Kirklees Care Services Directory 2014
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Kirklees Care Services Directory 2014 Meltham Information and advice on choosing and paying for your care and support Home support • Housing options • Care helpline • Care homes in association with www.carechoices.co.uk Park Homes - Kirklees 2011_Layout 1 16/11/2010 15:18 Page 1 Norman Hudson Care Home with Nursing Meltham Road, Lockwood, Huddersfield HD1 3XH T: 01484 451669 At Norman Hudson we care for residents with various degrees of dementia and can offer the following care: Dementia Nursing Care General Nursing Care Dementia Residential Care Residential Care Most people with dementia cannot relax and be themselves unless the environment clearly gives them that message. Every aspect of daily living can effect whether a person with dementia feels comfortable and at home. We have created a friendly and homely environment based on recent techniques and research so that residents can be as independent as possible. The home benefits from wide, bright and trip free areas. To enable people to walk about, we have the facility of a safe, private garden and have enhanced the corridor areas to encourage stimulating exercise in a safe manner. Safety measures are in place to protect our vulnerable residents including keypad access to and from the home. Holly Park Allerton Park Claremont Care Care Home Care Centre Home with with Nursing Oaks Lane Nursing Clayton Lane Allerton New Street Clayton Bradford Farsley Bradford BD15 7RT Leeds BD14 6BB T: 01274 496321 LS28 5BF T: 01274 883480 / 482225 T: 0113 236 0200 / 884918 All our homes offer the quality of care you’d St. Andrews Hazel Bank expect for your loved ones. We employ dedicated, Care Home Care Home well trained staff to provide 24 hour care in a with Nursing with Nursing professional respectful way. Nutrition and Stirches Lane Daisy Hill Lane mental / physical stimulation is a key element Harwick Heaton of care, so menu choices are carefully planned Scotland Bradford to make meal times special and each home TD9 7NS BD9 6BN has an activities organiser to support our T: 01450 372360 T: 01274 547331 residents live active and fulfilled lives. Residents often enjoy local excursions in our minibus. Each resident has a personal care plan which is the base for developing a new lifestyle and At Park Homes we are passionate about care allowing families to remain involved in the life of the resident wherever possible. Please contact our homes directly to request a brochure, arrange a visit or just some advice. You are welcome to visit at anytime and you can find more information on our website: www.parkhomesuk.co.uk or email us at: [email protected] Contents Welcome from Kirklees Council 4 Essential information – keeping safe 16 Looking for care 4 Safeguarding vulnerable adults 16 Assessments 5 Why your views are important 16 Your support plan 6 Useful local contacts 17 Self-Directed Support 6 Listings 27 The Care Quality Commission 6 Home care providers 27 Commissioning services 6 Kirklees care homes 30 Home care agency checklist 7 Kirklees care homes with nursing 34 What support is available? 8 Index 36 Support and care in your own home 8 Telecare and the Carephone Home Safety Service 8 Leaving hospital 8 Nursing care 9 Adapting your home 9 Equipment 9 Sensory Services for people with a sensory impairment 9 Dementia care 10 Residential dementia care checklist 10 Support for unpaid carers 11 Shared Lives 11 Short breaks (respite care) 11 Residential care homes 11 Inspecting care services 11 Is a care home right for me? 11 Care homes checklist 12 Kirklees Council’s distribution of this publication does not constitute their support or recommendation of any Care homes with nursing 13 of the products or services advertised within. Paying for your care 13 All the listings in this publication of care homes, care homes with nursing and home care providers are Attendance Allowance 13 supplied by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and NHS Nursing Care Contribution 13 neither Kirklees Council nor Care Choices can be held liable for any errors or omissions. What will you have to pay for your care? 14 If you would like a copy of the text in this directory in Self-funding advice 15 large print, Braille, audio tape or in another language please call 01484 414933 What if you run out of money? 15 This directory is available electronically at www.carechoices.co.uk. There is also a Browsealoud option Alternative formats for those requiring the information in the spoken word. Visit www.carechoices.co.uk for further assistance with your search for care 3 Welcome from Kirklees Council Welcome to the 2014 Kirklees Care Services Directory It explains what help you might need to manage your which provides information for adults on a range of social own safety, security and health and provides useful care services that are available across Kirklees. information to help you feel confident in your own home In line with the national agenda to ‘personalise’ social and make the most of living in Kirklees. care services and make sure people have choice and The directory has been produced with you in mind. control over support to meet their needs, Kirklees is However we know that there are many other organisations working with partners and other organisations to improve in Kirklees who can give you information and advice the way care services are delivered. on how to live a full and happy life – far too many to Part of this work includes the implementation of mention – but we hope you find this directory useful and Self-Directed Support which began in April 2010. This way interesting as a starting, and future reference, point. of working will help people who are eligible for social care We welcome your comments and details on how to support to decide how best their needs are met. This may send us these are on page 16. include using the services detailed in this directory, but could also include other services such as community and For more information about adult social care, please leisure activities. visit: www.kirklees.gov.uk/careandsupport or This directory also includes information for people who telephone Gateway to care on 01484 414933. do not have funding from Kirklees Council, and those who chose to pay for their own social care services. It provides Keith Smith information about the support available to family carers Assistant Director Commissioning and Health Partnerships and is a helpful guide for people working in social care. Children and Adults Kirklees Council provide a range of services to carers, such as assessing their support needs, helping them to take a well deserved break, connecting them with a network of carers and helping them in emergencies when their care cover breaks down. So, whether you are someone looking for information about home care, specialist equipment to help keep people independent, or you are a family carer needing a short break or emergency support, this directory can help you make an informed decision. The inclusion of services in this directory does not The council recommends you view a care provider’s constitute a recommendation or an endorsement by inspection report before making your decision. See Kirklees Council. Most care providers listed are registered pages 6 & 10 or visit www.cqc.org.uk. with the Care Quality Commission whose aim is to make Information in the directory was accurate to the best sure better care is provided for everyone – in residential of our knowledge at November 2013. care homes, nursing homes and people’s own homes. Kirklees Council’s staff use the criteria to make sure they Looking for care treat everyone fairly and that people who meet the criteria for help receive services. To find out about social care support why not take a look Their eligibility criteria is based on the legal requirements at our website www.kirklees.gov.uk/careandsupport set down in the community care legislation. which is packed full of useful information or contact the For people who fall within the ‘critical’ and ‘substantial’ council’s Gateway to care on 01484 414933 and ask for an categories of the criteria, Kirklees Council have a statutory assessment of your care needs. You can do this at any time. duty to provide services. For more information on who This assessment will check whether you can get help from can have adult social care services please visit the council to support your care needs, using guidance www.kirklees.gov.uk/eligibility called ‘eligibility criteria’. >> 4 This Directory’s helpline 0800 389 2077 – information on choosing and paying for care Welcome from Kirklees Council Looking for care continued >> ‘Critical’ care needs are when you cannot care for • The majority of family and other social roles and yourself because you are in immediate danger or you responsibilities cannot or will not be undertaken. could cause harm to others. For example: The services Kirklees Council provide in this category • Life is, or will be, threatened include: • Significant health problems have developed or will • Intensive support at home, like home care services develop • Equipment to help you live as independently as • There is, or will be, little or no choice and control over possible at home, such as a housing adaptation, a vital aspects of the immediate environment carephone or fall detector • Serious abuse or neglect will occur • Residential or nursing home care so that where possible • There is, or will be, an inability to carry out vital personal you can regain your independence and confidence care or domestic routines after a stay in hospital and return home etc. • Vital involvement in work, education or learning cannot Before the council decides whether they can provide or will not be sustained you with support, they need to decide whether you are eligible for services.