Rehabilitation and recuperative care

Rehabilitation provides people with physical and sensory disabilities with help to recover and regain their independence often following an illness or injury/stay in hospital. A care worker will provide advice on how to cope with illness or disability, or organise the provision of aids and equipment to help in everyday tasks.

• Community meals
  Sometimes people are not able to cook for themselves, because of illness or frailty, and this can put at risk their ability to continue living independently in their own homes. To help them overcome this problem, our Social Care teams can arrange for community meals to be delivered direct to the doors of those assessed to be in need of the service.
  
  
• Occupational Therapy (OT Bureau)
  The role of the OT Bureau is to assess the needs of people of all ages who have difficulty managing activities of daily living due to a physical disability or frailty for special equipment and/or adaptations to their home, which will increase their control over the practical aspects of their everyday life.
  
  
• Recuperative Care
  Recuperative Care is aimed at older people who need a period of rehabilitation within a safe and supportive environment.
  
  
• Residential Care
  If you are thinking about going into residential care you probably have some important questions you would like answering.
  
  
• Self-assessment
  The online Self-assessment application provided by Social Services gives people the choice to assess their own care needs or carry out an assessment on behalf of someone else. If it is agreed that you qualify for support, you will be able to choose from a range of support services matching your assessed needs.
  
  
• Self-referral
  If you would like help or assistance from Social Services for yourself, a friend or relative, you can contact us to make a referral. If you are enquiring on behalf of someone else you must have their permission to contact us.