Day care

What is available?

Day care is a popular service offered to people who need some help with personal or practical care and are unable to get out and about by themselves.

Day care is usually available in a resource centre, community building or a residential home and offers more support than an ordinary day centre can provide.

Professional caring staff can support you with personal care, such as going to the toilet, reminding you to take medication or help with washing or bathing. You will also have a hot meal and drinks during the day and a chance to socialise and to take part in a number of leisure and craft activities.

Who can get day care?

People over the age of 18 who live in Stockport and who need help due to physical or learning disabilities, sight or hearing loss, frailty or illness. Support is also available for older people with mental health issues.

In order to find out just how much help is needed to make life easier for you, we do need to carry out an assessment.

What is an assessment?

 

After the assessment we will identify and agree your needs with you and discuss the help and support available to meet them, according to the seriousness of your situation. We can then help you to find a suitable place, or, you can follow the link below to see a list of where day care is provided in the Stockport area.

List of day care

 

How much does it cost?

There will be some cost but the actual amount you pay will depend on how often you use day care.

Can I get help with the cost?

It is possible. We will help you fill out a financial assessment form to see if you qualify for financial help. To get a rough idea of costs, you can carry out a quick, confidential financial self assessment online.

How much will I pay for services?

 

Do you want more choice and control?

We may provide or arrange services for you but if you want more choice and control over your own money and what you spend it on then there a number of way that we can support you to do this. You can choose to:

  • Buy your own support using money given to you
  • Ask us to arrange the support you need
  • Keep getting the same support as you do now
  • Have a mix of these.

Find out more about managing your support

 

How to get in touch.

The Adult Social Care Team is the first point of contact for all referrals and general enquiries. You can contact them from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday on 0161 217 6029. In an emergency out of normal office hours contact the Out Of Hours Service on 0161 718 2118.

When you contact us we'll discuss your situation over the phone, check that we've got all our facts straight and then follow this up with a visit to your home to talk about your personal and practical needs and to discuss what help is available.

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