Social care services in East Lothian
An introduction to social care services
Social care is a term that used to describe forms of personal care and practical assistance for individuals requiring additional support. The aim of social care is to providing a helping hand to support independent living.
It’s sometimes also called:
- care at home
- home care
- home help
- home support
It may involve regular visits from a support worker and / or a social care support team providing:
- personal and nursing care
- general cleaning, housework or laundry
- shopping assistance
- meal preparation or frozen meal delivery
- collecting prescriptions
- assistance with taking prescribed medication
- paying bills and assisting with finance management
- introducing self-managed technology to support independent living
- installing equipment or making housing adaptation to support independent movement around the home.