Social Care & Health

South West Dementia Awareness Campaign

Dementia affects around 700,000 people in the UK and is expected to increase more than threefold in the next 50 years. The stigma surrounding it means that only one in three sufferers ever get a formal diagnosis and others have no idea where to turn for help. A new campaign aims to change all that.

Devon Link - Autumn / Winter 2009

Highlights this issue include: Young disabled artists exhibit at a city arts festival, a closer look at the British Disabled Ski Team as they prepare for the 2010 Winter Paralympics, and inspirational Exeter radio star DJ Eye Tech… as well as all the usual news and information.

Factsheets, leaflets and DVDs
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.

Key Features

In this section...

• Social Care in Brief What we do and how we do it, including our Modernisation Programme
• Contacting Us How to get in Touch with Adult & Community Services, including reporting abuse of vulnerable adults
• Factsheets, Leaflets & DVDs Clear, concise information
• Assessment, Eligibility, Charges and Direct Payments
• Search 4 Services Care homes, day services, support groups and other useful searches
• Have Your Say Consultation, Compliments, Complaints and Advocacy
• Our Plans Business Plan, Strategic Programme, Development Programmes
• Putting People First How we are transforming social care services
• How We Are Organised Our management structures
• Partnerships and Other Organisations NHS, professional and voluntary organisations and independent service providers
• Access and Mobility Aids, adaptations and equipment - help with getting around
• Older People Support for people over 60
• Dementia
• Carers in Devon Looking after a partner, relative, friend or neighbour?
• Physical Disability Helping you live more independently, disability registration, blue badges
• Sensory Disability Helping people with a visual or hearing impairment
• Learning Disability The Devon Health & Social Care Partnership
• Mental Health Support, contacts and legal issues
• Policies, procedures and guidance Covering Devon County Council, joint and multi agency partnerships
• Safeguarding Adults Including Mental Capacity Act policies and guidance
• Adult & Community Learning Learning opportunities for adults on a wide range of subjects