Domiciliary Care
Please use the index below for information on practical help and support for people living in Middlesbrough.
What is Domiciliary Care?
We give advice and arrange practical help and support for people living in Middlesbrough. We provide services for people who have:
physical disabilities;
mental health problems;
learning disabilities;
HIV or AIDS;
or are:
visually impaired or blind;
hearing impaired or deaf;
vulnerable or frail older people or
carers.
Most people prefer to live in their own home. Domiciliary Care Services provide the care and support people need to live independently for as long as possible.
What help is available?
We can:
- assist you to get washed, dressed and undressed;
- assist you to get up and go to bed;
- prepare drinks and meals;
- help you eat;
- help you use the toilet;
- support carers;
- help with basic living skills and hygiene and
- help with befriending and encouraging self-reliance.
We give priority to the most vulnerable people who could not remain at home without help.
Who provides the service?
We might provide the service ourselves or arrange for an agency to do it.
You can download a list of the personal care agencies or the enablement and support agencies we contract with from the right of the screen.
How do I apply for help at home?
If you live in Middlesbrough and think you, or someone you know, may need help at home contact us for an assessment, our contact details can be found on the right of the screen.. Your Doctor, District Nurse or another member of health staff can also refer you.
For more information on assessments follow the link on the right of the screen.
In hospital
There is a Social Work team based at the Hospital. If you need help when you leave hospital your named Nurse will contact them for you. If you, your family or carers have any concerns about how you will manage when you leave hospital, you can ask to speak to a Social Worker. Assessment A Social Worker will assess your needs. For more information on assessments follow the link on the right of the screen.
Your named worker will arrange a home visit after your assessment to discuss your needs and how we can help. Then they will write up a Care Plan which will set out how we will help.
Carer support
If you are a carer, you are entitled to support. If you are interested in a Carer’s Support Plan. For more information on getting a Carers Support Plan follow the link on the right of the screen.
Care Plan
Your Care Plan will:
- be discussed with you, your family and your carer;
- list what tasks you need help with;
- detail the care you will receive and
- be written in whatever language or provided in whatever format you need.
- We will ask you to agree this and give you a copy to keep.
How much does it cost?
We may ask you to make a contribution towards the care you receive. We will base your contribution on your savings and income. For more information follow the link on the right of the screen.
More Information
For more information you can view our Personal Care, Domiciliary Care and Enablement & Support leaflets from our booklets and brochures page.
