Help to live independently

Find out ways to help you or someone you care for to stay in their own home.

As we get older, or have problems with our health or mobility, then living independently and safely staying in our own home can become increasingly challenging. 

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Help living at home | Getting out and about | Finances | Legal advice and support | Housing | Caring for somebody | Support for veterans | Education, employment & volunteering | Further support & contact information.

Help living at home

• Technology to keep you safe - Telecare and Home Alarm Systems
• Occupational Therapy
• Day Centres
• Support following a hospital stay
• Keeping warm in winter
• Assisted bin/box collections
• AskSARA - advice, support and products that make daily living easier

Getting out and about

• Transport support services to help you get out and about
• Mobility Travel Pass / Senior Citizen Pass
• Blue Badge Scheme

Finances

• Financial assessments
• Personal budgets
• Direct payments
• Money management
• Welfare Benefits
• Local Assistance Scheme - Support to cope in times of crisis

Legal advice and support

• Someone to speak on my behalf - Advocacy
• Managing someone's affairs - Power of Attorney

Housing

• Housing adaptations
• Extra Care Housing
• Care Homes
• Shared Lives Doncaster

Caring for somebody

• Support for carers
• Breaks for carers

Support for Veterans

• Support for our Armed Forces Community

Education, Employment & Volunteering

• Jobs and volunteering opportunities

Further support and contacting us

For further information and details of other services available in Doncaster, please visit: Your Life Doncaster

Alternatively, you could contact us.

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