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If you have an emergency, or you or your carer need a break, you may need to stay in a residential or nursing home for a short time. If you have more than £23,250 in capital assets ( including property, but not the value of your main or only home), you will have to pay the full cost of your stay. ...

Websites you may be interested in Safeguarding is protecting an adult's right to live in safety, free from abuse or neglect. It is everyone’s business to prevent abuse by raising any concerns they may have. Report abuse or neglect Abuse or neglect of an adult can take many different forms. It m...

The Care Act 2014 states that Safeguarding Adult Boards have a statutory responsibility to arrange a Safeguarding Adult Review (SAR) when an adult dies as a result of abuse or neglect (whether known or suspected), or where there is concern that partner agencies could have worked more effectively ...

Please view this website using Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox, and not Internet Explorer. Safeguarding adults is the process of enabling adults with care and support needs to protect themselves from abuse or neglect. This includes adults with care and support needs who are already expe...

Learning Disability Someone with a learning disability is not able to learn and do things at the same rate as others. This is lifelong. It differs from person to person but affects things like socialising or managing money, doing jobs around the house and work in general. For more information visi...

Specialist health The Learning Disabilities Health Facilitation Team support people with Learning Disabilities to access healthcare in the community and hospital setting. Contact details: Phone: 01403 620438 Email : SC-TR.LDHF-Horsham@nhs.net Your home Social Workers can help you think about wher...

New safeguarding leaflets and posters The Safeguarding Adults Board has produced a new information leaflet - Adult Safeguarding - Supporting people to be safe in West Sussex, an Easy Read version , and four new Safeguarding posters . Please help us to share this information with colleagues and pe...

1-120714731 Hammonds is a registered, purpose-built residential care home based in the local community of Aldwick, Bognor Regis, that can support up to 16 people long term. The care home provides person-centred care and support for people over the age of 18 who have a learning disability. We suppo...

How we work out your contribution To work out the amount you will have to pay each week, we add together: • your weekly income, such as pensions and state benefits (but not money you earn); and • a weekly charge on your capital assets, at a rate of £1 a week for every £250 (or part of £250) over £...

The term 'dementia' describes a set of symptoms including memory loss, mood changes, and problems with communications and reasoning. It is caused by diseases of the brain, the most common being Alzheimer’s. Although dementia is more common in people over the age of 65, it can also affect younger p...