Physical Disabilities

Community Care Services provide a range of care and support services to help adults with physical disabilities to help you live as independently as you can in the community. The support we offer depends on your individual situation - following an assessment of your care needs the support we offer could include things like:

• Home Care - help at home with your personal care (such as getting out of bed, washing, dressing) or household tasks (such as shopping, paying bills)
• Meals (through Meals on Wheels or lunch clubs)
• Help in accessing community activities
• Help in accessing education, training and work experience (if appropriate)
• Occupational Therapy - specialist equipment and daily living aids to help you stay independent if you have a disability/mobility problems and help in accessing Disabled Facilities Grants to adapt your home to make it easier for you to get in/out and use the rooms/facilities in your home
• Information, advice and practical help with issues such as getting the welfare benefits you are entitled to, moving into more suitable accommodation or arranging emergency alarm services
• Emotional support
• Helping you to access appropriate community health services such as a health visitor, district nurse or specialist therapies

Article		Description
	Community Care Services - What We Do	An overview of Community Care Services
	Home Care	Help with  your personal care and essential household tasks
	Aids, Equipment and Adaptations to your home	Practical measures to help you stay independent and live safely
	Community Alarms and Telecare	Technology which gives peace of mind to people who live alone and their families
	Meals	Meal services for Community Care service users
	Disabled Parking - The Blue Badge Scheme	Parking badges for disabled drivers and passengers
	Disabled Facilities Grants	Grants to help towards the cost of adaptating properties to make them accessible for disabled people
	Transport Services for Older and Disabled People	Information about transport services, concessionary fares and driving schemes for people who are older and/or disabled
	Reading Access Guide	A link to the Council's guide to accessible transport, parking, shopping, toilets and leisure facilities in Reading
	Adult Protection/Safeguarding Adults From Abuse	Information and advice on protecting vulnerable adults from abuse
	A Practical Guide for Disabled People or Carers	Department of Health guide to rights and service
	Advice and Information for Disabled People	Organisations offering specialist advice and support for people with physical and sensory disabilities
	Direct Payments	A scheme offering you have more choice and control over the care services you receive
	Home Care Strategy 2008	How we plan to improve Home Care Services
	Mental Capacity Act 2005	Law protecting people who have limited capacity to make important decisions
	Results Of The Equipment And Minor Adaptation User Experience Survey	Headline results of the survey carried out in Spring 2008