Sight or hearing difficulties
If you have a sight or hearing difficulty, you could benefit from care services through a needs assessment.
We provide information and advice on:
- helping you to maintain your independence
- specialist equipment training
You can find more details on our hearing and vision impairment page.
Helping you manage independent activities at home
If you have difficulties managing in your home, it may be possible to alter or adapt your property. We offer services and support for independent living.
You can use our AskSARA online tool to look into ways of helping yourself with daily activities in your own home. It will give you ideas and tips with ways to help yourself with tasks at home. This will include details of products that might help you and where to get them, as well as contacts for more information and further help if needed.
Following a stay in hospital
Get help from rehabilitation services if you have recently had a stay in hospital, or are recovering after an illness or fall. See our help returning home after hospitalisation page or contact us.
Telecare
Telecare uses a range of sensors to assist you to live at home. They link to a Lifeline (a kind of telephone) used to get help if it's needed.
Telecare can:
- remind you to take medication
- alert family, carers or emergency services if you suffer a fall
See our telecare page for more information.
You can find more details of the support you may receive in the social care support section.
Support for carers
We offer information, advice and other services to carers across North Yorkshire. See the carers pages for more details.
Request care and support from adult social care
If you feel you would benefit some extra support, you can request care and support from our adult social care team. Our team will provide relevant advice and recommend on what should happen next.
Further information
More information is available on the NHS Choices social care and support guide on the NHS website.