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Friday 21 November 2008
Factsheets, Leaflets & DVDs

Social Care & Health

Factsheets, Leaflets & DVDs

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Making our public information current and accessible

We have changed the way we provide some of our public information. Our customers have told us that it is more important for them to have the most current facts available to download and print, as and when they need, rather than relying on supplies of printed leaflets that soon become inaccurate.

We have also made available DVDs of some of our latest projects which you can watch on line.

Leaflets

Our two main leaflets are still available as printed leaflets, these are:

(The above leaflet is available in 10 other languages.)

Factsheets

The most current versions of our Factsheets are made available on this webpage, and we are more than happy for these Factsheets to be photocopied and distributed freely, but please ensure that you always use the most up-to-date copy!

Housing & accomodation
Help at home
Help with mobility problems
Safety in the home and personal safety
Services for carers
Applying for or renewing a Blue Badge
Financial support
Other information

These factsheets are also available in

large print format

and

easy read format (including pictures)

but if you require a version of any factsheet in another format or language please contact:

  • Care Direct: 0845 1551 007


Housing & accommodation

Reference    Factsheet                                                                                       Date           
FS10a What to look for in a care home image - PDF icon (86KB - pdf help) 05 Nov 08
FS10b Moving into a care home image - PDF icon (87KB - pdf help) 04 Aug 08
FS2a Charges for home care, day centres & community meals image - PDF icon (86KB - pdf help) 07 Apr 08
FS2b Charges for residential and nursing care image - PDF icon (88KB - pdf help) 07 Apr 08
FS10c Paying for residential care image - PDF icon (85KB - pdf help) 07 Apr 08
FS404 Housing image - PDF icon (86KB - pdf help) 29 Feb 08

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Help at home

Reference    Factsheet                                                                                       Date           
FS51 Domiciliary care services and how they are arranged image - PDF icon (88KB - pdf help) 24 Jul 08
FS52 Do you need day services? image - PDF icon (92KB - pdf help) 13 Sept 06
FS55 Help with meals image - PDF icon (86KB - pdf help) 11 Aug 08
FS79b Adapting your home image - PDF icon (89KB - pdf help) 30 Jul 08
FS299 Moving and handling image - PDF icon (78KB - pdf help) 11 Feb 08

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Help with mobility problems

Reference    Factsheet                                                                                       Date           
FS50a Help with bathing and showering image - PDF icon (86KB - pdf help) 30 Jul 08
FS50b Bathing problems and simple solutions image - PDF icon (88KB - pdf help) 30 Jul 08
FS50c Bathing diagrams appendix image - PDF icon (699KB - pdf help) 30 Jul 08
FS79a Equipment to help in your home image - PDF icon (92KB - pdf help) 30 Jul 08
FS299 Moving and handling image - PDF icon (78KB - pdf help) 11 Feb 08
FS405 Where to buy RADAR keys in Devon image - PDF icon (88KB - pdf help) 29 Feb 08

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Safety in the home & personal safety

Reference    Factsheet                                                                                       Date           
FS16b Keeping well and safe at home image - PDF icon (85KB - pdf help) 02 Oct 07
FS16c Are you safe at home? image - PDF icon (88KB - pdf help) 05 Nov 08
FS16a Falls are no laughing matter image - PDF icon (80KB - pdf help) 02 Oct 07
FS12 Safeguarding adults from abuse image - PDF icon (114KB - pdf help) 05 Oct 07

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Services for carers

Reference    Factsheet                                                                                       Date           
FS600 Helping carers to pursue leisure,education, training and work image - PDF icon (105KB - pdf help) 03 Jul 08
FS601 Carer Assessment guidance notes image - PDF icon (103KB - pdf help) 03 Jul 08
FS602 Take a Break Scheme for carers of adults image - PDF icon (110KB - pdf help) 07 Apr 08
FS603 Short-term breaks in residential or nursing homes image - PDF icon (109KB - pdf help) 07 Apr 08
FS605 Looking after your back - information for carers image - PDF icon (132KB - pdf help) 30 Jan 08

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Applying for or renewing a Blue Badge

Reference    Factsheet                                                                                       Date           
FS9 Blue Badges image - PDF icon (91KB - pdf help) 21 Apr 08
FS400 Parking for Blue Badge holders image - PDF icon (91KB - pdf help) 30 Oct 08

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Financial support

Reference    Factsheet                                                                                       Date           
FS8 Direct Payments image - PDF icon (86KB - pdf help) 17 Apr 08
FS308 An easy guide to Direct Payments image - PDF icon (200KB - pdf help) (includes pictures) 25 Jun 08
FS54 How much we pay for your community-based care image - PDF icon (82KB - pdf help) 05 Feb 07
FS403 Help to complete DLA forms image - PDF icon (89KB - pdf help) 01 Jul 08
FS501 Attendance Allowance image - PDF icon (80KB - pdf help) 08 Apr 08
FS502 Completing an Attendance Allowance form image - PDF icon (95KB - pdf help) 04 May 07
FS503 Disability Living Allowance image - PDF icon (78KB - pdf help) 05 Nov 08
FS504 Pension Credit image - PDF icon (81KB - pdf help) 08 Apr 08
FS505 Council Tax image - PDF icon (78KB - pdf help) 19 Nov 08
FS506 Carers Allowance image - PDF icon (81KB - pdf help) 08 Apr 08

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Other information

Reference Factsheet                                                                                              Date            
FS1 Assessment and Fair Access to Care image - PDF icon (89KB - pdf help) 04 Aug 08
FS4 Seeing your records image - PDF icon (85KB - pdf help) 11 Jun 07
FS5 Coping with a major personal crisis image - PDF icon (86KB - pdf help) 16 Oct 08
FS13 A guide to advocacy image - PDF icon (91KB - pdf help) 25 Jun 07
FS17 What is a review? image - PDF icon (81KB - pdf help) 21 Apr 08
FS18 A guide to Personal Brokerage image - PDF icon (81KB - pdf help) 24 Jul 08
FS68 Single Assessment Process (SAP) image - PDF icon (39KB - pdf help) 19 Mar 08
FS103 Ethnic monitoring image - PDF icon (82KB - pdf help) 26 Nov 07
FS200 What does a Rehabilitation Officer for Visually Impaired do? image - PDF icon (81KB - pdf help) 04 Feb 08
FS201 What does a Rehabilitation Officer for Hearing Impaired do? image - PDF icon (79KB - pdf help) 04 Feb 08
FS310 An easy guide to what we do with information about you image - PDF icon (135KB - pdf help)
(includes pictures)
15 Feb 08
FS401 Registration of people with disabilities image - PDF icon (87KB - pdf help) 01 Jul 08

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See the full range of printed material now available from the Devon Partnership Trust.