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Care - shared care for adults
Summary of Service
Wiltshire County Council Adult Placement scheme provides care and/or support to Adult Placement Service Users in the homes of formally approved individuals, couples or families. Where necessary, or preferable to an individual Service User, the service may be provided in the Service User's own home, or elsewhere in the community, by an approved Adult Placement Carer.
Details of Service
A choice of Long-Term, Short Term, Respite, Outreach, Family Kinship and Day Placements will be offered to people aged 18 and over from the following Service User groups:
- People with learning disabilities
- People with mental health difficulties
- People with physical disabilities
- People who have been discharged from hospital
- People with drug and alcohol dependency (or recovering from) and
- Older people aged 65 and over
Other people to whom we may agree, at its discretion, to offer the service (e.g. people with serious or terminal illnesses, who do not require nursing care from their Adult Placement Carer).
Needs
Assessments of need are carried out by our Integrated Health and Social Care Teams.
Contact Details
By Post
Social Care Helpdesk
Wiltshire County Council
Department of Community Services
(Adult Social Care Services)
County Hall
Trowbridge
BA14 8LE
By Email
socialcarehelpdesk@wiltshire.gov.uk
By Telephone
01225 713001
By Fax
01225 713355
| A to Z Names | Care - shared care for adults, Care - shared care for adults |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Shared care |
| PID No. | 229 |
| IPSV Category | Shared care |
| Level 1 Name | Care - shared care for adults |
| IPSV ID | 4263 |
