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Shared Lives
Shared Lives
Shared Lives Schemes provide family
based high quality care, support and
accommodation to the people using the
service, giving them a chance to live an
ordinary life in the community with the
support they need.
Bradford Council support adults who are
older, who may have dementia, people with
a learning disability, people with mental
health issues, or other needs that make it
harder for them to live on their own.
Care and support can be provided as day
time support or on a short break or a full
time basis. It will be provided in a way that
is responsive, friendly and timely, that is
worthy of peoples trust as we are registered
with Care Quality Commission. Sometimes
people use a Shared Lives Scheme as a
way of learning the skills they need to live
independently but also as a home for life or
to support their current living arrangement.
It is an alternative to traditional kinds of
care such as care homes, supported living,
building based day services and respite
stays in a care home.
Sharing a home and community life
supports people to transform their lives
as well as build positive and meaningful
relationships. Everyone is matched carefully
with a Shared Lives provider / carer and
the Bradford Scheme provides ongoing
support for all those involved.
Any member of the team would be happy to
talk about the service and can be contacted
on 01274 432211.
Disabled Facilities Grants
You can refer for an occupational therapy
assessment in order to be considered for DFG
grant funding to adapt your home if you are
disabled and need to make changes to your
home.The Occupational therapy approach
will be centred around conversations about
what you are able to do for yourself and the
support you have from family, friends or within
the community to help you maintain living
healthy, happy and well at home. We will
also consider the potential for re-habilitation,
appropriateness of equipment provision, minor
works, techniques to manage everday tasks
prior to looking at DFG funding.
Grants can be used to:
• Widen doors and install ramps.
• Improve access to rooms and facilities,
e.g. stairlifts or a bathroom.
• Adapt heating or lighting controls to
make them easier to use.
• Fitting gates to stairs or safety glass in
doors and windows.
• Taking a bath out and installing a
shower.
• Improving access to enable care of
a child/spouse.
The maximum grant available is up to
£30,000. It is means tested to establish
if you will have to make any contribution
yourself. How much you get depends on
your household income and household
savings.
You or someone living in your property must
be disabled. Either you or the person you’re
applying for must:
• Own the property or be a tenant.
• Intend to live in the property
during the grant period (currently
5 years).
The council needs to be happy that the
work is necessary and appropriate to
meet the disabled person’s needs and
depending on the age and condition of
the property - that the work can be done.
An occupational Therapy assessment is
required in determining what is considered
as appropriate and necessary. You
will need to apply separately for any
planning permission or building regulations
approval.
To make an enquiry about Disabled
Facilities Grants, contact the Occupational
Therapy Service Access Team at Bradford
Metropolitan District Council on 01274
435400.
Search for care online at www.careandsupport-bradford.co.uk
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