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- Protecting adults at risk - safeguarding Report and find advice on abuse of an adult at risk.
- Living independently at home Get help with looking after yourself, moving around and staying safe in your own home with adaptations, equipment, mobility aids and telecare
- Social activities and communities Help to find community groups, activities, day services and keeping fit
- Carers support Find advice, practical and financial help if you're a carer looking after someone, Carer's assessment, Free courses for carers, Breaks for carers
- Disability, long term health conditions and mental health support Support for adults who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a visual impairment, older people and adults with autism, dementia, learning disability, or a mental health condition, Alcohol, drugs, stop smoking and gambling support
- Transport for older people and disabled people Get help with bus, train passes, blue badge applications, taxis and parking
- Getting social care and support Find out how to get adult social care support from the council, Eligibility for support and Care needs assessments
- Care homes and supported accommodation Search for a care home or supported living provider, Care homes, Retirement living, Extra Care Housing, Supported living, Shared Lives, Housing Options
- Paying for care How we work out what you have to pay towards help at home or in a care home, where to get independent financial advice
- Information for health and social care professionals and providers Training and development for the independent sector, Safeguarding adults information for professionals, Performance, standards and contracts
- Adult social care and health
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- Schools and education
- Transport, roads and parking
- Make a payment
- Report it
- Contact the council
Getting social care and support
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- How to get care and support for adults
- Care Navigation Service
- Needs assessment
- Kirklees - Living well in Kirklees 2020
Contact adult social care
Protecting adults at risk - safeguarding
- Reporting abuse or neglect of an adult at risk
- Types of abuse
- Advocacy - Someone to speak up for you
- Hate incident reporting
- Domestic violence
- Crime, safety and social care reporting
Staying safe
Carers support
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Transport for older people and disabled people
Living independently at home
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Mobility aids, equipment and adaptions
- Equipment, alterations and technology to support you at home
- Age Smart Kirklees self-assessment tool
- Home adaptations
- Free Handyman Service
- Walking aids, wheelchairs and mobility scooters
- Carephones telecare home safety service
- Blindness and vision loss support
- Deaf or hard of hearing support
- Key safes
Independence at home
- Home care services
- Employing a personal assistant
- Help with eating well
- Support after illness or hospital discharge (reablement)
- Kirklees Homeshare scheme
- Handyperson service - Age UK
- Age UK: Making the most of the internet
- Assisted bin collections
- Council tax discounts, exemptions and benefits
- Keeping your house warm and reducing energy bills
Care homes and supported accommodation
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
There is no legal limit on the amount of visitors to a care home resident.
Care home residents are allowed to visit outdoor locations outside the care home.
We are gradually increasing capacity in council-run day care services.
More information: Care homes
- Care homes
- Search for a care home or supported living provider
- Extra care housing
- Shared Lives
- Retirement living homes
- More housing options
Learning disability housing options
Disability, long term health conditions and mental health support
Mental health and health conditions
- Mental health support in a crisis
- Self-help with your emotional health and wellbeing
- Supported help with emotional wellbeing
- Dementia support
- Learning disabilities
- Support for adults with autism
Sensory loss
Long-term health conditions or illness
Your health
Social activities and communities
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Community groups and activities
- Improve your social well-being
- Befriending Services - Age UK
- Travel Companions, Befriending and Active at Home
- Find a luncheon club
Day centres
Exercise and sport
Local organisations community directory
- Blind and visually impaired support across Kirklees
- Deafness support across Kirklees
- Older peoples support across Kirklees
- Physical disability support across Kirklees
- Mental health support across Kirklees
- Adults with autism spectrum condition support across Kirklees
- Adults with learning disabilities support across Kirklees
- Asylum seekers and refugees support across Kirklees