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Home adaptations - Social care and support guide
Includes ramps, grab rails, stair lifts, bath lifts and walk-in showers.
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Driving and using public transport if you have mobility issues - Social care and support guide
Find out what support you can get if you have mobility issues, including discounts on public transport, step-free access and Blue Badge parking.
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Care homes - Social care and support guide
Find out more about residential and nursing care homes, paying for care homes and how to choose a care home.
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Care and support you can get for free - Social care and support guide
Free services and help with the costs of social care and support.
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Care after illness or hospital discharge (reablement) - Social care and support guide
Short-term care for people who need extra support to help their recovery at home.
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Planning care before you leave hospital - Social care and support
What to expect when you go into hospital and planning your care for afterwards.
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Choosing where you have end of life care
If you are approaching the end of life, you may be offered care in a variety of settings. A palliative care team should try to organise for you to be cared for according to your wishes.
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Hospice care
The aim of hospice care is to improve the lives of people who have an incurable illness by providing care for people from the point at which their illness is diagnosed as terminal, to the end of their life.
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Care in a care home
You can receive end of life care in a care home, if you want to. There, trained staff are available to look after you day and night.
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Care at home
You may not need to move away from home to receive care as end of life and hospice care can be provided at home. Ask your GP about what’s available locally.