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 care (free)
- meal preparation (free)
- assistance with taking prescribed medication (free)
- paying bills and assisting with finance management (at planning stage)
- general cleaning, housework or laundy (charged)
- shopping assistance (charged)
- frozen meal delivery (charged)
- introducing self-managed technology to support independent living (on request)
- installing equipment or making housing adaptation to support independent movement around the home (on request)