Staying in your own home

Many people prefer to stay living in their own home for as long as possible. Listed below are services that can support you in doing this:

• Enablement  
  A short term service that you could consider to help you remain living independently in your own home is Enablement. Enablement workers can help you to learn, or re-learn, important skills you need for everyday life and identify pieces of equipment that could assist you. This could prevent you from becoming dependent on support that could cost you money. Our factsheet provides more information about this service.
  
• Domiciliary care
  Kent Social Services is keen to help people stay in their own homes and remain as active and independent as possible. We provide advice on whether you are eligible for domiciliary care (personal care in your own home), advice on the charges for this service, and where to get help.
  
• Meals delivered to your home
  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.
  
• Equipment and adaptive aids
  We will 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.
  
• Assistive technologies
  Enable people with health and care needs, such as the frail elderly and those with Long Term Conditions (LTCs), to remain independent in their own homes.
  
• Improvements and repairs to your home
  Home Improvement Agencies are not for profit organisations that assist vulnerable homeowners or private sector tenants who are older, disabled or on low income to repair, improve, maintain or adapt their home.