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  • Help in the home

    . Sheffield City Council: Employing a personal assistant . Most home care services charge for each visit, and it can cost more if you need support that takes two people to help. Some of these services are registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Home care companies registered with the CQC… to meet Sheffield City Council's quality standards and have been added to the council's list of quality providers. This is called the Recognised Provider List. Find out more about the list. Recognised Provider List . Home support providers get Recognised Provider status for certain tasks like… at home . Call: 0800 319 6789 . view directory services View all Sheffield home care services. Home care and home support . Help with cleaning There are many different types of services that can help with household tasks like cleaning your home. The directory has…

  • Independent living for older people

    Independent Living Accommodation, Sheffield Churches Council for Community Care can help. Their Placement Support Scheme offers free support for you and a family member to visit 3 different venues of your choice in a wheelchair-accessible vehicle/taxi. Sheffield Churches Council for Community Care…. You can find information on Sheltered Housing in Sheffield and the rest of the UK, from the Elderly Accommodation Counsel website. Elderly Accommodation Counsel . Find out more about the sheltered housing schemes in Sheffield from Sheffield City Council's website. Sheffield City Council: Sheltered housing . You can also talk to the Council Housing Service. Call: 0114 293 0000 . Or download the guide to sheltered housing in Sheffield. Sheffield City Council: Sheltered housing booklet . Extra Care Schemes Extra Care housing schemes help people aged over 55 to live independently…

  • Staying Safe

    in and around their homes. Sheffield City Council: City Wide Care Alarms Service . Domestic abuse If you are suffering domestic abuse you can call the Domestic Abuse Helpline. Call: 0800 808 2241 . Monday to Friday, 8 am to 8 pm. Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays 11 am to 8 pm. Outside…. This can include (but is not limited to) verbal abuse, threats, vandalism and damage, noise nuisance, harassment and intimidation. Get more information from the Council's Anti-Social Behaviour Team. Sheffield City Council: Anti-social behaviour and community safety . If you're a council tenant or leaseholder or your complaint is about a council tenant or leaseholder, you can contact your local council housing office or First Point. Sheffield City Council: Neighbourhood offices . Call: 0114 293 0000 . Email: TenancyEnforcementAndSustainment@sheffield.gov.uk . Write…

  • Stepping Stones Plus 1110

    Stepping Stones Plus 17th April 2025 - 12th June 2025 This programme is for parents of children 0-12 who have a child with disability. The programme builds parenting skills for promoting children’s development, social competence and self-control and is delivered in a group setting. If you are interested in attending this programme, please complete the 'Find out more' form above. A member of our Parenting Team will get in touch to provide more details and discuss the next steps with you. Sheffield Parent Hub 0114 2057243 The Learning Zone The Learning Zone 320 Wordsworth Avenue Sheffield S5 8NL …

  • Rents and benefits

    Here you will find: Information on Housing Benefit and how to apply for it. Sheffield City Council: Housing Benefit . Information on Council Tax support and how to apply for it. Sheffield City Council: Council Tax . Information on the Local Assistance Scheme and how to apply for it. Sheffield City Council: Local Assistance Scheme . Citizen's Advice Sheffield benefits advice. Citizen's Advice Sheffield . …

  • Repairs, maintenance and pest control

    Here you will find: Information on Sheffield City Council's housing repair service and handyperson service. Sheffield City Council: Request a repair to a council property . Sheffield City Council's pest control service. Sheffield City Council: Pest control . …

  • Health and Social Care costs

    . There is also a personal wheelchair budget available. NHS Sheffield and Disability Sheffield have created a video to explain how a personal health budget can help you, and top tips on using your budget. Personal Health Budgets . NHS Sheffield has a continuing healthcare team to support access to personal health budgets. Find out more. NHS: continuing healthcare . NHS: mental health after-care . NHS: personal health budget . NHS: personal wheelchair budget . NHS Sheffield: personal health budget . Contact the NHS Sheffield continuing healthcare team: email SheffieldCHC@nhs.net or call 0114 305 1700 . Funded nursing care The NHS will also provide money for someone who is living in a care home in Sheffield, to pay for care from a registered nurse. This is a payment made to the home you are living in, at a national rate that is reviewed each year. Sometimes…

  • Health and wellbeing

    advisors or from the Children's University. Information on healthy living There are many activities that your Personal Advisor can support you with accessing around healthy eating, being active, and managing your well-being. Below are some links within Sheffield and your Personal Advisor can support you to find support and activities outside of Sheffield should you wish. Darnall Well Being KeyRing – Supported Living Networks Live Lighter Healthy Lifestyle Programme Burton Street Foundation Holistic Day Opportunities Bloom Firvale Community Hub SCLU online Cooking resources SHINE Health Academy Art Works Bounce Forward AFC Unity Together Women Project Board Game Café, Quiz Group at Woodhouse Community Hub and Wellbeing Wednesdays at Victoria Allotments Bags of Taste Cooking Course SAGE Singing Through the Seasons Sheffield United Community Foundation…

  • Direct Payments

    will be able to support you to decide on the best option for yourself. Sheffield City Council: Direct payments and managing your care . Friend or relative There are a number of different ways a relative or family member can help you with your direct payment. If you have your Direct Payment paid to you, but you need some help to pay invoices or setting up standing orders, a relative can help you with these and similar tasks but you still remain in control of your Direct Payment. This person is known as a Direct Payment main contact. This means that you are happy for Sheffield City Council… & Wellbeing Floor 1, Howden House 1 Union Street Sheffield S1 2SH The service also offers an in-person drop-in service on Tuesdays at First Point Howden House, 1 Union Street, S1 2SH. If you visit the drop-in session, please let the First Point reception team know you would like to speak…

  • Getting out and about

    and help you gain the confidence to go out on your own. Local Community Support Workers (based in your local GP surgery). They can signpost you to what’s going on locally and may accompany you to appointments or activities for the first time. Sheffield City Council: Community Support Workers . Call: 0114 205 7120 . Passenger Assist. Help on any train for older and disabled people. National Rail: Passenger Assist . For help getting around the shops, you can loan mobility aids like wheelchairs or power scooters from: Mobile Sheffield. For use round the city centre. Mobile Sheffield… 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…