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Eligibility for Care Services
How we assess your
social care needs
We aim to carry out an assessment of your
needs in partnership with you and with other people you would like
to have included.
Wherever possible we aim to cut out unhelpful duplication
and delay by working together with colleagues from health agencies
and other council departments. We may ask, when it is appropriate,
for your permission to share information about you with colleagues
from health agencies.
You may be eligible for a direct payment to enable you to arrange
and purchase the support you need to live independently - further
information about direct payments will be provided during the
assessment of your needs.
We will regularly review the services you receive. This may mean
that your services may increase, change or reduce to ensure that
they continue to meet your needs.
Direct Services
If you are eligible for social care services you may also be
eligible for some or all of the services and concessions that can
be directly arranged at your local service centre or the contact
centre. These include:
- Welfare benefits advice
- Concessionary fare/Freedom Pass
- Blue badges
- Taxicard/Dial-a-Ride scheme
- NeAT (Newham Advanced Telecare)
We have introduced a new range of services to assist people with
living in their own homes. Central to this is telecare, which
provides assurances to people that if anything happens to them,
help will be summoned quickly and automatically. Please contact us
if you feel that you, or someone you care for, would benefit from
NeAT. |