Assess your needs online to find out if we could help you. We
are committed to helping people live safe and fulfilling lives in
their own homes. We do this by providing support and equipment to
those who are eligible.
Many people prefer to stay living in their own home for as long
as possible. Listed on this page are services that can support
people in doing this.
If you are thinking about going into residential care you
probably have some important questions you would like answering.
Start by Contacting your local Social Services office.
If you find it difficult getting out you might like to join a
Day Centre run by Social Services or by another organisation such
as Age Concern. If you or your carers need a break from coping at
home, many residential homes offer short periods of respite
care.
The Kent and Medway Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Committee
meets three monthly. Statutory, private and voluntary sectors
agencies and services from Kent and Medway working with vulnerable
adults are represented on the committee. Service user
representatives are part of the committee.
A partnership between Adult Social Services, Primary Care Trusts
and voluntary and community organisations. Supporting older people
in staying independent in the community and reducing avoidable
admissions into hospital and care homes.
Search online for care and housing related support services.
Find contact details and information about the services available
for yourself or someone you know.
Use our online directory to find care services near you.
ElderGames is an innovative European Commission funded research
project with the purpose of developing a series of information
technology based games, which can contribute to improving the
quality of life of older people.
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 provides a statutory framework for
assessing whether a person has capacity to make decisions for
themselves.The aim of the framework will be to empower and protect
vulnerable people who are not able to make their own decisions due
to a mental health condition or learning disability.
Supporting People helps vulnerable people to have a better
quality of life by providing housing-related support services. The
programme helps pay for the services that allow people to live
independently in the community.