Adult social care: key service websites

Adult social care: A to Z of related services

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• Adaptations – disability

  If you have difficulty with everyday tasks like getting in and out of bed, washing, dressing or moving around there is a huge range of equipment and electronic gadgets available to help

• Adult social care

  Helping you to find the support you need to stay healthy, happy and independent

• Adult social care – support for providers

  Information and support for providers of adult social care services in Devon

• Annual reports – adult social care

  Annual reports for adult social care in Devon

• Assessments – adult social care

  Having an assessment and getting social care support

C

• Care and support for adults

  Helping adults find care and support

• Carers

  Services and benefits if you are looking after someone

• Community transport

  Transport options for people with disabilities, people on low incomes and people living in isolated areas

• Coronavirus advice

  Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice on staying healthy and well, changes to Devon County Council services, education and support for communities, employers and employees.

D

• Direct payments – adults

  Information about direct payments for adults

• Direct payments – children

  Information on direct payments for children

• Disabilities

  Helping people with a disability find support to stay healthy, happy and independent

E

• Education, health and care (EHC) plans

  A step-by-step guide to EHC needs assessments and plans.

G

• Getting out and about

  If you are finding it difficult to travel there are a range of options to help you

H

• Have your say

  Help shape services across Devon

• Health and wellbeing

  Devon County Council and the NHS work together to improve the health of people in Devon and make sure everyone across the county has equal access to health services

• Help to stay living at home

  We want to help people stay living safely at home for as long as possible. If you’re struggling with any areas of living independently, there are a range of solutions to help you

• Housing options

  Housing and residential options if you can't live at home

L

• Learning disabilities – adults

  an easy read website for people with learning disabilities in Devon

• LGA Peer Challenge

  The 2023 peer challenge of adult social care commissioned from the Local Government Association.

M

• Mental capacity and deprivation of liberty

  Understanding support for people who might need help to make decisions

• Mental health

  Helping people with mental health needs to find support

P

• Paying for care

  Charges and payment options for home and residential care

• Policies – adult social care

  Find our policies and procedures, and further links to the guidance and legal requirements which govern how we work

R

• Ready Devon

  Helping businesses to attract, recruit and retain dedicated and skilled people with a disability

• ROVI

  ROVIs (Rehabilitation Officer Visual Impairment) work with people who have significant visual impairment

• ROVIC

  ROVICs (rehabilitation officers for visually impaired children) work with children with significant visual impairments

S

• Safeguarding Adults Partnership

  The Torbay and Devon Safeguarding Adults Partnership website includes information on safeguarding vulnerable adults from abuse

• Services provided by Devon County Council registered with the Care Quality Commission

  Details of the social care services provided by Devon County Council including CQC rating and report

• Show you care

  Working together to make a difference in your community

• Suicide prevention

  Get help and advice if you or someone you know is feeling like they can't cope.

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• Vision and strategies – adult social care

  An outline of our vision, our planning to achieve this vision and our progress in achieving these aims.