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Social Care Services - Transition Guide Social Care Social care give help for children, young people and adults who need extra support. There are guidelines used to decide who can get this. Find out more Click on the buttons below to find out more. To ask for support To ask for support from social care please call Sheffield City Council on: If you are 0-17 please call 0114 273 4855 If you 18 or over please call 0114 273 4908 …
Paying for adult social care - Transition Guide Paying for adult social care People over the age of 18 may have to pay towards the cost of any support they get from adult social care. The local authority will do a financial assessment. This is to check how much you can afford to pay towards you care and support. This assessment will only take account of your finances. I doesn't use income for any parent or other person in the household. To find out more click on the logo below. …
. a sports club or play scheme specialised clubs. This is a group activity for disabled children and young people befriending. This is a short term one-to-one support service. It is for children and young people who are unable to take part in group activities overnight short breaks. These take place in either a residential home or with a Foster Carer a Direct Payment. This is a monthly payment in place of a service for families to arrange their own support a Short Break Grant. This is a one-off annual payment for families to arrange their own activity Who can help me with short breaks…
Decision making and mental capacity - Transition Guide In law, young people aged 16 or over are presumed to have the ability to make their own decisions. This includes certain decisions relating to their education or medical treatment. Once you turn 16, services will normally speak to you direct, rather than with your parents. Your parents can continue to support you by: continuing to be involved in talking about your future attending meetings filling in forms dealing with any mail on your behalf This is if you are happy for them to do this. Your parents are still… support them to be involved as much as possible in a decision made on their behalf. Even if the young person does not have the capacity to make it themselves. Communication aids can help to do this. You may need an independent advocate to help collect your opinions and put your view across…
Transitioning from Children’s Health to Adult Health Services - Transition Guide Health care given to an adult can feel different for you and your family. This is compared to the care you get in Children's services. This is because: not all young people will need their healthcare to be moved from the Children’s Hospital to Sheffield’s adult hospital. For many, leaving the specialist children’s services will mean discharge. They would then get support from their GP. The GP will refer into adult specialist services if they need extra support. Discharge means you will no longer… are getting and can help with any concerns. Being discharged from the Children’s Hospital does not mean a young person is not accessing a service. There is plenty that can be done to continue to support your healthcare needs in the adult world. If your healthcare is being transferred to an adult…
for adults when you turn 18. If you already get support from children’s continuing care Your assessing nurse in that team will work with you and your parent/carer. This is to make sure that your package helps with the move to either: social care support, into continuing healthcare for adults… this to NHS Continuing Health Care Team (adults). This is to check if you are suitable for NHS continuing healthcare for adults. Community Learning Disability Team (CLDT) If you have a learning disability, you may be able to get support from the Community Learning Disability Team. This is once you are 18. You can ask them for support by contacting the team either on: Telephone 0114 226 1562 E-mail: CLDTBusinessSupport@shsc.nhs.uk The CLDT service offers specialist health care assessment and interventions. An intervention is something put in place to help you. These include…
health services in Sheffield The STEP Forward Programme is for young people from age 16+. This is a six-week psycho-educational programme. It gives support to young people who struggle with mental health difficulties. The course gives the opportunity to learn new coping skills to support wellbeing… health support. CAMHS can refer young people to these or help them make a self-referral. …
3) Finance and Benefits: 16 to 19 Bursary Fund - Transition Guide 16 to 19 Bursary Fund If you are in further education (school or college) or training, you could apply for a 16 - 19 bursary. You should apply for this at your school or college. There are two types of bursaries. 1. Vulnerable student bursary Up to £1,200 per year for young people aged 16-19 years when at least one of the following applies: in or recently left local authority care is getting Income Support (IS) Universal Credit because they are financially supporting themselves getting: Disability Living Allowance or Personal Independence Payment either Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or Universal Credit 2. Discretionary bursary You can apply for this if you need financial help, but do not qualify for a vulnerable student bursary. The education or training provider decides how much you…
4) Finance and Benefits: Banking, Wills and Trusts and Child Benefit - Transition Guide Banking It is a good idea to open a bank account for your benefits and other money when you get to 18. Having a bank account will make it easier to show what your income and savings are. This can be important if you claim certain benefits or get support from adult social care. Your own bank account also means you would still be able access your money if your parent/carer were to pass away. Your bank should talk to you about different options. For example, it may be possible to: open a joint account… website. It gives information about banking for people with a learning disability. Click on the logo below. Wills and Trusts If someone leaves you a lump-sum inheritance, you could lose your means-tested benefits. You may have to pay for some or all of the support you get from adult social care. You…
to their health visitor, GP or childcare provider. Parents/carers can also contact the 0-5 SEND Support Service phoneline for advice and support. More information can be found here . Childcare providers and education support services will become involved to help with any additional needs of a child. SEN Support should be offered by the childcare provider if a child has additional needs. You can read more about this here . Childcare providers and education support services would assess if an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan should be applied for. These plans are for if help is needed… to go to the toilet go to the toilet (with support or on their own) recognise the need to wash their hands and know why this is important do real world play (kitchens, DIY, cleaning) identify their own clothing get dressed and undressed with support or on their own brush their teeth…