Cheshire County Council - Help to Live in Your Home

Cheshire County Council ceased to exist on April 1st 2009 when its services and responsibilities transferred to Cheshire East Council and Cheshire West and Chester Council.The pages and documents through this website may contain branding and information relevant to the old councils, but are being made available because they are still relevant to our customers. We are continuing to update all materials on the Cheshire east and Cheshire West and Chester website and aim to remove all references to the old Councils by the end of the year (2009).

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Help to Live in Your Home

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Services for People with Disabilities | Care in a home | Social Care Home

Older people or people with a disability would often like to remain living in their own home. The Council provides a numbers of services in order to help in this.

Care at home

Home Care - What is Home Care and who can receive it
Family Based Care - Living with a family who can help support you
Finding Help At Home - Age Concern Fact Sheet
Extra Care Housing - housing specially developed to provide extra support for older people

Day care

Social Care Centres - find out more about the centres where day care is provided
Day Care - Specialist care provided for people who need support during the day
Day Care Charges - what you will have to pay to receive day care

Making your home fit your needs

Adaptations to Property
Community Alarm Services/Telecare - Alerts for the elderly and disabled to provide peace of mind
Falls Prevention - advice on staying safe in your home
Repairs and Adaptations - Age Concern Fact Sheet
Occupational Therapy - What is an occupational therapist and what they can do to help you

Getting help for an elderly neighbour or parent

The links above give general information on the care provided by the Council. To actually make a request for help with the Council you should either ring our Access Service or request help using our electronic form.

Other services for people living at home

Community Meals Service - Hot or cold meals delivered to your home
Independent Living Fund - payments to help people with a long term disability to live independently
One Call Service - The One Call Service offers more choice and control over the services available for Older People from Social Care and Health.
Protecting vulnerable adults
Short-break/Respite Factsheet (pdf document)

Help and information on housing

Housing Options - Age Concern Fact Sheet
Supporting People - a service which aims to enable vulnerable people to live independently in the community
Buying Retirement Housing - Age Concern produces a factsheet on buying housing designed for older people
Tenant's Rights - Age Concern Fact Sheet on what rights you have when you rent a house or flat