Personal Care services
In order to receive personal care services from your local authority, or payments which allow you to choose who will provide the services to you, you need to have an assessment by your local social work services to see if you need them. The types of personal care provided will vary according to your assessed care needs.
If you want to have an assessment to determine your care needs you should contact your local social work services department.
If you live in a care home then the local authority will assess whether you need these services. If the local authority determines that you need to receive personal care then with effect from 1 April 2008 your local authority will pay £149 per week on your behalf directly to your care provider.
You will be assessed to see if you need any of the following:
Personal Hygiene
Bathing, showering, hair washing, shaving, oral hygiene, nail care
Continence Management
Toileting, catheter/stoma care, skin care, incontinence laundry, bed changing
Food and Diet
Assistance with the preparation of food and assistance with the fulfilment of special dietary needs
Problems with Immobility
Dealing with the consequences of being immobile or substantially immobile
Counselling and Support
Behaviour management, psychological support, reminding devices
Simple Treatments
Assistance with medication (including eye drops), application of creams and lotions, simple dressings, oxygen therapy
Personal Assistance
Assistance with dressing, surgical appliances, prostheses, mechanical and manual aids. Assistance to get up and go to bed. Transfers including the use of a hoist
Nursing Care services:
If you live in a care home and you are assessed as needing nursing care services then with effect from 1 April 2008 your local authority will pay £67 per week on your behalf directly to your care provider.