Publications - care at home

For a free copy of any of these publications, or if you would like a copy in another format, for example, large print, audio, braille, easier to read (which uses words and pictures to help you understand) or in another language, please contact Adult Services on 0845 603 5630

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  Guide to Better Care and Support

  Published annually. Currently Spring 2011– Spring 2012

  Practical information on all aspects of independent living as well as support for you, your family and other carers. Includes detailed listings of organisations providing home care services.

  You can now view a digital version of the Guide online by clicking on the link below. Please allow a few seconds for the Guide to load. Once it is loaded, take a minute or two to read the navigation instructions on the left hand page and to click on the 'Menu' button in order to learn about the features which you can use to make it easier for you to read this digital version.

  View online Guide to Better Care and Support

   

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  Making a contribution to your personal budget for social care

  (for care services that support you to live at home)

  October 2011
  
  

  Hampshire County Council has produced this booklet to explain how you will be assessed to work out how much you and the Council need to pay towards your personal budget for social care.

  Download a copy of Making a contribution to your personal budget for social care  206kb

  Download a copy of Having to pay for your support  2mb (an easy read version of Making a contribution to your personal budget for social care)

   

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  Leaving hospital and returning home

  October 2009
  
  The leaflet "Leaving Hospital and Returning Home" gives information on what will happen before you are discharged from hospital and provides useful information and contact details, should you find you need some assistance when you return home.

  Download a copy of Leaving hospital and returning home  441kb

   

Forms

Important - please note: These forms are for information only and should not be completed and sent directly to HCC. Funding for residential care is only agreed after a care assessment has been completed.

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  Statement of Financial Circumstances - SAS10

  February 2007

  Form for collecting information about financial circumstances, so that any charge for care at home services can be worked out. This form also includes the SAS10A and the SAS10B

  
  

  Download a copy of SAS10  119kb

   

To view the files in Portable Document Format (PDF) you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download this free of charge from the Adobe Website.