Factsheets, Leaflets & DVDs
Large Print Factsheets
Making our public information accessible to people with visual impairments
We have provided most of our factsheets in large print format so they are accessible to people with visual impairments.
The most current versions of our factsheets are available on this webpage in large print format 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.
If you require a version of any factsheet in another format or language please contact:
Care Direct 0845 1551 007.
Housing & accommodation
Help at home
Help with mobility problems
Safety in the home & personal safety
Services for carers
Applying for or renewing a Blue Badge
Financial support
Other information
Housing & accommodation
| Reference | Factsheet | Date |
| FS2c | Fairer Charging Assessments for Supporting People  (134KB - pdf help) |
08 Nov 10 |
| FS10a | Is a care home right for me? (62KB - pdf help) |
06 Oct 10 |
| FS10b | Choosing a care home – what should I ask? (65KB - pdf help) |
06 Oct 10 |
| FS10c | I’ve chosen a care home – what happens next? (63KB - pdf help) |
06 Oct 10 |
| FS10d | Paying for Short Term/Respite Residential Care (63KB - pdf help) |
06 Oct 10 |
| FS10e | Paying for Long Term Residential Care (73KB - pdf help) |
06 Oct 10 |
| FS21 | Supported Living (68KB - pdf help) |
05 Aug 10 |
| FS22 | Shared Lives - Adult Placements (58KB - pdf help) |
05 Aug 10 |
| FS23 | Devon Home Choice - Social Rented Housing (131KB - pdf help) |
01 Dec 10 |
| FS24 | Residential/Nursing Care for Younger Adults with Disabilities (126KB - pdf help) |
09 Dec 10 |
| FS25 | Living in my home with support - can I afford it? (133KB - pdf help) |
25 Jan 11 |
Help at home
| Reference | Factsheet | Date |
| FS2a | Charging for non-residential services (Personal Budgets) (147KB - pdf help) |
09 May 11 |
| FS51 | Domiciliary care services and how they are arranged (65KB - pdf help) |
10 Aug 09 |
| FS52 | Do you need day services? (67KB - pdf help) |
14 Oct 09 |
| FS55 | Help with meals (131KB - pdf help) |
25 May 11 |
| FS56 | Getting more out of life - Community Mentoring (128KB - pdf help) |
27 Oct 10 |
| FS57 | Monitoring Care Services (123KB - pdf help) |
26 May 11 |
| FS59 | Social Care Reablement (132KB - pdf help) |
24 Nov 10 |
| FS79b | Adapting your home (55KB - pdf help) |
30 Jul 08 |
| FS299 | Moving and handling (50KB - pdf help) |
03 Mar 10 |
Help with mobility problems
| Reference | Factsheet | Date |
| FS50a | Help with bathing and showering (57KB - pdf help) |
30 Jul 08 |
| FS50b | Bathing problems and simple solutions (59KB - pdf help) |
30 Jul 08 |
| FS50c | Bathing diagrams appendix (672KB - pdf help) |
30 Jul 08 |
| FS58a | Community Equipment Prescriptions (144KB - pdf help) |
01 Mar 11 |
| FS58b | Community Equipment Retailers - Exeter & East Devon (53KB - pdf help) |
06 Sept 11 |
| FS58c | Community Equipment Retailers - South Devon (143KB - pdf help) |
06 Sept 11 |
| FS58d | Community Equipment Retailers - North Devon (129KB - pdf help) |
04 Aug 11 |
| FS79a | Equipment to help in your home (134KB - pdf help) |
16 Nov 10 |
| FS299 | Moving and handling (50KB - pdf help) |
03 Mar 10 |
| FS405 | Where to buy RADAR keys in Devon (25KB - pdf help) |
04 Mar 10 |
Safety in the home & personal safety
| Reference | Factsheet | Date |
| FS16b | Keeping well and safe at home (129KB - pdf help) |
29 May 09 |
| FS16c | Are you safe at home? (133KB - pdf help) |
29 May 09 |
| FS16a | Falls are no laughing matter (119KB - pdf help) |
29 May 09 |
| FS11 | Guide to Serious Case Reviews (63KB - pdf help) |
21 June 10 |
| FS12 | Safeguarding adults from abuse (131KB - pdf help) |
26 July 11 |
Services for carers
| Reference | Factsheet | Date |
| FS600 | Helping carers to pursue leisure, education, training and work (33KB - pdf help) |
03 Jul 08 |
| FS601 | Carer assessment guidance notes (31KB - pdf help) |
03 Jul 08 |
| FS602 | Take a Break Scheme for carers of adults (29KB - pdf help) |
08 Oct 10 |
| FS603 | Short-term breaks in residential or nursing homes (29KB - pdf help) |
12 Apr 10 |
| FS605 | Looking after your back - information for carers (136KB - pdf help) |
12 Feb 10 |
Applying for or renewing a Blue Badge
| Reference | Factsheet | Date |
| FS9 | Blue Badges (136KB - pdf help) |
25 July 11 |
| FS400 | Parking for Blue Badge holders (128KB - pdf help) |
13 Oct 10 |
Financial support
| Reference | Factsheet | Date |
| FS6 | Estimating your Personal Budget (132KB - pdf help) |
07 Mar 11 |
| FS7 | Personal Budgets (139KB - pdf help) |
09 Aug 10 |
| FS8 | Direct Payments (59KB - pdf help) |
12 Apr 10 |
| FS8b | Equipment and Minor Adaptations paid for by a Direct Payment (62KB - pdf help) |
03 Nov 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 (114KB - pdf help) |
27 July 11 |
| FS403 | Help to complete DLA forms (27KB - pdf help) |
01 Jul 08 |
| FS501 | Attendance Allowance (123KB - pdf help) |
18 Apr 11 |
| FS502 | Completing an Attendance Allowance form (53KB - pdf help) |
04 May 07 |
| FS503 | Disability Living Allowance (123KB - pdf help) |
18 Apr 11 |
| FS504 | Pension Credit (129KB - pdf help) |
14 June 11 |
| FS505 | Council Tax (51KB - pdf help) |
19 Nov 08 |
| FS506 | Carers Allowance (125KB - pdf help) |
18 Apr 11 |
