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Community Care Services

Community care is about providing the right kind of care and support to people who have difficulty managing on their own, such as:

  • older people who are infirm;
  • people with a physical disability;
  • people with a sensory disability, i.e. a sight or hearing problem;
  • people with a learning disability;
  • people with a mental health problem;
  • people with a drug or alcohol problem;
  • people with HIV/AIDS.

The aims of community care are to:

  • enable people to live as normal a life as possible in their own homes or in a homely environment in the local community;
  • provide the right amount of care and support to help people achieve maximum possible independence and in undertaking basic living skills, help them to achieve their full potential;
  • give individuals a greater say in how they live their lives and the services they need to help them to do so.

Community care services can include:

 

For more information contact Adults and Children's Services Team by telephone: 01634 334466 / TextRelay 18001 01634 334466 or by email: ss.accessandinfo@medway.gov.uk

Write to: Adults and Children's Services Team, Customer First, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TR

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