Bath & North East Somerset Council - Adult Care information sheets
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Working together for health & wellbeing

The Health and wellbeing partnership conprises NHS Bath and North east Somerset (NHS banes PCT) and Bath and North East Somerset (banes) Council working together in partnership.

Adult Care information sheets

 

These Social & Housing Services information sheets can be printed straight from this website.

There are three lists of information sheets available:

If it is easier you can come to our offices, or ring and request a copy of any of the information sheets. Or you can print your own copies from your home computer or from any Bath & North East Somerset library.

When you look at the list of information sheets you’ll see there is a text version and a pdf (portable document format) version of each sheet. The text version is a web page and the pdf version is designed to be printed. We recommend you download and print from the pdf version if you would like a copy of the information to keep.

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This information can be made available in a range of languages, large print, Braille, on tape, electronic and accessible formats.  Contact the Information Officer on 01225 477983, Minicom 01225 477043 or email information_officer@bathnes.gov.uk 

 

 

 

     
Text Version Pdf Version
General information  
Eligibility Criteria for Community Care Services

Eligibility Criteria for Community Care Services  46kb

Making a Comment or Complaint

Making a comment or complaint 48k
Complaints Form  25k

Emergency Duty Team

Emergency Duty Team   131k

Community and Health Access Team  Community and Health Access Team (PDF 42kb) 
Confidentiality Leaflet Confidentiality Leaflet   39k
Access to Social Services Records Seeing your records   49k
Sensory impairment information  
Hearing and Vision Services Hearing and Vision (PDF - 39kb) 
Care  
Care Home Guide Care Home Guide (PDF - 1MB) 
A Guide to Charges for Care Homes A guide to charges for Care Homes   123k
A Handy Guide to Community Care A Handy Guide to Community Care   50k
Care Homes - Third Party Contributions Care Homes -  Third Party Contributions  40kb
Moving into A Care Home - What you need to know moving into care home .pdf
Domiciliary Care - Care at Home Domiciliary Care – Care at Home  46kb
Extra Care Housing  
About Extra Care Housing Extra Care Leaflet and Application Form (PDF - 54kb) 
Extra Care Sheltered Housing - Information on charges which apply Extra Care Sheltered Housing - Information on the charges which apply   24k
Avondown House Extra Care Sheltered Housing – Avondown House (PDF – 33kb) 
St. John's Court Extra Care Sheltered Housing – St. John’s Court (PDF – 33kb) 
Greenacres Court Extra Care Sheltered Housing - Greenacres Court (PDF 32k)
Hawthorn Court Hawthorn Court 32k
The Orchard Extra Care Sheltered Housing – The Orchard  33k
Community Resource Centres (residential care homes) Community Resource Centre 39k
Mental Health

(please note these are Department of Health leaflets)

Mental Health Act 1983 information leaflets
Mental Health  
A Guide for Users & Carers Accessing Mental Health Services A Guide for Users and Carers Accessing Mental Health Services 59k
Personal Budgets  
Personal Budgets

Personal Budget leaflet 46k pdf

PB Flyer 459k

Frequently asked Questions PB Frequently Asked Questions pdf 52k
Financial Contribution PB Financial Contribution pdf 26k
Budget Allocation PB Allocation pdf 25k
Direct Payments/Personal Budgets  
Arranging your own Support Arranging your own Support pdf 57k
Personal Budgets Direct Payments for Carers PB Direct Payment Agreement for Carers pdf 27kb
Direct Payment Support Services Direct Payment Suport Services 39k
Keeping Records of your Personal Budgets PB Keeping Records of your Personal Budget pdf 29k
PB/Direct Payment Agreement PB Direct Payment Agreement pdf 56k
Carers information  
Emergency Respite Care Emergency Respite Care (PDF – 41kb)
Personal Budgets Direct Payments for Carers PB Direct Payment Agreement for Carers pdf 35kb
Adult Family Link Scheme  
Adult Family Link Scheme Adult Family Link (PDF – 38kb) 
Can you Offer Support for a Disabled Adult (PDF - 300kb) Adult Family Link Scheme (PDF - 34kb) 
Help when Leaving Hospital  
Leaving Hospital Leaving Hospital  33kb
Mobile meals  
Community Meals

Community Meals   40kb

Community and Health Access Team  
Community and Health Access Team  Community and Health Access Team (PDF 42kb) 
Mental Capacity and Decision Making  
See the Mental Capacity Act page for more leaflets & information  

Mental Capacity Act 2005

Mental Capacity Act 2005 49k

Occupational Therapy  
Occupational Therapy Services Occupational Therapy Services 34kb
Community equipment Services Community Equipment Services  42kb
Community Alarm Service

Community Alarm Service  49k

HIV/AIDS  
Services for People living with HIV/AIDs Services for People with HIVAIDS 41kb
Adult Abuse  
Protecting Vulnerable Adults from abuse

Protecting Vulnerable Adults from abuse  40kb

Vulnerable Adults Easy English PDF 600kb 

Safeguarding Adults
Safeguarding Adults

More safeguarding leaflets can be found here

Disabled  
Disabled Facilities Grant Disabled Facilities Grant PDF 21kb 
The Register of Disabled People The Register of Disabled People in BANES.pdf  34kb
Services for Older People  
Directory of Services for Older People

Directory of Services for Older People 2011/12 406kb

Referral Forms  
Online referral form  
  English/Chinese Referral Form PDF 145kb 

 
Contact Details for this page:
Team:
Melanie Hodgson
Address:
Phone:
01225 477983
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Minicom:
Author:
Melanie Hodgson