13 Paying for services
• draws up the care plan.
There is a charge for some services including ‘home care’ (someone helping in your home). The person you care for may be asked to contribute an amount for home care if they get particular benefits. People can also be asked to contribute when they use residential care or if they receive an item of equipment. If the person you care for has a Direct Payment we will usually ask for them to contribute to the cost of the care they buy. Your Social Worker can give you more information about what services cost and when we need to carry out a financial assessment.
The team that covers your area can be contacted by phoning 300300.
Your local Longterm Conditions Team The local Longterm Conditions Team is important because it is through this team that support services for carers and the people they look after are arranged.
The local Longterm Conditions Team is often the gateway to the support you need.
Respite care Caring for someone who needs a lot of attention can be very tiring. If you or your carer need a break from coping at home, a short respite care break may be helpful. Many residential homes offer short periods of respite care. For a short or respite stay in a residential care home, a standard charge is applied. This is dependent on the type of residential care that you have been assessed as requiring. If you already receive a package of care speak to your social worker about a break, otherwise please speak to an information officer at The Wilson Centre on 01482 300 300 or call into The Wilson Centre. You will be visited by an assessment officer who will talk to you about your needs and agree with you the level of care that you require. This will be written down in a care plan.
Each team:
Useful contacts for carers
• provides information about the help available to you
Carers’ Information and Support Service (CISS), 3rd Floor, Wilberforce Health Centre, Hull, HU1 3SA. Tel. 225078
• helps to decide if the person you look after has a high enough level of need to receive services from Adult Services • carries out the community care assessment with the person you care for and yourself • works with you to complete your carer’s assessment
Carers UK, 20 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4LX. Tel. (Carers’ Line) 0808 808 7777 Hull and East Riding Young Carers Project, 124 Highcourt, Hall Road, Hull, HU6 9SY Tel. 803042.