Physical disability

As well as giving you information and advice about buying every-day living equipment, we can find out about how your are managing and what you need support with. This is called an assessment.

After the assessment, if you are eligible, we may:

• Advise you and give you training on living independently. This means finding new ways to do your daily living tasks such as shopping, washing, dressing and cooking. It also means finding ways to let you carry on with other things in your life - work, social life, keeping fit, hobbies, etc
• Offer you equipment to help with daily living tasks such as tap turners, shower seats and automatic curtain closers
• Offer you telecare sensors which send an automatic alert if you get into difficulties
• Offer mobility aids such as wheelchairs
• Adapt your home (building work) so that you can use it properly such as stair lifts, shower rooms, widening doorways

If the equipment doesn't work, or you need more support, you may have some intermediate care suppport. This is short-term rehabilitation for up to six weeks. After this, if you still need long-term support, then we will discuss options with you.

Does the service cost?

All of our equipment is loaned to you and so there is no charge. Our training is also free. If we suggest adapting your home, we can advise you on any grants that you may be able to apply for, which will help to cover the cost of the work.

If you prefer, you can have a personal budget which will give you more choice about support that meets your needs. For example, you may want to buy a particular model of equipment which is more expensive than the model we would loan you. Using a personal budget and some of your own money, you could buy the one you wanted. Or, you could use your personal budget to buy some other type of support - as long as we agreed that it met your needs.

Who to contact

Name

Salford Disability Service

Address

Burrows House
10 Priestley Road
Wardley Industrial Estate
Worsley
M28 2LY
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Telephone

0161 607 1499

Email

social.services@salford.gov.uk

Minicom

0161 607 1490

Additional information

Text: 07970 134894

This page was last updated on 20 January 2012