Medway Adult Social Care Guide
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■ Flexicare Housing Flexicare Housing
Housing Management Co.
Care Provider
Bellerophon House – Rochester
Hyde Group 08003893579
Guardian Homecare – 01634 264611
Montgomery Court - Strood
West Kent Housing Association – 01732 749400
Guardian Homecare – 01634 264611
Prospect Place - Gillingham
Housing and Care 21 – 03456066363
Housing and Care 21 – 03456066363
■ Mental health services Community support
adults with mental health problems Mental health issues are common experiences who meet the fair access to care services eligibility criteria. – one in every four people will have mental health problems at some point in their Medway’s Adult Mental Health Social lives. Money worries, work and relationship Work Service is based at Compass Centre problems, unemployment, illness and loneliness increase the risk of depression and South, Pembroke, Chatham, ME4 4YH 01634 331888. This includes social workers for anxiety. There are also less common mental adults and older persons mental health. health problems, such as schizophrenia, which can have a significant impact on living The Social Work Team supports people well and where finding the right help and to meet their needs around settled support can improve life chances. Mental accommodation; vocational training and health problems do not occur in isolation employment; skills for daily living; assessment and can affect individuals experiencing and support to carers; promoting choice other life problems or disabilities. Research increasingly shows that protecting our mental and control through the take up and use of personal budgets; mental health assessments health is important. Recently this has been and staying safe. summarised as good mental health isn’t something you have, but something you. The Medway Community Day Resources For further information visit Centres in Gillingham and Rochester offer www.mind.org.uk a range of activities to increase skills for daily living. There is a range of helpful information on mental health and wellbeing available to The Community Support and Outreach help us weather distress. This includes local Team support people to regain independence information available at the Live It Well while living in the community. Respite care website (www.liveitwell.org.uk). can also be provided to give Carers some Medway Council is committed to supporting relief from the care task.