Social Care & Health
Factsheets, Leaflets & DVDs
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 main leaflets are still available as printed leaflets, these are:
| Other formats available | |
Social Care for Adults  (1.94MB - pdf help) |
Large Print |
Compliments, Comments & Complaints |
Large Print |
| Compliments, Comments & Complaints Feedback Form (94KB - pdf help) |
Easy Read |
| Getting the most out of life (753KB - pdf help) |
Large Print |
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 & accommodation
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
andeasy 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FS2c | Fairer Charging Assessments for Supporting People (159KB - pdf help) |
08 Nov 10 |
| FS10a | Is a care home right for me? (84KB - pdf help) |
06 Oct 10 |
| FS10b | Choosing a care home - what should I ask? (86KB - pdf help) |
06 Oct 10 |
| FS10c | I've chosen a care home - what happens next? (84KB - pdf help) |
06 Oct 10 |
| FS10d | Paying for short term/respite residential care (87KB - pdf help) |
06 Oct 10 |
| FS10e | Paying for long term residential care (94KB - pdf help) |
06 Oct 10 |
| FS21 | Supported Living (91KB - pdf help) |
05 Aug 10 |
| FS22 | Shared Lives - Adult Placements (83KB - pdf help) |
05 Aug 10 |
| FS23 | Devon Home Choice - Social Rented Housing (156KB - pdf help) |
01 Dec 10 |
| FS24 | Residential/Nursing Care for Younger Adults with Disabilities (150KB - pdf help) |
09 Dec 10 |
| FS25 | Living in my home with support - can I afford it? (159KB - pdf help) |
25 Jan 11 |
Help at home
| Reference | Factsheet | Date |
|---|---|---|
| FS2a | Charging for non-residential services (Personal Budgets) (166KB - pdf help) |
09 May 11 |
| FS51 | Domiciliary care services and how they are arranged (94KB - pdf help) |
10 Aug 09 |
| FS52 | Do you need day services? (92KB - pdf help) |
14 Oct 09 |
| FS55 | Help with meals (156KB - pdf help) |
25 May 11 |
| FS56 | Getting more out of life - Community Mentoring (153KB - pdf help) |
27 Oct 10 |
| FS57 | Monitoring Care Services (149KB - pdf help) |
26 May 11 |
| FS59 | Social Care Reablement (152KB - pdf help) |
24 Nov 10 |
| FS79b | Adapting your home (89KB - pdf help) |
30 Jul 08 |
| FS299 | Moving and handling (78KB - pdf help) |
03 Mar 10 |
Help with mobility problems
| Reference | Factsheet | Date |
|---|---|---|
| FS50a | Help with bathing and showering (86KB - pdf help) |
30 Jul 08 |
| FS50b | Bathing problems and simple solutions (88KB - pdf help) |
30 Jul 08 |
| FS50c | Bathing diagrams appendix (699KB - pdf help) |
30 Jul 08 |
| FS58a | Community Equipment Prescriptions (175KB - pdf help) |
01 Mar 11 |
| FS58b | Community Equipment Retailers - Exeter & East Devon (98KB - pdf help) |
06 Sept 11 |
| FS58c | Community Equipment Retailers - South Devon (169KB - pdf help) |
06 Sept 11 |
| FS58d | Community Equipment Retailers - North Devon (47KB - pdf help) |
04 Aug 11 |
| FS79a | Equipment to help in your home (164KB - pdf help) |
16 Nov 10 |
| FS299 | Moving and handling (78KB - pdf help) |
03 Mar 10 |
| FS405 | Where to buy RADAR keys in Devon (86KB - pdf help) |
04 Mar 10 |
Safety in the home & personal safety
| Reference | Factsheet | Date |
|---|---|---|
| FS16b | Keeping well and safe at home (124KB - pdf help) |
29 May 09 |
| FS16c | Are you safe at home? (126KB - pdf help) |
29 May 09 |
| FS16a | Falls are no laughing matter (119KB - pdf help) |
29 May 09 |
| FS11 | Guide to Serious Case Reviews (84KB - pdf help) |
21 June 10 |
| FS12 | Safeguarding adults from abuse (163KB - pdf help) |
26 July 11 |
| FS14 | Mental Capacity Act (136KB - pdf help) |
13 Jan 10 |
| FS104 | Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (137KB - pdf help) |
28 May 09 |
Services for carers
| Reference | Factsheet | Date |
|---|---|---|
| FS600 | Helping carers to pursue leisure,education, training and work (105KB - pdf help) |
03 Jul 08 |
| FS601 | Carer Assessment guidance notes (103KB - pdf help) |
03 Jul 08 |
| FS602 | Take a Break Scheme for carers of adults (102KB - pdf help) |
08 Oct 10 |
| FS603 | Short-term breaks in residential or nursing homes (110KB - pdf help) |
12 Apr 10 |
| FS605 | Looking after your back - information for carers (133KB - pdf help) |
12 Feb 10 |
Applying for or renewing a Blue Badge
| Reference | Factsheet | Date |
|---|---|---|
| FS9 | Blue Badges (163KB - pdf help) |
25 July 11 |
| FS400 | Parking for Blue Badge holders (154KB - pdf help) |
13 Oct 10 |
Financial support
| Reference | Factsheet | Date |
|---|---|---|
| FS6 | Estimating your Personal Budget (157KB - pdf help) |
07 Mar 11 |
| FS7 | Personal Budgets (138KB - pdf help) |
09 Aug 10 |
| FS8 | Direct Payments (87KB - pdf help) |
12 Apr 10 |
| FS8b | Equipment and Minor Adaptations paid for by a Direct Payment (82KB - pdf help) |
03 Nov 09 |
| FS54 | How much we pay for your community-based care (152KB - pdf help) |
27 July 11 |
| FS403 | Help to complete DLA forms (89KB - pdf help) |
01 Jul 08 |
| FS501 | Attendance Allowance (150KB - pdf help) |
18 Apr 11 |
| FS502 | Completing an Attendance Allowance form (95KB - pdf help) |
04 May 07 |
| FS503 | Disability Living Allowance (148KB - pdf help) |
18 Apr 11 |
| FS504 | Pension Credit (153KB - pdf help) |
14 June 11 |
| FS505 | Council Tax (78KB - pdf help) |
19 Nov 08 |
| FS506 | Carers Allowance (152KB - pdf help) |
18 Apr 11 |
Other information
For information about mental health services, see the full range of printed material available from the Devon Partnership Trust.
Information about learning disability services can be found at www.learningdisabilitydevon.org.uk
We have also created a list of leaflets and factsheets available from external organisations
If you would like any of these publications in a different language contact either of these translation services:
Multilingua at www.multilinguadevon.co.uk
Language Line at www.languageline.co.uk
