Residential Care

(Community Care)

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A residential care home provides accommodation, meals and personal care for older people, people with disabilities, or people who are unable to manage at home, for whatever reason.

The level of care varies from home to home, but the Government defines it as the kind of care you would receive from a competent and caring relative. This includes: help with eating, washing, bathing, dressing and toilet needs; and caring for you if you become ill. However, residential care does not include nursing care.

The decision to recommend a residential or nursing home will only be made after a full community care assessment. If nursing home care is recommended, then the local health authority also has to agree to this. You can also consider homes in other local authority areas if you choose or if your needs will be better met there.

When choosing a home, it is important to make sure that you choose one that will be right for you both now and in the future. You can get advice and information to help you make this important decision from:

• your social worker or care manager
• a district nurse
• a health visitor
• your family doctor

A list of the residential homes in this area can be obtained from either :

• ChoicE (formerly known as the Residential Care Information Shop) or
• Social Care and Health, Planning and Commissioning Unit, Rydal House, Rydal Avenue, Hyde SK14 4QB, 0161 366 7333

Checking standards in residential care

All residential homes, whether council-run or private, are regularly inspected by the National Care Standards Commission: National Care Standards Commission

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