South Gloucestershire Council

We have a range of factsheets and leaflets about the support and services we offer.

Adult care – general leaflets on services and support for all

• Adaptations to your home
• Care Act 2014 guide and accessible materials
• Support services and help at home (was CCH44)
• Community meals
• Emergency Rapid Response Service factsheet
• Finding a care home
• General information on adult social care (was CCH122)
• Handy van service
• Home Care – Helping you live at home
• Hospital promoting independence team
• Occupational therapy service
• Reablement Service
• Recovery and assessment out of hospital
• Support Available when leaving hospital
• Telecare Services
• Your personal information – how it is looked after and used within community care services
• Wellaware

Personal budgets and direct payments

• Offering people choice and control

How to comment on our services

• Your feedback counts

Extracare Housing

• Housing options for over 55s

Funding care and support

• Funding care and support

Safeguarding adults

• Safeguarding adults – understanding adult abuse and what you can do

Older people

• First Contact scheme – access to support and information for people aged 60 and over

People living with dementia

• Living with dementia

People with physical and sensory impairments

• Help for deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people
• Help for people who have difficulty seeing
• Information for people living with HIV and their carers
• Information for people with disabilities living in South Gloucestershire

People with mental health needs

• Mental health and emotional wellbeing
• Making decisions on staying safe (Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards)

People with learning difficulties

• Choices 4 U
• Shared Lives scheme
• Hospital liaison nurses
• Advocacy and Information Services for People with Learning Difficulties
• Short Breaks
• Housing support

Information for carers

You can find the following resources on our support for carers page:

• Carers groups factsheet
• Connecting Carers and Carers Emergency Card – application form
• Connecting Carers and Carers Emergency Card – leaflet
• Getting Help and Connected – The Carers Assessment
• Getting Help and Connected- the Carers Assessment Review
• Getting Help and Connected – the Carers Assessment Easy Read version
• Real Life with Dementia – Practical Training Course for Carers