Support for adults who are d/Deaf or deafblind at home

If you need support at home, we can offer enablement services. Our services are available if you:

• have a social worker or,
• a registered practitioner in the Sensory Team
• need support to be independent.

We help you learn the skills you need to be able to do things for yourself. As well as finding activities to help your health and wellbeing. For example visiting you at home to try out equipment for your hearing loss.

Our support includes:

• getting benefit and debt advice
• help with budgeting
• tenancy support
• learning to travel independently
• staying safe and well at home, there is more information on our help to live at home page
• assessing you for specialist equipment to help you in your daily life
• teaching and assisting you with communication, for example, making calls with assistive technology
• telling you about community support services
• information about jobs, education, training, and volunteering.

Here are some tools to help you stay independent:

• TV amplifiers can help you listen at a volume that suits you. You can use headphones to avoid disturbing others.
• Interactive doorbells can connect to an app on your phone. They also have a light that flashes to show that someone is at the door.
• Phone alerts let you know when someone is calling you.
• If you are a parent, alerts can also be given to let you know your baby is crying or distressed.
• Smoke alarms that vibrate can help you escape from fire.