Bexley
Care Trust
Working in partnership to ensure
the best health and social care for the community
Occupational Therapy & Rehabilitation Services
Meeting the challenge to provide independent
living
Who can get help?
If you are an older person, or have a physical disability, and
have difficulty staying independent in your own home, we may be able to help.
What help can I get?
We may be able to help by showing you a different way to carry
out every day tasks, including personal care. We could provide you with special
equipment, or help you to make adaptations to get around your home more easily.
Some services are provided by Care Partners Trust and some are are provided
by Bexley Care Trust. This will depend on the type of service you need.
How do I get help?
You can visit, telephone or write to the Social Services Offices
at:
Howbury Centre
Slade Green Road, Erith
Kent, DA8 2HX
 01322
356363
 screeners@bexley.gov.uk
Brampton Road Area Office
8 Brampton Road, Bexleyheath
Kent, DA7 4HB
01322
356363
screeners@bexley.gov.uk
If you or anyone you know
would like information in another language please contact:
Interpreting Services
Howbury Centre
Slade Green Road, Erith
Kent, DA8 2HX
01322 356433
If you prefer, another person can contact the office for you.
There is a short waiting list for Rehabilitation Services, because of great demand
for this service. However, the more urgent your situation the sooner you will
receive help.
What happens next?
An Occupational Therapist or Rehabilitation Assistant will make an appointment
to visit you to carry out an assessment. You will then be given a chance to discuss
how your difficulties affect your daily life. You may be asked to demonstrate
how you carry out day to day activities, this may include pouring the tea, climbing
the stairs, reaching switches, turning taps, washing and bathing.
What happens after an assessment?
After the assessment, an action plan will be drawn up so that you know what help
you can expect. A copy of this will be left with you. Account will be taken of
your current problems as well as those you might experience in the future.
Some people will just need
information and advice to help them resolve their problems, others may need some
special equipment.
Not all equipment comes from Social Services. Some equipment is
provided by the voluntary sector or health services, you will be advised of the
variety available and where you can obtain it.
How much will it cost?
All equipment will be demonstrated to you and will be issued
on loan at no charge.
Where equipment is not enough, minor adaptations to your property might be
necessary (ie widening doors for easier access, installing stair rails or constructing
ramps and rails). These may be paid for by a grant, but you would need a financial
assessment first.
Some people will have difficulties which can only be resolved by major adaptations
(ie. home-lifts, ground floor bedrooms or wheelchair accessible showers). These
may be paid for by a Disabled Facilities Grant. An Occupational Therapist will
visit and recommend work which is necessary and appropriate, taking into account
your disability, how it affects you and your carer, and the age design and structure
of your home.
If you apply for a Disabled Facilities Grant you will have a financial assessment
and may need to make a contribution.
The Mobile Bath Assessment Service
This is a special service for people who are having difficulty
getting in and out of their baths, providing basic equipment to make this easier.
After you receive an appointment for this service, a Rehabilitation Assistant
and a Technician will visit you together. An assessment will be made and all the
necessary equipment and rails will be provided at the visit.
If you need a bath hoist this would have to be ordered, but you could try a
hoist out at the first visit. You do not need to get undressed or have a bath
to try this.
If your mobile bath service assessment showed you were having other problems
in your home, or you needed other adaptations, arrangements would be made for
a full assessment of your needs.
Referrals to other services
There are many services in Bexley which offer help to support
elderly people and people with disabilities. If necessary, and with your consent,
we may refer you to another appropriate service.
Services for older people
Services for people with physical and
sensory disabilities
Services for people with mental health problems
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