uk Signpost Housing Association Ltd,

Mill Street Housing Society Ltd,

Municipal & Owen Carter Almshouse,

Hanover Property Management,

Hampshire GU11 1TY Tel: 01252 356 000 info@rlha.org.uk

Salvation Army Housing Association, Magna Housing Association Ltd,

Tel: 01543 410 922

Gateway House, Cornbrash Park, Bumpers Way, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 6RA Tel: 0800 280 2575 southwest. housingservices@hanover.org.uk

Signpost House, Sunrise Business Park, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 8SA Tel: 01258 484 800 customerservices@sha.co.uk

Soroptimist (Poole) Housing Association, 111 North Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset BH14 0LU Tel: 01202 722061

St John the Baptist & St John the

Peverel Retirement,

12 Centre Court, Vine Lane, Halesowen, West Evangelist, The Abbey Close, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3LH Tel: 01935 846 770 Midlands B63 3EB Tel: 0845 880 5560 stjohnsalmshouse@btconnect.com

Places for People Homes, 1st Floor, 4 Horsefair Mews, Romsey, Hants SO51 8JG Tel: 0800 432 0002

Sunrise Senior Living, Crofton House, 16 Warwick Road, Beconsfield, Buckinghamshire HP9 2PE Tel: 01494 739000

Home of Devenish, Post Office

Poole Borough Council, Poole Housing Partnership Ltd, Beech

Chambers, 67 St Thomas Street, East Chaldon, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8HB Tel: 01305 768 888 ejl@pengillys.co.uk

House, 28-30 Wimborne Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 2BU Tel: 01202 633800 enquiries.php@poole.gov.uk

Housing 21, 9 Avro Court, Ermine Business

Teachers Housing Association, Rugby Chambers, 2 Rugby Street, London Poole Old Peoples Welfare & Housing Society Limited, 11 Winchester WC1N 3QU Tel: 020 7440 9440

Park, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE29 6WG Tel: 0370 192 4000 lettings@housing21.co.uk The Triangle, Baring Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire HP9 2NA Tel: 0370 192 4000 enquiries@housing21.co.uk

Jonathan & Rebecca Edwards Charity, c/o Battems Solicitors, 26 St Thomas Street, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8EJ Tel: 01305 774 666

Johnson Cooper Limited, Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Road, Basildon, Essex SS14 3EZ Tel: 0845 002 4444 info@johnsoncooper.co.uk

King Alfred Housing Association Ltd, Spillers House, Old Boundary Road, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8EP Tel: 01747 853 128

Sheltered Housing

Ferndown, Dorset BH22 9UW Tel: 01202 864 200 info@edha.co.uk

Place, North Street, Poole, Dorset BH15 1NX Tel: 01202 673 344

Tateland Management Company Ltd, Valley House, Union Street, Cheddar, Somerset BS27 3NB Tel: 07990 592 646

enquiries@teachershousing.org.uk

Tregonwell Almshouse Trust, Purbeck Housing Trust, Prospect House, Sandford Lane, Wareham, Dorset BH20 4DY Tel: 01929 558 400 info@purbeckhousing.co.uk

Brookside, Milton Mills, Milton Abbas, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 0BQ Tel: 01258 880 481 davbreda@tiscali.co.uk

Twynham Housing Association Ltd, Raglan Housing Association Ltd, 22-24 Oxford Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset BH5 1JF Tel: 0845 070 7772 south@raglan.org

2nd Floor, Dolphin House, Wick Lane, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 1HX Tel: 01202 460460 info@twynham-housing.co.uk

Remus Management Ltd, 36 St Ann

Western Challenge Housing Association, Spinnaker House, Grange Rd,

Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 2DP Tel: 01722 328 685 info@remus.uk.com

Christchurch, Dorset BH23 4GE Tel: 0800 7837837 call.centre@westernchallenge.co.uk

Weymouth & Portland Housing, Egdon Retirement Lease Housing Association, 1 Pickford Street, Aldershot, Hall, Lynch Lane, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 9EU

Care choices have you at a loss? Call

Tel: 01305 206 800 info@wphousing.co.uk

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Motability Motability, the national charity (registered charity no: 299745), has overall responsibility for the Motability Scheme: • We direct and oversee the Scheme.

• We raise funds to provide financial help to Scheme customers who would otherwise be unable to afford the type of car and any adaptations that they need.

• We administer the Government's Specialised Vehicles Fund which provides financial assistance for customers who need to travel in their wheelchairs.

• We provide technical support to customers and the adaptation and conversion industry.

The Motability Car Scheme is administered on a contract basis by Motability Operations, a not-for-profit private company owned by the major banks. The Wheelchair and Scooter Scheme is operated by Route2mobility, a limited company, under contract to Motability.

The Motability Scheme enables disabled people to obtain a car, powered wheelchair or scooter simply by using their government-funded mobility allowances. Customers exchange their allowance for a worry-free mobility package, including: • • • • • •

Car, powered wheelchair or scooter Insurance Servicing Tyres Breakdown cover Adaptations and wheelchair accessible vehicles are also available.

The Scheme is open to anyone who receives one of the following benefits, and has at least 12 months’ award length remaining when they apply: • Higher Rate Mobility Component of Disability Living Allowance • War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement.

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Thanks to Motability I now have my independence to travel Around two-thirds of our customers drive, but nonMrs Lockyer, Hampshire drivers can get a car as a passenger. Similarly, parents and carers can also apply on behalf of a child.

Over 530,000 disabled people currently use the Motability Scheme and 97% of them would recommend it to their friends. A further 1.3 million are eligible to join but have not taken advantage of doing so, simply because they may be unaware that they can.

95% of our customers choose to lease a car through Motability’s Contract Hire agreement, which gives you: • A new car of your choice every 3 years • Insurance and personal accident cover • Servicing and maintenance • Full breakdown assistance from RAC • Replacement tyres fitted by Kwik-Fit • Window or windscreen replacement at no extra cost.

Our worry-free policy continues right to the end of your threeyear lease with a seamless transfer to your new car. What’s more, you can choose from over 4,000 cars - no wonder 97% of our customers would be happy to recommend us.

Some customers may prefer to buy their own car, in which case our Hire Purchase scheme might be for you. If you choose Hire Purchase, you negotiate the actual purchase price with your Motability dealer. With Hire Purchase, you will also be responsible for organising and paying for comprehensive insurance, breakdown recovery, your car tax disc, servicing and repairs. (If you choose to buy a car with a Hire Purchase agreement, you will need to be receiving the allowance for the full length of your agreement.) on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

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Alfa Romeo Meridien Majestic

01202 844800

BMW/ Mini Tice Dorchester Wood of Bournemouth

01305 267411 01202 535535

01305 751444 01202 893589

Fiat Westover Fiat Poole

01202 635035

Ford Chesil Beach Motors Portland Dorchester Ford English Ford Poole Harbour Bonfield Garage Ltd Hine Motors Keith Motors Ltd Christchurch Verwood Ford Wool & Bovington Motors Ltd

Ash Honda Dorchester Horizon Motor Co Ltd Poole

01305 251844 01202 740270

Hyundai Sewards Christchurch

George Hartwell Dorset

01202 489000

01305 820483 01305 217000 01202 715577 01308 421777 01747 852333 01425 271371 01202 825222 01929 462248

01202 862286

Land Rover Westover Land Rover

01202 545700

Citroen M M C Dorchester Simon Hartwell Ltd Ferndown

Honda

Kia

Chevrolet Seward Chevrolet Poole

Motability

Dealerships in your area

01271 349400

Mazda Magna Mtr Co Ltd Christchurch/Poole Wey Valley Mazda Weymouth

01202 476789 01305 812683

Mercedes Benz / Smart Mercedes-Benz of Dorchester

01305 264494

Mitsubishi Poole Car Centre Ltd Poole Southgate Bridport

01202 736581 01308 422468

Nissan Dorchester Nissan Dorcester Westover Nissan Bournemouth

01305 263031 01202 532100

Peugeot Bakers of Gillingham George Hartwell Ferndown Loders Peugeot Dorchester Southgate Blandford Westover Christchurch/Poole

01747 822434 01202 862286 01305 266066 01258 451628 01202 703603

Renault Westover Renault Bourmouth

Taking care of your specialist vehicle requirements.

01202 635000

Saab Seward Saab Poole

01202 545700

Seat Kings Seat Poole

01202 627455

Skoda Westover Skoda Wimborne

01202 696579

Sukuki Horizon Suzuki Poole

01202 243000

Toyota Westover Toyota Bournemouth

01202 532020

Vauxhall Lanehouse Vauxhall Bridport Seward Poole/Christchurch/Blandford

01626 333334 01202 545700

Volkswagen

Breeze Volkswagen Tower Park, Poole, Dorset BH12 4QY. Telephone 01202 713000. www.breeze-volkswagen.co.uk

Care choices have you at a loss? Call

Breeze Volkswagen Poole Loders Volkswagen Dorchester

01202 713000 01305 267881

Volvo Kings Volvo Poole/ Ferndown

01202 627450

on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

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out a new vehicle, there could be a simple solution to the problem – or you may need to try a different vehicle.

Some cars just don’tup feel right... measuring

That might just be because they are ‘different’ from your present car. OrBeing it could be that the vehicle really able to compare key measurements, either isn’t suited to your between needs. Don’t ignorecarthose first your existing and any potential new car, between cars that you are considering, instincts. If you are or less than comfortable when trying can be a great help.

Motability has worked with to Ricability, out a new vehicle, there could be a simple solution the an independent consumer research charity, and their problem - or you may need to try different vehicle. panel of disabled people, to take over 65 Make sure your ‘new car feeling’ is a good one. Don’t settle for a car which has inconvenience or discomfort built in!

Measuring Up Being able to compare key measurements, either between your

measurements of our most popular cars to help you existing car andcar any potentialBelow new are car,the or between cars that find out more about accessibility. topyou fiveare measurements you could useawhen considering, can be great help. Motability has worked considering your newan car: with Ricability, independent consumer research charity, and

their panel of disabled people, to take over 65 measurements of our most popular cars to help you find out more about car accessibility. Below are the considering your new car:

Carrying a w heelchair: Does your wheelchair fit? Test with the wheelchair folded and the car seats upright; and with the wheelchair partially folded and the rear car seats folded down.

Entry space: Can you easily and comfortably get into the car?

Seat Height:

Head room (door):

Door opening angle:

Are the seats at the right height to reach the controls and have good all-round vision?

When your seat is in the right position, is there comfortably enough headroom for you and for any passengers?

Does the door open wide enough for you to get in, but not so wide that you can’t then close the door?

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Ricability is the trading name of the Research Institute for Consumer Affairs (RICA). We are a national research charity dedicated to providing independent information of value to disabled and older consumers. Under our trading name of Ricability, we research and publish consumer reports. They are all based on rigorous research and provide practical information needed by disabled and older consumers. As the Research Institute for Consumer Affairs we also work with manufacturers, service providers, regulators and policy makers to improve products and services. Our aim is to increase their awareness of the needs of disabled and older consumers through specialist research. Please note our new address: Ricability, Unit G03, The Wenlock Business Centre, 50 - 52 Wharf Road, London, N1 7EU www.ricability.org.uk 020 7427 2460 Find a car -car measurement database. This car measurement database can help you draw up a shortlist of cars if you have a disability. It helps you find the car models that are easiest for you to get in and out of and stow a wheelchair or other equipment. It includes detailed measurement data on over 500 cars. New ones are added continuously.

• Car measurement database search for cars with particular dimensions e.g low sill, high seat, wide door • List of cars measured to see all the 500 + car models and print a factsheet that has measurements and photos

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• Things to look for tells you what dimensions are important • Explanation of ratings used by Motability Mobility address list -Address information for companies and organisations that provide mobility services and products.

Car controls -This guide is for disabled and older drivers who need to adapt the controls in their car. The range of controls is now so wide that almost anyone can drive, providing they meet DVLA requirements. It will give you a starting point to think about what type of adaptation you might need and to help you explore what is possible.

Getting a wheelchair into a car -This guide describes what equipment is available to help get a wheelchair into a car and transport it safely. It includes information about different types of hoists, racks and trailers.

Getting in and out of a car -Whether you’re in a wheelchair, or just find it difficult to get in and out of a car, this guide can help. It starts with advice on techniques you may find useful, and then covers aids for those who need more help getting from a wheelchair and into a car.

Motoring if you have a particular disability -Series of seven guides for people with particular disabilities with tips, information about adaptations and where to go for further help: Motoring after amputation, Motoring with arthritis, Motoring after brain injury, Motoring with cerebral palsy, Motoring with multiple sclerosis, Motoring after a stroke, Motoring with restricted growth. on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

Motability Shopmobility is a scheme which provides electrically powered wheelchairs, scooters and manual wheelchairs to help people who have limited mobility to shop and use the facilities/amenities of the area or shopping centre.

Visit www.carsharedorset.com for more info

Blue Badge Scheme The blue badge scheme provides a national range of parking concessions for disabled people with severe mobility problems who have difficulty using public transport. You are automatically eligible to apply for a badge if you are over two years old and either: • receive the Higher Rate of the Mobility Component of the Disability Living Allowance • are registered blind • receive a War Pensioner’s Mobility Supplement You may also be eligible for a badge if you are over two years old and either: • have a permanent and sustainable disability which means you cannot walk, or if walking is very difficult • drive a motor vehicle regularly, have a severe disability in both arms, and are unable to operate all or some types of parking meter • If you are a parent of a child who is less than two years old, you may apply for a badge for your child must be accompanied by bulky medical equipment or needs to be kept near a vehicle at all times.

The concessions provided under the scheme apply to on-street parking only. Badge holders may park for free and for as long as they need to at on-street parking meters and pay-and-display machines, unless there is a traffic sign specifying a time limit for holders of Blue Badges. Where a time limit is in force you must also display the special blue parking disc showing time of arrival.

Car/Road Tax Exemptions You may claim exemption from vehicle excise duty (road tax) if you’re receiving one of the following: • The higher rate mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance • The War Pensioner’s Mobility Supplement If you’re not the driver, you can nominate someone else (a nominee) to drive the car for you. But the car must: 1. Be registered either to you or your nominee 2. Only be used for your benefit 3. Be insured for the nominee to drive If you don’t own a car, you can nominate someone else’s vehicle but it must be used only for your purposes for example shopping or getting prescriptions.

Vehicle excise duty (road tax) exemption can only apply to one vehicle. Once you get your tax exemption status and once you have your tax exemption disc, you can apply for a refund for any whole months remaining on your existing tax disc at the day the DVLA gets your application.

For DLA exemption call 0845 712 3456 For War Pensioners Scheme call 0800 1692 277 Information courtesy of www.disabledinfo.co.uk/ Care choices have you at a loss? Call

Bournemouth Boscombe Shopmobility, Ground Floor Car Park, Sovereign Centre Boscombe Bournemouth, BH1 4SX Day: 01202 399700 | Fax: 01202 399700 bmthcommunitytransport@googlemail.com

Bournemouth Castle Point, Ground Level Car Park, Castlepoint, Hamblin Way, Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, BH8 9XA Day: 01202 598295 | Fax: 01202 598295 bmthcommunitytransport@googlemail.com

Christchurch c/o Poole Shopmobility, Wheels for Freedom, Christchurch, Ross Smith: Day: 01202 661770 | Fax: 01202 670450 ross@pooleshopmobility.org.uk | www.pooleshopmobility.org.uk

Dorchester c/o Poole Shopmobility, Wheels for Freedom, Dorchester Ross Smith: Day: 01202 661770 | Fax: 01202 670450 ross@pooleshopmobility.org.uk | www.pooleshopmobility.org.uk

Ferndown c/o Poole Shopmobility, Wheels for Freedom, Ferndown Ross Smith: Day: 01202 661770 | Fax: 01202 670450 ross@pooleshopmobility.org.uk | www.pooleshopmobility.org.uk

Poole Poole Shopmobility, Wheels for Freedom, Level B, Multi Storey Car Park, Kingland Crescent, Poole, BH15 1TA Ross Smith: Office: 01202 661 770 | Fax: 01202 670450 ross@pooleshopmobility.org.uk | www.pooleshopmobility.org.uk

Out n` About Mobile Unit c/o Poole Shopmobility, Wheels for Freedom, Poole, BH15 1TA Ross Smith: Day: 01202 661770 | Fax: 01202 670450 ross@pooleshopmobility.org.uk | www.pooleshopmobility.org.uk

Wareham Purbeck Mobility, St Johns Hill, Wareham, BH20 4NB Day: 01929 552623 | Fax: 01929 552623 info@purbeckmobility.com | www.purbeckmobility.com

Weymouth c/o Poole Shopmobility, Wheels for Freedom, Weymouth Ross Smith: Day: 01202 661770 | Fax: 01202 670450 ross@pooleshopmobility.org.uk | www.pooleshopmobility.org.uk

Wimborne c/o Poole Shopmobility, Wheels for Freedom, Wimborne, Ross Smith: Day: 01202 661770 | Fax: 01202 670450 ross@pooleshopmobility.org.uk | www.pooleshopmobility.org.uk on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

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Advocacy Advocacy is taking action to help people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests and obtain services they need. Advocates and advocacy schemes work in partnership with the people they support and take their side. Advocacy promotes social inclusion, equality and social justice. (Action for Advocacy) Advocacy can help people become more aware of their own rights, to exercise those rights and be involved in and influence decisions that are being made about their future. Crucially advocacy can empower people to speak up for themselves.

Independent or impartial?

People feel more able to speak to someone who does not have any control over their care or access to services. This makes it important that advocates are independent of those services.

Advocates are not impartial. They are there to express their client’s wishes as if they were their own. An advocate’s first duty is to support their client. It is important those advocates stay, and are seen to be, independent of those services.

Clarity Of Purpose The advocacy scheme will have clearly stated aims and objectives and be able to demonstrate how it meets the principles contained in this Charter. Advocacy schemes will ensure that people they advocate for, service providers and funding agencies have information on the scope and limitations of the schemes’ role.

Putting People First The advocacy scheme will ensure that the wishes and interests of the people they advocate for direct advocates’ work. Advocates should be non-judgmental and respectful of peoples’ needs, views and experiences. Advocates will ensure that information concerning the people they advocate for is shared with these individuals.

Empowerment The advocacy scheme will support self-advocacy and empowerment through its work. People who use the scheme should have a say in the level of involvement and style of advocacy support they want. Schemes will ensure that people who want to, can influence and be involved in the running and management of the scheme.

Equal Opportunity The advocacy scheme will have a written equal opportunities policy that recognises the need to be proactive in tackling all forms of inequality, discrimination and social exclusion. The scheme will have in place systems for the fair and equitable allocation of advocates’ time.

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Accountability The advocacy scheme will have in place systems for the effective monitoring and evaluation of its work.

All those who use the scheme will have a named advocate and a means of contacting them.

Accessability Advocacy will be provided free of charge to eligible people. The advocacy scheme will aim to ensure that its premises, policies, procedures and publicity materials promote access for the whole community.

Confidentiality The advocacy scheme will have a written policy on confidentiality, stating that information known about a person using the scheme is confidential to the scheme and any circumstances under which confidentiality might be breached. The advocacy scheme will be structurally independent from statutory organisations and preferably from all service provider agencies. The advocacy scheme will be as free from conflict of interest as possible both in design and operation, and actively seek to reduce conflicting interests.

Supporting Advocates The advocacy scheme will ensure advocates are prepared, trained and supported in their role and provided with opportunities to develop their skills and experience.

Complaints The advocacy scheme will have a written policy describing how to make complaints or give feedback about the scheme or about individual advocates. Where necessary, the scheme will enable people who use its services to access external independent support to make or pursue a complaint.

Editorial from: The Advocacy Charter.

Developed in 2002 by Advocacy Across London (AAL). An accessable leaflet is available from the publication section of Action for Advocacy’s website: www.actionforadvocacy.org.uk/

on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

Advocacy

Dorset Advocacy

OPAAL DVD - Voices for Older People’s Advocacy

Dorset Advocacy aims to help individuals who are struggling to speak up for themselves. They might be in a crisis situation, or they might want to bring about some sort of change in their life.

An example might be someone who is unhappy where they are living and would like to move, but is not being given the support they need to do it. An advocate could help them to look at the choices that need to be made, and get other people involved so that the move becomes possible.

Another example might be someone who is admitted to hospital and is not getting the care they need. An advocate could challenge hospital staff and highlight the patient’s needs while providing a valuable support for the person.

Dorset Advocacy tries to influence and challenge services in order to make people’s lives better. Advocates can visit people wherever suits them. This might be at home, in the pub or at their offices in Dorchester and Poole.

Dorset Advocacy also has an IMCA (Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy) hotline available on: 0845 3891762. email: enquiries@dorsetadvocacy.co.uk

OPAAL UK has launched a DVD called Voices for Older Peoples Advocacy. The DVD can be used to: Introduce advocacy to older people who know nothing about it, including those who are considering whether an advocate could benefit them Introduce advocacy to people who are considering training as citizen advocates themselves To provide information to groups for example, with a group of social work students, a tenants association, or a neighbourhood planning group where there is a good opportunity to promote independent advocacy.

OPAAL UK are keen to ensure a wide audience for this work so do not make a charge for the DVD. However as they are hoping to further their Multi-Media work with older people they would welcome donations.

Postage and packing costs £1.50 for one DVD. If you require multiple copies please contact the administrator Jo Swinswood at jo@bjf.org.uk to obtain the correct price to meet your request. 01782 844036.

Dorset Mental Health Forum The Dorset Mental Health Forum is an independent charity established in 1992. We provide information and signposting for mental health service users and their carers, as well as for other interested parties such as members of the general public and the statutory services. Practical advice is offered through our own dedicated Advocacy Service which also has a statutory responsiblity to provide Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) across Dorset.

Tel: 01305 257172 | Fax: 01305 261049 Email: admin@dorsetmentalhealthforum.org.uk www.dorsetmentalhealthforum.org.uk/advocacy.html

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The CareAware Advocacy Service provides a ‘one stop’ facility to answer all of your care funding questions. The Advocacy service can provide information, advice and guidance on: • Understanding social services assessment procedures • Sourcing appropriate home care services and support • Finding and selecting a suitable care home • Establishing entitlement to state benefits • Maximising support from the local authority • Paying care fees, protecting assets • Ensuring your wishes are respected and using Enduring/Lasting Power of Attorney or equivalent 0161 707 1107 | www.careaware.co.uk

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Since its launch in 2002, advocacy organisations from across the country have adopted the Advocacy Charter. In total over 75 organisations contributed to its development and many more advocacy organisations use it regularly as a tool to focus on key advocacy issues and guide their work. Developed as a set of core principles for advocacy, the Charter is designed: • To inform advocacy practice and training • To raise awareness of the value of Advocacy • As a tool for negotiating with funding and commissioning bodies • As a quality assurance mechanism

In response to demand, four of the UK’s leading advice for advocacy

To receive more information access us at: Tel: 020 7921 4395 Email: info@actionforadvocacy.org.uk Web: www.actionforadvocacy.org.uk Care choices have you at a loss? Call

services have come together to launch the first ever joined up advisory service to provide through a single telephone number and website, a free, independent and good quality advice and information service about housing and care options for older people, their families and carers.

FirstStop provided jointly by Help the Aged, Elderly Accommodation Counsel, Counsel and Care and NHFA Care Fees Advice will be able to deliver advice and information in the areas which most older people will need advice about: Money and benefits, Care in any setting, from your own home to a care home, Housing options from adapting your own home or choosing retirement housing to care homes.

0800 377 7070 | www.firststopcareadvice.org.uk on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

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Advocacy Listings for Dorset

Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy

A4e Tel: 0800 345 666 Physical Disability and Sensory Impairment

Age UK (Concern) Dorset Tel: (See information pages)

AdvoCare Carers Tel: 01202 737592 Bournemouth Housing Advice Service (SHELTER) Tel: 01202 209419 Email: bournemouth@shelter.org.uk Web: www.shelter.org.uk

Bournemouth & Poole Advocacy Tel: 01202 399813 Citizens Advice Bureau - A full range of advocacy and information services across offices in Somerset. See page 82 in the information section for your nearest office.

Dorset Advocacy Tel: 01305 251033 Dorset Mental Health Advocacy (DMHA) Tel: 01305 261483 | Fax: 01305 261049 Email: dmha@dorsetmentalhealthforum.org.uk

Dorset Mind Mental Health Tel: 01202 392910 Dorset People First Learning Disabilities Self-Advocacy Tel: 01305 257600

Help and Care Older People Tel: 0845 4500418 Email: info@helpandcare.org Web: www.helpandcare.org.uk

Independent Complaints Advocacy Services (ICAS) Complaints about NHS Tel: 0845 120 3782 Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) Tel: 01305 261483

Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) Mental Health (run by Dorset Advocacy) Tel: 0845 389 1762

Intercom Trust Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender Tel: 01392 201015

Positive Action South West Sexual Health Tel: 0800 3283508

RETHINK (Dorset) Tel: 01308 459762 Shelter Dorset Housing and homeless Tel: 0800 800 0380

Dorset Racial Equality Council Tel: 01202 553003 SCA Learning Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Sensory Loss Tel: 01202 853242 SPAEDA Tel: 01458 440315 Resources for arts in education

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Statutory advocacy for those who lack capacity to make decisions about their care.

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 states that anyone who lacks capacity has no family or friends able to speak for them and who is the subject of a decision regarding Serious medical treatment or a move to accommodation arranged by the local authority or the NHS (other than short-term) must have an Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA). Those who have family or friends but are subject to Protection of Vulnerable Adult Procedures may still be eligible for IMCA. What is IMCA? Referring to IMCA Referrals will usually be made by doctors or social workers (though they may delegate this task). Referral details are on the back page of this leaflet. If you need to refer in the evening or at weekends, please download a referral form from www.dorsetadvocacy.co.uk/imca and fax back to us on the number given. This will speed up our reply. We will see the person and complete an IMCA report as soon as possible.

Working with IMCA IMCA advocates will need to work quickly, so as not to hold up the provision of treatment or care. We recognise that health and social care staff are extremely busy, but would ask that you respond to requests for information as soon as possible.

Under the Code to the Mental Capacity Act, IMCA advocates can ask to see the person in private, ask to see, and to take copies from, individuals’ health and care records or request a further medical opinion.

The advocate will write a report from an independent viewpoint commenting on the decision to be made, and how the individual’s best interests could be promoted. However, the final decisions rests with the doctor or local authority; though IMCA advocates can appeal if they think their report has not been given due weight. Dorset Advocacy has been commissioned to run the IMCA service by the local authorities in Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole. If you would like to comment on the service in general, please go to our discussion board at www.dorsetadvocacy.co.uk/imca.

This site also contains a guidance pack on IMCA., giving fuller details of the scheme. If you have a complaint about the service, please contact the Manager Mike Pochin at the number below.

Dorset Advocacy is an independent voluntary organisation with over 12 years experience of advocacy with people who have learning difficulties . We work across Dorset (including Poole and Bournemouth) and provide advocacy in many settings in accordance with individuals’ wishes and needs.

To refer someone to IMCA, please contact: Michelle Starkey 07815 734615 (Weekdays except Tuesday) Mike Pochin 07779 222685 (Tuesdays) Please be ready to give full details of the person, and to say who has decided they lack capacity for the decision. Outside office hours, please leave a message, or fax a referral form to 01305 268324.

Forms are available at www.dorsetadvocacy.co.uk/imca IMCA, Dorset Advocacy, 3 Princes St, Dorchester, DT1 1TP Landline: 01305 251033 Email: imca@dorsetadvocacy.co.uk Fax: 01305 268324 on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

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awareness campaign in Dorset.

The initiative aims to raise awareness of abuse suffered by vulnerable adults, who due to age, disability or illness are too frail or vulnerable to protect themselves.

Pictured above are a few examples of the leaflets available from the local authorities.

If you wish to discuss your concerns outside of normal office hours you may contact the

OUT OF HOURS SERVICE on 01202 657279 If you think they may be at immediate risk or harm then you should contact the police by calling 999.

Contacts: Adult Access Team 01305 221016 adultaccess@dorsetcc.gov.uk For Dorset, contact the nearest Local Office: Sherborne 01935 814104 Bridport 01308 422234 Christchurch 01202 474106 Dorchester 01305 251414 Ferndown 01202 877445 North Dorset 01258 472652 Purbeck 01929 553456 Weymouth & 01305 760139 Portland For Bournemouth Borough Council please contact 01202 454979 For The Borough of Poole please contact 01202 633902

on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

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Activity & Therapy Leisure facilities, recreation, rehabilitation and attractions are there to be enjoyed by everybody, regardless of impairment or age.

Exercise Referral Scheme!

GPs and health professionals across the UK all agree that becoming more active can help improve a variety of health conditions and lead to a much healthier lifestyle; and those people who may already have a preexisting medical condition, such as high blood pressure, obesity, or anxiety can benefit from a scheme that allows their doctor to refer them into local activities.

The Fitness Industry Association estimates that there are around 600 such schemes in England, which involve an individual’s GP referring them to take part in an exercise programme tailored to the persons needs at a reduced cost.

This is not however just about going to the gym, but can also include other activities such as, swimming classes, aerobics and pilates, badminton or other sports depending on the participating facility.

Across Dorset there are a number of leisure centres taking part in a variety of schemes to encourage physical activity and a healthier lifestyle.

These include; Purbeck Sports Centre, Verwood Leisure Centre, Ferndown Leisure Centre, Two Riversmeet Leisure Centre (Christchurch), Queen Elizabeth Leisure Centre (Wimborne), Thomas Hardye Leisure Centre (Dorchester), Bridport Leisure Centre, St Osmund’s Community Sports Centre (Dorchester), Budmouth Community Sports Centre (Weymouth), Gryphon Leisure Centre (Sherborne) and Healthy Living Wessex (Weymouth and Portland).

If you feel this type of scheme could help you, either speak to your GP or local leisure centre.

Poole Active HealthLink Exercise on Referral Scheme has been operating successfully for over 12 years and is currently delivered through local partnership between Bournemouth and Poole NHS and our leisure partner ‘Everyone Active’.

The aim of the scheme is simple - more physical activity in our daily lives whether it be walking, dancing or gardening will improve our health. The scheme provides the correct advice and support to encourage people with a variety of health conditions back to regular exercise and physical activity.

It is accessible to all GP practices in Poole as well as through a small number of agreed health referral points in the community.

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The Guide to Getting Out! The new Rough Guide to Accessible Britain contains details of over 175 of the UK’s best attractions catering for disabled people. Now in its second year, the Rough Guide to Accessible Britain was compiled by an army of disabled writers across the country, as well as readers of the first edition of the guide who answered a call from the publishers to give details of their favourite days out. It includes more hidden and off-thebeaten track attractions, and features additional ideas such as bars and restaurants to make the most of a day out.

Highlights of the new edition of the Rough Guide to Accessible Britain include: • Over 175 attractions and ideas for days out covered, including festivals, markets, bars, restaurants, sports arenas and events that are disability friendly.

• Reader Reviews by readers of the first edition of the Rough Guide to Accessible Britain.

• Things Not To Miss section highlighting the top five attractions in categories such as free, heritage, hidden, families and outdoors.

• Listings of useful organisations to make getting out and about even easier.

The book is FREE to Blue Badge holders by calling 0800 953 7070 or visiting www.accessibleguide.co.uk –not available in the shops.

Free Cinema for Carers Carers who look after a disabled person may be entitled to go to the cinema for free. The Cinema Exhibitors’ Association card (CEA) is a national scheme, however not all cinemas subscribe. To qualify for the card the person must be getting DLA and AA or registered blind, or the holder of a disabled persons rail card. Application forms are available from participating cinemas (see page map to the right) or can be downloaded from www.ceacard.co.uk, or by calling 0845 123 1292. on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

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Bridport Leisure Centre, Bridport 01308 427464 Gryphon Leisure Cen, Sherborne 01935 814011 Oxley Sports Cen, Sherborne 01935 818270 Thomas Hardye Leisure Cen, Dorchester 01305 266772 St Osmunds Community Cen, Dorchester 01308 756472 Redlands Comm. Sports Hub, Weymouth 01305 813113 Budmouth Comm. Sports Cen, Weymouth 01305 830508 Weymouth College Comm, Weymouth 01305 761100 Osprey Leisure Cen, Portland 01305 824378 Sturminster Newton Leisure, Stur. Newton 01258 471832 Shaftesbury Leisure Cen, Shaftesbury 01747 854637 Clayesmore School Sports, Blandford Forum 01747 813135 Blandford Leisure Centre, Blandford Forum 01258 455566 Purbeck Sports & Swim, Wareham 01929 556454 Queen Elizabeth’s Leisure Cen, Wimborne 01202 888208

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Broadstone Leisure, Broadstone 01202 777766 The Rossmore Leisure Cen, Poole 01202 738787 Dolphin Swimming Pool, Poole 01202 677217 Haven Sport & Leisure, Poole 01202 700211 Ashdown Leisure Cen, Poole 01202 604224 Tower Park, Poole 01202 723671 Lytchett Manor, Poole 01202 632765 St Peters Centre, Poole 01202 736474 Ferndown Leisure Centre, Ferndown 01202 877468 Sir David English Sports Cen, Bournem.th 01202 437800 Littledown Centre, Bournemouth 01202 417600 Stokewood Leisure Cen, Bournemouth 01202 529658 Splashdown, Bournemouth 01202 716123 Oakmead Sports, Bournemouth 01202 774644 Two Riversmeet Leisure Cen, Christchurch 01202 477987

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Odeon, Bournemouth 0871 22 44 007 Empire Cinemas, Poole 0871 4714 714 Lighthouse, Poole 08700 668701 Cineworld, Weymouth 08712 20 8000 Electric Palace, Bridport 01308 456 288 Reeltime, Dorchester 0845 166 2382 Scott Cinemas, Lyme Regis 0871 2303200

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Bovington Group, 0845 241 1385 Bridport Grp, 0845 241 1393 Bryanston Grp, 0845 241 4302 East Holton Cen, 0845 241 4375 Hanford Grp, 0845 241 5330 Holtwood Grp, 0845 241 5357 Lytchett Grp, 0845 241 6325

Milton Abbas, 0845 241 6374 Miss Bush Grp, 0845 241 6350 Portman RDA Grp, 0845 450 6720 Southfields Grp, 0845 450 6822 Stella Hayward, 0845 450 6835 Weymouth Grp, 0845 450 6957

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Attractions Ferndown: Oakdene Forest Park, Paintball, Challenge Leisure, Aviation Museum

Attractions Blandford Forum: Hall and Woodhouse, Badger Brewery and Visitor Centre; Cavalcade of Costume; Blandford Forum Museum; Royal Signals Museum

Attractions Christchurch: Regent Cinema Theatre, Snowtrax Dry Ski Slope, Adventure Wonderland, The Museum of Electricity

Attractions Dorchester: Terracotta Warrior Museum; Dinosaur Museum; Tutankhamun Museum; Teddy Bear Museum; Dorset Museum; Athelhampton House and Gardens

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Abbotsbury Swannery Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens Abbotsbury Children’s Farm Attractions Poole: KUBE Art/Design/Architecture Centre; Tower Park - Splashdown, Cinema, Bowling, Bingo, Fitness, Play Area, Laser Battles, Amusement Centre, Restaurants; The Old Poole Lifeboat Station Museum, Poole Pottery; Compton Acres Garden; Exbury Garden; Farmer Palmers Farm Park; Chesil Beach Centre Brownsea Island Ferries; Superhawk Marine Charters

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Attractions Bournemouth: Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth Balloon, Bournemouth Seafront, All Fired Up, Ceramics Cafe, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, Oceanarium, Boscombe Surf Reef (2010)

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Leisure Centres in Dorset (Please check details/services/times before visiting)

Wet and Well The Blue Gym project aims to promote physical and mental well being and strengthening of communities through encouraging people to get out and get active in the coastal and water environments. www.surfschool.co.uk The Blue Gym will act as an umbrella and a portal to the amazing range of activities that are already taking place in, on, under or around water. These range from walking on the coastal footpaths and beaches through to rock pool rambles and full immersion sports like swimming, sailing and surfing.

The NHS and PCTs will be encouraged to direct patients through the Blue Gym to activities they can take part in as an alternative or supplement to other forms of treatment.

The South West will be a test bed for the scheme especially in terms of research to prove that using the Blue Gym works! The Blue Gym will work with all organisations such as local authorities and sporting organisations to improve ease of access and engagement.

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The project is based at the Peninsula Medical School and funded and supported by Natural England, the Environment Agency and the Department of Health. chris@Hines62.wanadoo.co.uk

RDA is proud to be celebrating 40 years of delivering opportunities for therapy, achievement and enjoyment to people with disabilities. Founded as a National organisation in 1969, RDA now has 500 Member Groups across the UK – together, these Groups help 23,000 people to take part in riding, carriage driving and vaulting activities.

RDA gives individuals the opportunity to: • Reach therapeutic goals • Achieve their personal ambitions • Combat social isolation • Develop life skills • Experience the outdoors • Connect with animals We recommend that you phone your Local County Chairman on 0845 450 7028 for further details on the groups in your area, volunteering or riding. Please remember that our County Chairmen are also volunteers so if you can not contact them immediately please do try again.

Bovington 0845 241 1385 Bridport 0845 241 1393 Bryanstone 0845 241 4302 East Holton Driving Centre 0845 241 4375 Green Cottage 0845 241 5357 Hanford 0845 241 5330 Henstridge 0845 241 5343

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Lytchett 0845 241 6325 Milton Abbas 0845 241 6374 Miss Bush Memorial 0845 241 6350 Portman RDA 0845 450 6720 Southfield Riding 0845 450 6822 Stella Hayward 0845 450 6835 Weymouth 0845 450 6957

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Open the door at Pebble Beach and discover a gem of a restaurant in Barton on Sea. Since Mike Caddy established Pebble Beach as a charitable trust in 2005 over £45,000 has been raised in donations. Fifty percent of the monies are given to local Hampshire and Dorset charities while the other half provides computers and educational equipment to schools and youth projects in Brazil. Other local charities that have received donations include the Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, Southampton Hospital’s Paediatric Unit and Lymington Sailability.

Tel: 01425 627777 | www.pebblebeach-uk.com

on 01872 321 327 or see page 87 for more details

The Woodland Trust has over 1,000 woods across the UK covering more than 20,000 hectares (50,000 acres). Why not pack up a picnic and explore your local Woodland Trust wood? They are free to visit.

We’ve put together a list of our favourite picnic woods in Dorset: Allington Hill & Cooper’s Wood (17.68 ha), Bridport Grid ref: SY457935 Beningfield Wood (8.43 ha), West Milton, Bridport SY504972 Boyden Wood (0.95 ha), Blackdown ST403025 Brookland Wood, (2.91 ha), Fontmell Magna ST860170 Brounlie Wood, (1.54 ha), Beer Hackett ST600118 Conegar Hill, (3.51 ha), Wootton Fitzpaine SY379955 Duncliffe Wood, (92.16 ha), Stour Row, Shaftesbury ST826222 Folke Wood, (0.78 ha), Folke ST657134 Furzehill Wood, (0.84 ha), Colehill, Wimborne Minster SU012018 Hazel Wood, (5.72 ha), Kingston, Hazelbury Bryan ST747093 Horse Close Wood, (16.59 ha), Alton Pancras ST714043 Little Giant Wood, (4.31 ha), Stoke Abbott ST465002 Pucketts Wood, (7.89 ha), Stoke Water, Beaminster ST467012 Saunders - Richardson Wood, (1.1 ha), Shipton Gorge SY499916 Slopes Farm, (4.19 ha), Lyme Regis SY337925 Stonecrop Wood, (0.56 ha), Broadstone SY988955

The Awareness Centre Chard Street. Axminster EX13 5DZ Tel: 01297 32331 info@awarenesscentre.org.uk The Beltain Centre of Natural Therapies, The Courtyard, 1 Colliton Walk, Dorchester, DT1 1TZ Tel: 01305 267069 Branksome Park Chiropractic Chiropractic at Lansdowne, 1-2 Lansdowne House, Christchurch Road, Bournemouth BH1 3JP Chiropractic at Parkstone, 3 Springfield Road, Parkstone, Poole BH14 0LG Tel: 01202 767576 bpchiro@btinternet.com www.branksomeparkchiropractic.co.uk Namaste Holistic Therapy Tel: 07968 108361 info@namastetherapy.co.uk www.namastetherapy.co.uk

www.poinfre.com

Relax Hyponotherapy & Treatment Room Studio 31, 19b Moor Road, Broadstone, BH18 8AZ Tel: 07806 661025 www.relaxinbroadstone.co.uk Ringwood Natural Health Clinic 16-18 Southampton Rd Ringwood, BH24 1HY Tel Jane: 07594562405 www.ringwoodhealthclinic.com The Seventh Portal Gold Hill Organic Farm Blandford Forum, DT11 8HB Tel: 079 7471 2289 www.theseventhportal.co.uk

Woodland Trust membership

Woodland guides The Woodland Trust’s Exploring Woodland guides, in assoication with publisher Frances Lincoln, describe beautiful woods to visit in different regions and countries of the UK. Fully illustrated with maps and photographs, these are essential for anyone who enjoys kicking up autumn leaves, likes to relax in the dappled shade of an ancient tree or loves catching the spring glory of carpets of bluebells.

Both public and privately-owned woods are featured and all are accessible. Colourfully written entries capture the wood’s atmosphere, describing historical features, seasonal interest, setting and wildlife to spot.

The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. We own and care for over 1,000 woods, covering 50,000 acres (20,000 hectares), virtually all of which are open for all to visit.

We have the support of 194,000 members who are crucial to our work. Their support helps us acquire and restore ancient woodland sites, fight to save woods under threat, campaign on important issues such as climate change, and create new woodland for wildlife and people to enjoy.

Membership of the Woodland Trust costs from as little as £2.75 a month and every new member will receive a free tree dedicated in their name. Joining us is easy!

For every new member who joins, we can care for and protect half an acre of native woodland. Membership Sign up: Freephone: 0800 026 9650 Email: membership@woodlandtrust.org.uk

Cherry Tree Nursery A charity based on horticulture providing meaningful occupation in a supportive environment, aiming to restore well-being to people with mental illness. Nr Bournemouth Tel: 01202 593537 | contactus@cherrytreenursery.org.uk | www.cherrytreenursery.org.uk

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Legal Services There are many sources of free legal information and advice; for example, you may be able to find the information you need through a helpline or on the internet. In some situations you will need to see a solicitor, but you may be able to get the help you need from an advice agency or another organisation.

matters. However not all private firms cover all types of work.

Some may offer free legal advice and representation through the legal aid scheme. There are several bodies you could approach to find a lawyer.

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Organising your affairs One of the commonest reasons older people look for legal advice is to set up formal arrangements to organise their affairs. These include Wills‚ to establish what happens to your estate after your death; estate planning during your lifetime‚ to minimise tax liabilities and achieve any other objectives you have; and arrangements to manage your affairs if you no longer have the mental capacity to do so yourself.

Seeking professional advice As a general rule you do not need a solicitor to validate any formal documentation but you should consider how comfortable you are dealing with these matters and also what the consequences will be if you make a mistake. Solicitors and other professionals usually have insurance that you can claim against if they commit an error.

If you do the work yourself‚ you will not have this protection.

Free legal advice Advice agencies: You may not need to go to a solicitor to get the advice and assistance you need. Using a solicitor can be very expensive. A general advice agency such as your local Age Concern or Age UK, Citizens Advice Bureau‚ or another independent advice agency‚ may be able to provide free information and advice to help you resolve your problem. They can sometimes also provide specialist advice and representation. If not‚ they should be able to refer you on to someone else who can help.

Trade unions: If you are a member of a trade union you may be able to get free legal advice through the union‚ and not just on issues relating to your employment. You should contact your union to find out what they can offer.

Financial advice: Access to legal advice is also offered as a benefit of some bank accounts‚ insurance policies and other products. Check the terms and conditions of any you hold to see whether you qualify for such a service.

Law Centres: Law Centres provide free independent legal advice from solicitors‚ in areas of social welfare law such as welfare rights‚ discrimination law‚ housing‚ employment and community care. ©Age UK

Getting legal advice There are many reasons why you may want to seek legal advice.

For example: if you are buying a house, making a will or setting up arrangements to manage relative’s financial affairs. When choosing an advisor it is important to check they have experience in the problem or issue you want help with and they are suitable qualified to offer you the assistance you need. The following may be able to either advise you or help you find a suitable advisor.

Commercial Solicitors/Barristers deal with a range of legal

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Solicitors for the Elderly are a national organisation of lawyers, who specialise in advising older people, their family and carer. Their website is www.solicitorsforthelderly.com or tel: 0870 067 0282 The Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA), the independent regulatory body of The Law Society of England and Wales, can give you details of solicitors in your area including the areas of law they practice tel: 0870 606 2555 www.lawsociety.org.uk/choosingandusing/findasolicitor.law Your local Citizens Advice Bureau and telephone directory may also have details

Citizens Advice Bureaux are locally run charities that have volunteers and some paid staff who can provide free legal advice, about a wide range of issues. The level of help they provide and who they can help will very between different bureaux. You can find your local office contact number on page 82 or see www.citizensadvice.org.uk for more information.

Law Centres are locally based charities that employ specialist legal advisors to provide free legal advice and representation about a range of issues. This includes such subjects as: housing, welfare benefits, health and care services, mental health, immigration, debt, employment, education, family. What they can advise about and who they can help will depend on the policies of the individual law centre.

You may be able to find details of a local law centre in your local telephone directory or through the website: www.lawcentres.org.uk

Community Legal Advice is a government funded helpline which offers free legal advice, in connection with partner organisations, to people who qualify for legal aid. They can advise about: benefits, education, employment, debt, and housing.

Legal aid is means tested, government funded legal assistance about social welfare law issues. Your local CAB or Community Legal Advice can advise you about what issues may be funded by legal aid and whether you may qualify. If Community Legal Advice cannot advise you they may be able to direct you to other legal advisors including those offering advice through the legal aid scheme.

The Community Legal Advice Service is affiliated with Counsel and Care. Lines are open: Mon - Fri 9am - 8:00pm, Sat 9am - 12:30pm Calls from 4p/min - or get us to call you back.

General Advice line: 0845 345 4345 or find a solicitor tel: 0845 608 1122 www.communitylegaladvice.org.uk

Mind’s Legal Advice Service provides legal information and advice on mental health related law: mental health, community care, capacity, discrimination/equality and human rights. Tel: 0845 2259393 legal@mind.org.uk Mind LAS, PO Box 277, Manchester, M60 3XN ©Crown Copywrite

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End of Life

Joseph Weld Hospice Trimar Hospice Community Specialist Nursing Service Weldmar Hospicecare Trust is a local charity providing specialist palliative care, advice and support for patients and their families in North, South and West Dorset. All our services are provided free of charge.

Our care is available for patients with a life-limiting or terminal illness and we support patients at home through our specialist community nursing service and our day hospices in Weymouth, Dorchester and Shaftesbury. Patients needing in-patient care come to Joseph Weld Hospice in Dorchester for symptom control, respite or end of life care. We also provide respite services for people with long-term progressive conditions.

As well as our specialist doctors and nurses we also offer specialist expertise and skills in physiotherapy, occupational therapy, complementary therapy, art and music therapy. We have a Family Support Team with social workers, chaplain and bereavement support workers for both adults and children.

Additionally, over 250 patient care volunteers help us provide our care.

For further information please visit our website www.weld-hospice.org.uk or call us on 01305 215300 If you would like to donate or fundraise for us please call 01305 215315 If you would like to find out about volunteering with us please call 01305 756930.

Weldmar Hospicecare Trust Joseph Weld Hospice, Herringston Road, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 2SL Registered Charity No. 1000414

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Dorset County Council’s Jargon buster Common terms used in social care and their definitions.

Commissioning The process by which local authorities decide how to spend their money to get the best possible services for local people.

Connecting health and social care This project involves social care and health working together to make processes more efficient for the customer.

Continuing Healthcare (CHC) This is a different service to social care. Social care refers to help, such as getting out of bed, getting dressed, help with meals and other events involved with daily living and is paid for by the NHS. NHS continuing healthcare is used to describe care given to anyone who does not need acute hospital care but nevertheless has primary health needs. It can be provided by the independent sector and/or the NHS in a care home or your own home.

Direct payments These are monthly payments given to service users as the means of controlling their own care - allowing more choice and flexibility. They enable people to purchase their own care rather than use council services.

Individual budgets Individual budgets (IBs) give a clear allocation of cash to an individual to control the way money is spent to meet his or her care needs. IBs can bring together a variety of income streams from different agencies as well as social care. People can use individual budgets to ‘buy’ services from public, private and voluntary sectors.

Intermediate care Intermediate care provides intensive, short-term (usually no longer than six weeks) support to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, or help people discharged from hospital regain their levels of independence at home.

Local Area Agreement This is an agreement that sets out the priorities for a local area in certain policy fields as agreed between central government, the local authority and Local Strategic Partnership (LSP). The

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agreement is made up of outcomes, indicators and targets aimed at delivering a better quality of life for people through improving performance on a range of national and local priorities.

Outcomes The end results or impact something has on a service user’s life eg. Improved quality of life Personal budget This is an individual budget made up solely of social care funding.

Person Centred planning (PCP) A process designed to assist someone to make plans for their future. People are able to formally list their preferences as part of a plan so that no matter where they go people can understand what is important to them. It is used most often as a life planning model to enable individuals with disabilities to increase their personal independence.

Personalisation The process by which state provided services can be adapted to suit service users. This means everyone having choice and control over the shape of their support along with a greater emphasis on prevention and early intervention.

POPPS (Partnerships for Older People Project) A Government-led programme, where local authorities work with older people to develop innovative schemes to help them remain independent, healthy and active in their communities for as long as they wish.

Putting People First The Government’s shared vision and commitment to the transformation of adult social care Re-ablement A service provided to help people re-build the independence skills that they need to continue to live in their own home.

Resource Allocation Systems (RAS) Self directed support initiatives involve the cash value of individual budgets being derived from an agreed resource allocation system which links an individual’s needs to a consistently applied way to determining a cash or budget value. ©Crown Copywrite - Dorset County Council

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Borough of Poole Office

01202 633902

Adult Social Services Commissioning Civic Centre Annexe, Park Road, Poole, BH15 2RU sshelpdesk@poole.gov.uk

Hospital Contacts Alderney Hospital

Blandford Hospital Bournemouth Borough Office

01202 454979

Bournemouth Care Direct, Town Hall Annexe, Bournemouth, BH1 6EA caredirect@bournemouth.gov.uk

01202 735537

Ringwood Road, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4NB

01258 456541

Milldown Road, Blandford Forum, DT11 7DD

BMI The Harbour Hospital

01202 244 200

St Mary’s Rd, Poole, Dorset BH15 2BH

Dorset County Council

01305 221000

Adult Access Team, Dorset County Council, County Hall, DT1 1XJ dorsetdirect@dorsetcc.gov.uk

BMI The Winterbourne Hospital

Bridport Local Office

Boscombe & Springbourne Health 01202 727969 Centre 11 Shelley Road, Bournemouth BH1 4JQ

01308 422234

The Grove, Rax Lane, Bridport, DT6 3JL bridportsocialcare@dorsetcc.gov.uk

Bridport Community Hospital Christchurch Local Office

01202 474106

Loring Road - Off Jumpers Road, Christchurch, BH23 2GZ christchurchsocialcare@dorsetcc.gov.uk

01305 263 252

Herringston Road, Dorchester, DT1 2DR

01308 422371

Hospital Lane, Bridport, DT6 5DR

Chard Community Hospital

01460 238220

Chard, Somerset, TA20 1NF

Dorchester Local Office

01305 251414 Christchurch Hospital

Acland Road, Dorchester, DT1 1SH dorchestersocialcare@dorsetcc.gov.uk

Ferndown Local Office

01202 877445

Penny’s Walk, Ferndown, BH22 9JY ferndownsocialcare@dorsetcc.gov.uk

Crewkerne Hospital

01460 72491

Middle Path, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 8BG

Dorset County Hospital North Dorset Local Office

01202 486361

Christchurch Hospital, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, BH23 2JX

01258 472652

Bath Road, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DR northdorsetsocialcare@dorsetcc.gov.uk

01305 251150

Williams Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2JY

Finigan Clinic

01202 751018

49 Alumhurst Road Bournemouth Dorset BH4 8ET

Purbeck Local Office

01929 553456 Kings Park Hospital

19 Bonnets Lane, Wareham, BH20 4HB purbecksocialcare@dorsetcc.gov.uk

Sherborne Local Office

01935 814104

The Shielings, The Avenue, Sherborne, DT9 3AJ sherbornesocialcare@dorsetcc.gov.uk

Poole Hospital NHS Trust

01202 665511

Longfleet Road Poole Dorset BH15 2JB

Portland Hospital Weymouth/Portland

01202 303757

Gloucester Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH7 6JF

01305 760139

Local Office, Jubilee Retail Park, Jubilee Close, Weymouth, DT4 7BG weymouthsocialcare@dorsetcc.gov.uk

01305 820341

Castle Road, Castletown, Portland, DT5 1AX

Royal Bournemouth Hospital

01202 303626

Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, BH7 7DW

Complaints Bournemouth

Salisbury District Hospital 01202 458953

Social Care Compliments and Comments, Room 100, 3rd Floor, Town Hall, Bourne Avenue, Bournemouth, BH2 6DY socialcarecomplaints@bournemouth.gov.uk

69 Haven Road, Poole, Dorset, BH13 7LN

Dorset

Swanage Community Hospital

01305 228563

Hilary Butcher, Complaints Manager, Dorset County Council Adult and Community Services, County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, DT1 1XJ h.butcher@dorsetcc.gov.uk

01722 336262

Odstock Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 8BJ

St Ann’s Hospital

01202 708881

01929 422282

Queens Road, Swanage, BH19 2ES

Tiverton and District Hospital

01884 235400

Kennedy Way, Tiverton, EX16 6NT

Poole

01202 261158

The Complaints Manager, Adult Social Services, Borough of Poole, Freepost (SWB20248), Poole BH15 2ZZ comments.adultcommissioning@poole.gov.uk

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Verrington Hospital

01963 828444

Verrington, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 9DQ

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Wareham Outreach Day Hospital

01929 551 992

Streche Road, Town Centre, Wareham BH20 4QQ

Wimborne Community Hospital Victoria Road, Wimborne, BH21 1ER

01202 858200

The Westhaven Hospital

01305 786116

01747 851535

Abbey Walk, Shaftesbury, SP7 8BD

Weymouth Community Hospital

01305 760022

Christchurch CAB, Dorset Rural Out of Hours Advice Line

01929 403185

01935 813991

01935 475122

01725 517272

Pennys Lane, Cranborne, Wimborne, BH21 5QE

0845 231 0400

1 Acland Road, Dorchester, DT1 1JW www.dorchestercab.org.uk

East Dorset Citizens Advice Bureau

NHS Foundation Trust, Higher Kingston, Yeovil, BA21 4AT

01202 482023 0844 477 2022

2 Sopers Lane, Christchurch, BH23 1JG

Dorchester & District CAB,

Hospital Lane, Sherborne, DT9 3JU

Yeovil District Hospital

Bovington,

Cranborne Surgery,

3 Melcombe Avenue, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 7TB

Yeatman Hospital

08444 994105

West Wing, Town Hall, Bourne Avenue, BH2 6DX admin@bournemouthcab.co.uk Bournemouthcabadvice@hotmail.com

The Hive, Bovington Camp, Wareham BH20 6AJ

Radipole Lane, Weymouth, DT4 0QE

Westminster Memorial Hospital

Advice Line -

01202 884738

Hanham Road, Wimborne, BH21 1AS

Ferndown CAB,

01202 893838

1A Princes Court, Princes Road, Ferndown, BH22 9JG

Age UK Bournemouth

Gillingham Debt Project 01202 530530

700 Wimborne Road, Winton, Bournemouth, BH9 2EG info@acbournemouth.org | www.ageconcernbournemouth.org.uk

North Dorset Citizens Advice Bureau,

Dorchester

Poole CAB,

01305 269444

Rowan Cottage, 4 Prince of Wales Road, Dorchester, DT1 1PW info@acdorchester.org | www.acdorchester.org

Age Concern Lytchett Minster & Upton 01202 622744 Silver Birches, Eldons Drove, Lytchett Matravers, Poole, BH16 6HH maureenmunford@onetel.com

Age Concern North Dorset

01258 473038

01202 666195

Community Hall, Old Rope Walk, Blandford Road, Hamworthy, Poole, BH15 4AU ageconcern@dimagen.co.uk

Citizens Advice Bureau Beaminster,

01747 822117

The Courtyard, Newbury Court, Gillingham, SP8 4QX

01202 680838

54 Lagland Street, Poole, BH15 1QG advice@poolecab.co.uk www.poolecab.co.uk

Portland Centre

01305 824333

74 Fortuneswell, Portland, DT5 1LZ

Office 4, The Exchange, Old Market Hill, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1FH c.o.acnd@btconnect.com

Age Concern Poole

01747 835016

The Courtyard, Newbury Court, Gillingham, SP8 4QX northdorsetcab@cabnet.org.uk

01308 863993

Youth & Community Centre, 6 Prout Bridge, Beaminster School, Beaminster DT8 3AY

Purbeck Citizens Advice Bureau,

Shaftesbury Outreach,

01747 822117

Toby’s court, No. 1 Bimport, Shaftsbury, SP7 8AT

Sherborne & District CAB,

0844 8487939

Home visits answerphone - 01935 815305 Manor House, Newland, Sherborne, DT9 3JL www.sherbornecab.org.uk

Stalbridge Outreach,

01963 364177

Stalbridge community office, Stalbridge, DT10 2LZ

Sturminster Newton Outreach,

01258 474500

Barnes close, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BN

Swanage, Bere Regis,

01929 551257

Mill Lane, Wareham, BH20 4RA bureau@purbeckcab.cabnet.org.uk

01929 427134

Town Hall, High Street, Swanage, BH19 2NZ

Manor Farm Road, Bere Regis, Wareham BH20 7HB

Upton, Blandford Outreach,

01747 822117

01202 632080

Town Council Offices, 1 Moorland Parade, Moorland Way, Upton, BH16 5JS

3 Nightingale Court, East Street, Blandford, DT11 7ED

Verwood Surgery, Boscombe Library

01202 29 0967

01202 822825

Lake Road, Verwood, BH31 6EH

Hawkwood Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1BY

Weymouth & Portland CAB, Bournemouth CAB,

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Mulberry Terrace, Great George Street, Weymouth, DT4 8NQ

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01202 884738

Hanham Road, Wimborne, BH21 1AS

Wyke Regis GP Practice,

01305 782226

The Alzheimers Society,

020 7306 0606

The UK’s leading care and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers. Fax: 020 7306 0808 www.alzheimers.org.uk | enquiries@alzheimers.org.uk

Portland Road, Wyke Regis, Weymouth, DT4 9BE

Arthritis Care

Local and Regional Contacts

0808 800 4050

Working with and for all people with arthritis to put them in control of their arthritis, and their lives.

CareAware British Red Cross in the Southwest

01823 273700

The British Red Cross is always looking for new volunteers for all its services. Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Red Cross. If you have any amount of spare time on your hands you could make a significant difference to people living in your area. If you enjoy meeting people and want to become part of one of the largest humanitarian organisations in the world please contact the Brit-

Care Quality Commission (CQC)

www.cqc.org.uk

Connexions Centres Blandford Connexions Centre

Carers UK

7 & 8 Barnack Walk, Blandford, Dorset, DT11 7AL

Bournemouth Connexions Centre

01202 315331

03000 616161

Care Quality Commission National Correspondence, Citygate, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4PA

ish Red Cross regional office on 01823 273700.

01258 454454

08705 134925

A non profit making public information, advisory and advocacy service elderly care funding advice. www.careaware.co.uk | enquiries@careaware.co.uk

020 7490 8818

Prevent carers from becoming emotionally drained, and from forgetting to take care of themselves.

Fax: 020 7490 8824 | www.carersuk.org | info@carersuk.org

5 & 6 Lansdowne House, Christchurch Rd, Bournemouth, BH1 3JP

Poole Connexions Centre

01202 677557

3 Kingland Road, , Poole, BH15 1SH

Weymouth Connexions Centre

01305 755160

29 St Thomas Street, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8EJ

Counsel and Care 0845 300 7585 National charity getting the best care and support for older people, their families and carers.

Ansbury House, 2 Pendruffle Lane, Poundbury, Dorchester, DT1 3WJ

Twyman House, 16 Bonny Street, London, NW1 9PG Advice line open: Mon - Fri, 10am-12noon and 2-4pm, except Wed afternoons. www.counselandcare.org.uk advice@counselandcare.org.uk

The Samaritans

Cruse Bereavement Care

01305 260216

Department of Health

0870 600 55 22

Head Office,

01305 260600

01935 476455

25 The Park, Yeovil BA20 1DG

Turning Point

01935 471826

We know we can’t reach everyone but by offering innovative services in the right place, at the right time it is our ambition to help alcohol and drug dependent people, people with profound learning disabilities, adults experiencing at least one diagnosable mental health problem in any one year and the people who live in the ten most underfunded health trusts in England and Wales which cover some of the poorest areas in the country with above-average levels of ill health.

35 Higher Kingston, Yeovil BA21 4AS www.turning-point.co.uk

Tel: 0207 210 4850 | Fax: 0207 210 5952 Textphone: 0207 210 5025 dhmail@dh.gsi.gov.uk | www.dh.gov.uk

DIAL (Disability Information Advice Line) Directgov

01736 759 500 www.Directgov.uk

Directgov is the UK government’s digital service for people in England and Wales. It delivers information and practical advice about public services, bringing them all together in one place. You can access Directgov on the web, on your mobile or on your television.

The government uses Directgov to get information to the public in times of crisis or emergency.

National Contacts Admiral Nursing DIRECT

Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall, London SW1A 2NS

0845 257 9406

The Admiral Nursing Direct Helpline, has been set up to provide people with an opportunity to talk through their worries and concerns about themselves, friends or relatives with dementia. Lines are manned by experienced Admiral Nurses and responds to requests for help with diagnosis, medication, support and care at home, professional carer support, and finance.The lines are open on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 11am and 9pm. Callers can leave messages any time and request a call back, or email questions to us

Elderly Accommodation Council

020 7820 1343

www.eac.org.uk

First stop

0800 377 7070

www.firststopcareadvice.org.uk | info@firststopadvice.org.uk

Hearing Dogs for the Deaf

01844 348100

www.hearingdogs.org.uk

direct@fordementia.org.uk.

Action on Elder Abuse,

020 8835 9280

Help the Aged/Age UK 020 7278 1114 www.helptheaged.org.uk info@helptheaged.org.uk

Action on Elder Abuse, PO Box 60001, Streatham, SW16 9BY www.elderabuse.org.uk enquiries@elderabuse.org.uk

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Wimborne CAB,

Leonard Cheshire Disability

020 3242 0200

66 South Lambeth Road, London, SW8 1RL info@LCDisability.org

Mencap

0808 808 1111

The Learning Disability Helpline is a free, confidential service. Information on anything from money and benefits to services and support groups. helpline@mencap.org.uk

Mind (National Association for Mental Health) Mind is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales. We work to create a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress.

Tel: 020 8519 2122 | Fax: 020 8522 1725 www.mind.org.uk contact@mind.org.uk

The National Homecare Council

01379 678243

0845 450 0230

NHS Direct

0845 46 47

Nightlink

0808 8000 306

Free phone out-of-hours listening service for emotional distress and mental health. 8pm-1pm Fri-Mon

01202/01305 222222

Emergencies: 999

SANEline

EMERGENCY SERVICES Fire, Police, Ambulance. If you are in or near an emergency call either of these numbers.

999 or 112

You can use either number in the UK, from a landline or your mobile. When in Europe it is well worth remembering 112.

Someone to turn to...

0800 800 0303

www.parkinsons.org.uk

Police Enquiries

Down’s Syndrome Association Langdon Down Centre 2a Langdon Park Teddington TW11 9PS E-mail: info@downs-syndrome.org.uk website: www.downs-syndrome.org.uk

Advice & information, support group for people with osteoporosis

Parkinson’s Disease Society

They aim to help people with Down’s syndrome to live full and rewarding lives. They campaign about issues affecting people with learning disabilities.

0845 230 0372

is a representative of public sector organisations concerned with the commissioning and direct provision of homecare services, supporting people in their own homes mary.humphrey@nationalhomecarecouncil.co.uk

National Osteoporosis Society

Down’s Syndrome Association

0845 767 8000

Frank offers advice and guidance for people with concerns on drug issues. For yourself, family member or friend, Frank is a confidential advice service available online and by phone. They can advise of the nearest offices for help and offer solutions when there seems to be no way out.

0800 77 66 00 • frank@talktofrank.com • talktofrank.com

SANEline volunteers currently handle an average of over 2000 calls every month from men, women and children affected by mental health problems as well as their carers and health professionals.

The lines are open 6pm to 11pm every day. Help includes practical information, crisis care and emotional support to anybody affected by mental health problems, including family and carers.

Stroke Association

0845 3033100

Advice & information for stroke patients & their families.

Bradley House, Harrier Way, Exeter EX2 7NY www.stroke.org.uk | southwest@stroke.org.uk

Stressline

0300 123 2000

If you’re feeling stressed because of job insecurity, redundancy, debt or financial problems, don’t wait for things to get really bad before you seek help. Lines are open daily, 8am-10pm

Willow Foundation

01707 259777

The only charity of its kind providing special days for seriously ill 16 to 40 year olds throughout the UK. www.willowfoundation.org.uk

WRVS

029 2023 2668

A volunteering service which offers a range of practical services to help and support older people to live well, maintain their independence and play a part in their local community.

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Information

Information & Advice Publications Listed here different publications produced by Dorset County Council and other bodies which you might find helpful Dorset County Council

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About Registered Homes (Easy Read) About Supported Living (Easy Read) Have you got a complaint?

(Easy Read) How we look after your personal information (Easy Read) Information for adults with a learning disability (Easy Read) Making Decisions - Your Rights (Easy Read) Person Centred Planning (Easy Read) Say no to abuse (Easy Read) Supported Living - What you should expect from your support worker (Easy Read) What is a Tenancy Agreement? (Easy Read) Workstep - Employing people with disabilities Workstep - Helping people with disabilities into work

Information for older people Statement of Purpose - Care Home Provision for Older People

- Many available in Large Print Tel: 01305 221000 Text phone: 01305 267933 dorsetdirect@dorsetcc.gov.uk Opening hours for switchboard Mon to Fri: 8am - 7pm Sat & Sun: Closed Closed bank holidays, Christmas and New Year’s Day

Adult and Community Services - General Access to your records Community Care Services in Dorset Dorset’s Long-term Care Charter Extra Care Housing Fair Access to Care Services Hanham Centre, The (community activities) Home care services including charges How to complain about Adult and Community Services Information for people in hospital Paying for Non Residential Care Services Paying for Supporting People Services Person Centred Planning Promise to you (Adult Social Care) Re-ablement Service - East Dorset Project Re-ablement Service Weymouth and Portland Safeguarding Adults Single Assessment Process - your health and social care needs Statement of Purpose - Community Support Services Supporting People in Dorset

Telecare Service Transforming Adult Social Care

Carers Information for carers

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Mental health Information for people with mental health problems Workstep - Employing people with disabilities Workstep - Helping people with disabilities into work

Physical Disability and Sensory Loss Services Benefits for young people who are disabled aged Blue Badge Abroad Can I get a Blue Badge Disability Equipment Centre Greenwood Centre for Independent Living Hanham Centre for Independent Living Information for adults with a physical disability Information for people with a hearing impairment Information for people with a visual impairment Occupational therapy Transport for young people who are disabled aged 16-19 years Workstep - Employing people with disabilities Workstep - Helping people with disabilities into work

Residential and Day Care Services Miscellaneous (Other Organisations Leaflets) Help Scheme Dorset Advocacy ‘Do you want help’ Heatwave - A guide to looking after yourself and others during hot weather Keep Warm Keep Well - A guide for people over 60 Keep Warm Keep Well - A guide for people with disabilities Rightcare Index Dorset 2009/2010 Suspect a stroke? Act FAST

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Care home provision for adults including charges Care Services Directory Day Care Services including charges Information pack for Anglebury Court Information pack for Avon View Information pack for Castleman House Information pack for Sidney Gale House Information pack for Streets Meadow Information pack for The Hayes Information pack for The Lawns NHS funded nursing care in nursing homes - what it means for you Paying for services in a Care Home Statement of Purpose - Care Home Provision for Older People

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Housing

Direct Payments - Are Direct Payments right for me?

Direct Payments - General Information about Direct Payments Direct Payments - How to help ensure your personal safety when recruiting your own staff Direct Payments - Independent Support Agency Direct Payments - Managing Direct Payments Direct Payments Scheme Policy Self Directed Support Self Directed Support (Easy Read) Setting up an Independent Living Trust for Direct Payments

1 Help with heating costs (Sep 09) 2 Buying retirement housing (Jul 09) 8 Council and housing association housing (May 10) 9 Anti-social behaviour in housing (Oct 09) 13 Funding repairs, improvements and adaptations (Sep 09) 35 Tenants’ rights – rents (Aug 09) 42 Disability equipment and how to get it (Sep 09) 63 Finding private rented accommodation (May 10) 64 Retirement (sheltered) housing (May 10) 65 Equity Release (Aug 09) 67 Tenants’ rights – repairs (Aug 09) 68 Tenants’ rights – security of tenure (Aug 09) 69 Water advice (Sep 09) 71 Park Homes (Oct 09)

NHFA

29 Finding care home accommodation (Oct 09) 37 Hospital discharge arrangements (May 10) 38 Treatment of property in the means test for permanent care home provision (Apr 10) 39 Paying for care in a care home if you have a partner (Apr 10) 40 Deprivation of assets in the means test for care home provision (Aug 10) 41 Local authority assessment for community care services (Aug 09) 46 Paying for care and support at home (Apr 10) 58 Paying for temporary care in a care home (Apr 10) 59 How to resolve problems and make a complaint about the local authority (Aug 09) 60 Choice of accommodation: care homes (Aug 09) 78 Safeguarding older people from abuse (Apr 10)

Care Advice Line: 0800 99 88 33 www.nhfa.co.uk

Income and Benefits Infosheet 1: Choice and interim finance Infosheet 2: Treatment of property Infosheet 3: The Legal Framework Infosheet 4: L A Charging Procedures Infosheet 5: Deprivation of Assets Infosheet 6: Case Studies / Top Ten Tips Infosheet 7: Treatment of couples Infosheet 8: NHS Nursing Care Contribution Infosheet 9: Inheritance Tax (IHT) Infosheet 10: Enduring Power of Attorney

Age UK Advice line: 0800 169 6565 www.ageuk.org.uk/publications

Consumer 3 Television licence concessions (Dec 09) 27 Planning for a funeral (Feb 10) 33 Crime prevention for older people (Oct 08)

Legal 15 Income Tax (Apr 10) 17 Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Apr 10) 19 The State Pension (Apr 10) Briefing – Changes to women’s state pension age and the impact on other benefits and concessions (March 10) 21 Council Tax (Apr 10) 34 Attendance Allowance (Apr 10) 48 Pension Credit (Apr 10) 49 The Social Fund (Apr 10) 52 Disability Living Allowance (Apr 10) 53 Capital, income and meanstested benefits (Apr 10) 55 Carer’s Allowance (Apr 10) 56 Benefits for people under State Pension age (Jun 09) 74 How to challenge a benefits decision (Nov 09) 75 Debt management (Nov 09)

Social Care

7 Making a will (Sep 09) 14 Dealing with an estate (Oct 09) 22 Arranging for others to make decisions about your finances or welfare (Sep 09) 43 Getting legal advice (Sep 09) 62 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (Jun 09) 72 Advance decisions, advance statements and living wills (Oct 09) 77 The law on age discrimination (Dec 09)

Leisure, Learning and Work 4 Rights at work (Sep 09) 11 Help with looking for work or standing your own business (Nov 08) 26 Public transport and concessions (Nov 09) 30 Learning and Leisure (July 08) 70 Dealing with disputes at work (Sep 09) 73 Driving and parking (Nov 09)

Health 5 Dental care: NHS and private treatment (Aug 09) 23 Help with continence (Feb 10) 44 Local NHS services (Sep 09) 61 Help with health costs (Jun 09) 66 Resolving problems and making a complaint about NHS care (Aug 09) 76 Intermediate Care (Nov 09)

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6 Finding help at home (Oct 09) 10 Paying for permanent residential care (Apr 10) 20 NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care (Sep 09) 24 Self-directed support: direct payments, personal budgets and individual budgets (Jul 09) Supplementary Sheet (Nov 09)

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Care South

Delivering quality care

High quality care, tailored to your needs

Whatever your age or needs, we work hard to give you the perfect balance of care, in your own home or as one of our residents, for as long as you need it.

Residential care We are a leading provider of residential and dementia care services for older people. We have 16 homes across Dorset, each offering high quality, innovative care which can be adapted to suit your individual needs.

Home care We work with everyone from young people and adults with physical or learning disabilities, to older people who need a helping hand with their everyday lives.

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Close care Our purpose built mews cottages and apartments, set in the grounds of our nursing homes, combine the independence of living in your own home with the added security of care and assistance when you need it.

Nursing care Our two nursing homes, in West Sussex and Somerset, are set in beautiful grounds with lovely views and offer high quality nursing care based on a friendly, sociable approach to life.

To find out more about Care South and what we offer, please call 01202 712400 or you can find out all about us at www.care-south.co.uk Care South is a registered charity dedicated to meeting the needs of the community

Head Office, 39 Commercial Road, Poole BH14 0HU