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 Explained  (2.19MB - pdf help) |
Large Print |
Compliments, Comments & Complaints Compliments, Comments & Complaints Feedback Form |
Large Print |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FS10a | What to look for in a care home (86KB - pdf help) |
20 May 09 |
| FS10b | Moving into a care home (87KB - pdf help) |
20 May 09 |
| FS2a | Charges for home care, day centres & community meals (86KB - pdf help) |
06 Apr 09 |
| FS2b | Charges for residential and nursing care (87KB - pdf help) |
06 Apr 09 |
| FS10c | Paying for residential care (85KB - pdf help) |
06 Apr 09 |
| FS20a | Housing related support (84KB - pdf help) |
05 Jun 09 |
| FS20b | Types of housing related support services and where to find them |
05 Jun 09 |
| FS404 | Housing (86KB - pdf help) |
11 Feb 09 |
Help at home
| Reference | Factsheet | Date |
|---|---|---|
| FS51 | Domiciliary care services and how they are arranged (88KB - pdf help) |
20 May 09 |
| FS52 | Do you need day services? (92KB - pdf help) |
13 Sept 06 |
| FS55 | Help with meals (86KB - pdf help) |
06 April 09 |
| FS79b | Adapting your home (89KB - pdf help) |
30 Jul 08 |
| FS299 | Moving and handling (78KB - pdf help) |
11 Feb 08 |
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 |
| FS79a | Equipment to help in your home (92KB - pdf help) |
30 Jul 08 |
| FS299 | Moving and handling (78KB - pdf help) |
11 Feb 08 |
| FS405 | Where to buy RADAR keys in Devon (90KB - pdf help) |
11 Feb 09 |
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 |
| FS12 | Safeguarding adults from abuse (114KB - pdf help) |
05 Oct 07 |
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 (110KB - pdf help) |
07 Apr 08 |
| FS603 | Short-term breaks in residential or nursing homes (109KB - pdf help) |
01 July 09 |
| FS605 | Looking after your back - information for carers (132KB - pdf help) |
30 Jan 08 |
Applying for or renewing a Blue Badge
| Reference | Factsheet | Date |
|---|---|---|
| FS9 | Blue Badges (92KB - pdf help) |
19 June 09 |
| FS400 | Parking for Blue Badge holders (91KB - pdf help) |
30 Oct 08 |
Financial support
| Reference | Factsheet | Date |
|---|---|---|
| FS8 | Direct Payments (87KB - pdf help) |
13 May 09 |
| FS308 | An easy guide to Direct Payments (200KB - pdf help) (includes pictures) |
25 Jun 08 |
| FS54 | How much we pay for your community-based care (82KB - pdf help) |
07 Jan 09 |
| FS403 | Help to complete DLA forms (89KB - pdf help) |
01 Jul 08 |
| FS501 | Attendance Allowance (81KB - pdf help) |
12 May 09 |
| FS502 | Completing an Attendance Allowance form (95KB - pdf help) |
04 May 07 |
| FS503 | Disability Living Allowance (79KB - pdf help) |
12 May 09 |
| FS504 | Pension Credit (83KB - pdf help) |
12 May 09 |
| FS505 | Council Tax (78KB - pdf help) |
19 Nov 08 |
| FS506 | Carers Allowance (81KB - pdf help) |
08 Apr 08 |
Other information
| Reference | Factsheet | Date |
|---|---|---|
| FS1 | Assessment and Fair Access to Care (89KB - pdf help) |
04 Aug 08 |
| FS4 | Seeing your records | 13 Mar 09 |
| FS5 | Coping with a major personal crisis (86KB - pdf help) |
16 Oct 08 |
| FS13 | A guide to advocacy (91KB - pdf help) |
25 Jun 07 |
| FS17 | What is a review? (81KB - pdf help) |
20 May 09 |
| FS18 | Guide to Personal Brokerage (127KB - pdf help) |
01 Jun 09 |
| FS68 | Single Assessment Process (SAP) (39KB - pdf help) |
19 Mar 08 |
| FS103 | Ethnic monitoring (82KB - pdf help) |
26 Nov 07 |
| FS104 | Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (89KB - pdf help) |
28 May 09 |
| FS200 | What does a Rehabilitation Officer for Visually Impaired do? (81KB - pdf help) |
11 Feb 09 |
| FS201 | What does a Rehabilitation Officer for Hearing Impaired do? (79KB - pdf help) |
04 Feb 08 |
| FS310 | An easy guide to what we do with information about you (135KB - pdf help) (includes pictures) |
15 Feb 08 |
| FS401 | Registration of people with disabilities (87KB - pdf help) |
01 Jul 08 |
See the full range of printed material now available from the Devon Partnership Trust.
