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  • Getting a carer’s assessment for your parent/carer Transition Guide

    Getting a carer’s assessment for your parent/carer - Transition Guide If your parent/carer provides care or support to you and you are 18 or over, they can have a carer’s assessment. Sheffield Carer’s Centre do this. It gives them an opportunity to discuss the support your parent/carer might need to help care for you. The assessment looks at how caring affects your parent/carers life. They look at the physical, emotional and practical impacts. They see whether your parent/carers are able or willing to continue caring for you. A carer’s assessment is not about assessing how well they are caring for you. It is about supporting them as a carer and the impact their caring role has on them. It does not include direct support for a young person for things like a short break, respite or daytime activities. These can only be accessed through a Care and Support (Care Act) assessment…

  • Mental capacity: information for you

    you well. This can help if you have different people who support you at different times (like home care workers) or if you are going into hospital. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals have a booklet called All About Me that can help you to write down what you like and what is important to you, and how you communicate. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals: All About Me (PDF, 94 KB). There is also an Alzheimer’s Society leaflet that helps anyone with dementia or other communication difficulties easily share personal information with others. Alzheimer’s Society: This is me (PDF, 522 KB… If you think you need help to make decisions now, or you want to plan for a time when you may no longer be able to make decisions, there is information below to help you. There’s more information about what mental capacity is, and the rules involved on the main information page. Mental…

  • Support with Managing your Money

    . If you need help to manage your money there are ways you can get support, and ways you can make it easier for any person you want to help you. If you want advice about how to manage your money better there are organisations that can help. Help with budgeting, paying bills and managing your debts… about this in the block called What is a Deputy? below. Help from an organisation You can pay an organisation to help you. If you want them to help you claim any benefits you can tell the Department for Work and Pensions the organisation is helping you (this organisation is often called your… and Support Plan. The Council will work with you to create your plan, and work out how much you can afford to pay towards the cost of your care and support. There is more information about this on the Council website. Sheffield City Council: Cost of care . If you need a Deputy you will pay the costs…

  • Out and about

    to get in and out of your home. You can use a ramp to get in and out of your home. There are ramps you can place when needed, or you can have a permanent ramp installed. Think about other equipment you may need like a grab rail, or equipment others may need to use like family or carers to get past… you can rent one for part of a day. The directory has information about where to rent a scooter and other options like using community transport, accessible taxis and using public transport. Getting out and about . The national Motability Scheme can help if you want to hire or buy an electric… Answering and opening your door. There are many smart doorbells you can buy that alert you when you have a caller, using a loud door bell or flashing light, or by sending a message to your mobile phone. Some systems have a camera so you can see who is at the door and talk to them…

  • Mainstream Education and young people with Education, Health and Care plans

    is accessible for all children and young people. This means so children and young people can go to school and into their classroom. The SENCO should give you clear information about the extra help your child is getting. The SENCO must keep a record of the support a child receives and their progress. This will include the Annual Review process. This covers the whole year and arranging the meeting at the end of the year. (The year is from the date of the EHC Plan). You can find out more about what a SENCO is and does by clicking here . SEND Information in schools Schools and settings must publish information about how they support children with SEND. They must also have a policy that tells you how they are included in activities. If you have any questions for the school or setting about how they will meet your child’s needs, you can speak with: the SENCO class teacher staff members…

  • Getting out and about

    in volunteers’ homes. You will even be taken there and home again so you don’t need to worry about organising travel. You can also sign up for a regular friendly chat over the phone with your very owncall companion. All services are free. Re-engage . Call: 0800 716543 . Sheffield Churches Council… can also contact Age UK Sheffield if you’re over 50. They have a range of groups and activities you can join. Age UK Sheffield . view directory services View all services in the directory that: Support you to get out and about Support you if you're feeling lonely or isolated . … There’s support that you can access to help you get out and about in your local community, in the city and beyond, including: Community Transport providers . Discount travel. South Yorkshire Passenger Transport: Tickets and passes . Local community organisations which are part…

  • Support for people with Young Onset Dementia

    Downloads If you’re under 65 and living with, or supporting someone living with, Young Onset Dementia, there’s plenty of help for you in Sheffield. You can get more information about Young Onset Dementia from the Alzheimer's Society. Alzheimer's Society: Young-onset dementia . Young Onset Dementia Hub If you are aged 65 or under and living with, or affected by, Young Onset Dementia or memory problems contact the Sheffield’s Young Onset Dementia Hub. This group is shaped by the experts (you!) and provides Young Onset Dementia specific information, advice, training, activities… under 65 (PDF, 893 KB). People Keeping Well Community Dementia Support If you are under 65 with Dementia you are also very welcome to join any of the local People Keeping Well (PKW) community dementia support groups and memory cafés. Details of all the PKW services are listed on the main…

  • Keeping well in your local community

    in their Community' 'People Keeping Well' is sometimes known as Social Prescribing. It's all about connecting you to a range of local services to improve general health and wellbeing. In Sheffield, Social Prescribing is delivered through our 'People Keeping Well' network of community organisations which… pkw links and downloads Are you looking for an activity or some support to help you keep healthy and well? Did you know help is at hand in your local community? We are a network of local organisations which can help you to: get fit and active through exercise sessions and health walks… ways of coping with mild depression, diabetes, chronic pain and dementia by taking part in self-help groups receive information and advice about housing, debt, employment or other similar issues find rewarding volunteering opportunities To sign up to receive our weekly newsletter please email…

  • About and What's On

    Darnall Family Hub Area Shortbrook Family Hub Area Valley Park Family Hub Area Sharrow Family Hub Area Primrose Family Hub Area All our groups are free of charge. Unless otherwise stated, attendance is on a drop-in basis; you just need to turn up! About our groups Breastfeeding Groups… habits feeding your child – breast milk, formula, solids, healthy eating coping with minor illnesses managing a crying baby immunisations toileting any other concerns you have about your child, yourself or your family Health visitors have a wide range of knowledge about all…, together with community venues, outreach sites and network centres, cover all areas of Sheffield. You can find your closest Family Hub on our Family Hubs map . Our Hubs can help you with: free activities for children aged 0-5 a place to meet other parents and families important Start…

  • Support for young people released from custody

    The Sheffield Youth Justice Service helps young people get back on their feet after they leave custody. This service is for children/young people from 10 years old all the way up to 18 (sometimes older depending on when they were sentenced). An Education Officer and a Youth Justice Officer will talk to the young person before they leave custody. They'll chat about what kind of education, training, or job the young person might want to try as part of a resettlement plan. Then, after they're released, these same two officers will continue working with the young person to help them get… for interviews Figuring out when and how to tell someone about their past conviction and when it is spent. Voluntary Intervention Program (VIP) Young people can get help after being Remanded in Youth Detention Accommodation (RYDA) if their case is dropped or they're found not guilty at trial…