Help to Live in Your Home

Support to help you live independently in your own home is increasingly being offered by the private sector and can be bought with your Personal Budget. (Your 'Personal Budget' is an amount of money which is calculated by a Social Care team for you to spend on your care needs - please refer to the 'How do I get Help' page for more information).

Care4CE

The Council’s Care4CE service provides a range of services including:

• Services in your home
• Day care services
• Respite and Short Breaks

Re-ablement

Cheshire East Council offers a re-ablement service to help you at a time when you need extra support to help you remain in your own home and be as independent as possible

Additional information:

Care at home

• Home Care - What is Home Care and who can receive it.
• Family Based Care - Living with a family who can help support you.
• Finding Help At Home (PDF, 250KB) - Age UK Fact Sheet.
• List of local Domiciliary Agencies (PDF, 253KB)
• Extra Care Housing - housing specially developed to provide extra support for older people.

Aids and Adaptations to Property

• Repairs and Adaptations - Age UK Fact Sheet
• Occupational Therapy - What is an occupational therapist and what they can do to help you

Help and information on housing

• Buying Retirement Housing - Age UK produces a factsheet on buying housing designed for older people.
• Housing Options - Age UK Fact Sheet
• Supporting People - a service which aims to enable vulnerable people to live independently in the community.
• Tenant's Rights (PDF, 165KB) - Age UK Fact Sheet on what rights you have when you rent a house or flat.