Sensory services
The sensory services team support Salford citizens of all ages who have a hearing loss or a sight loss or are deafblind.
As well as giving you information and advice about buying every-day living equipment and managing your sight or hearing loss, we can find out about how your are managing now and what you are finding very difficult. This is called an assessment.
What happens after the assessment?
If you are eligible for support, we may suggest some of our services:
Daily living equipment or assistive technology
Simple pieces of equipment such as liquid level indicators to help you pour drinks, talking clocks and screen magnifiers.
Mobility training
We will help you to plan the main, regular journeys you make, such as to the shops, to work, to a social group or health centre. We will plan the safest route and work out what landmarks are on the way, so that you know where you are. We will help you re-learn how to use public transport - for example, knowing when it is your bus stop. We will give you a cane and help you learn how to use it.
Daily living training
We can help you re-learn tasks such as cooking and cleaning and show you how to use some of the daily living equipment you may want.
Longer term support
If you need longer term support, part of your assessment may be making a support plan which lists:
- changes you want to make to your life
- the goals you want to achieve
- what support will help you
We will use your support plan to help you decide the support you want. This could include equipment, help with every day tasks or help with finding work. It is up to you.
How much do services cost?
The services and equipment we provide such as mobility training, daily living training and the long-term loan of equipment are free.
If you need longer term support, you will have a personal budget. This is based on the amount of support you need. We work out how much we will pay towards your personal budget and how much you will have to pay based on your finances.
What other support is there?
We support and work with other health and social care organisations and voluntary groups including:
- Action for Blind People
- Henshaws
- Children’s Services and other parts of the city council
- RNIB
- Action On Hearing Loss
- Audiology and eye clinics in the health service
- Mental health services
- Fire service
You can use our service information directory to find visual impairment groups and hearing impairment groups in the city.
Who to contact
- Name
- Adult Social Care Contact Team
- Address
-
Salford Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
Salford
M27 5AW
Map to this location - Telephone
- 0161 909 6517
- social.services@salford.gov.uk
- Minicom
- 0161 909 6527
- Additional information
- Text: 07970 134894
This page was last updated on 23 January 2012
