Category Adult Social Care

Council extends online support for carers with new digital service

15 March 2023 · by · in Adult Social Care, Councillor Heather Shearer, Latest information, Press releases, Social Care

Many Somerset residents who provide unpaid care do not access the support available to them. This could be because they do not see themselves as carers because they are simply supporting a relative, friend or neighbour who needs them to due to disability or illness.  Somerset County Council has recently launched a three-month pilot project […]

Innovative stairlift loan and housing support scheme show benefits of new Somerset Council, say council leaders

15 March 2023 · by · in Adult Social Care, Councillor Bill Revans, Councillor Federica Smith-Roberts, health and wellbeing

A new scheme to support people leaving hospital and returning to their own homes has been praised by senior councillors today, 15 March 2023, as demonstrating the advantage of bringing services together in the new unitary Somerset Council. The headline benefit of the scheme, published in the Somerset Private Sector Housing Renewal Policy, is the […]

Social work training programme offers £19,833 tax-free bursary

14 March 2023 · by · in Adult Social Care, Cllr Tessa Munt, Councillor Tessa Munt, families, Families and Children, Press releases, Recruitment, Social Care, youth services

Step Up to Social Work is an intensive, 14-month full-time programme for people who want to become social workers, but do not have a degree in social work.  The application window closes at noon on Friday 24th March The Department for Education covers the cost of university tuition and provides a tax-free bursary of £19,833 paid […]

Try out amazing equipment and technology to make daily living easier at Somerset Independent Living Centres

23 February 2023 · by · in Adult Social Care, Councillor Heather Shearer, health and wellbeing, Latest information, Press releases, Prevention, Social Care

Talking microwaves to help the visually impaired and specially designed lightweight kettles for the elderly are among the fascinating and practical items on display at Somerset’s Independent Living Centres (SILCs).  The SILCs are filled with useful technology and equipment designed to make daily living at home easier for anyone who may need support living independently, […]

Social care like you’ve never seen it before – bold new recruitment campaign launched in Somerset

16 January 2023 · by · in Adult Social Care, Councillor Heather Shearer, health and wellbeing, Latest information, Press releases, Social Care

The ‘My Time to Care’ campaign was shot entirely in Somerset and stars local carers in six new videos being launched today (Monday, January 16). Somerset County Council has joined forces with the NHS and Registered Care Providers Association for the new campaign, which aims to empower carers, and show how working in social care […]

No Place Like Home – helping patients in Somerset leave hospital as soon as they’re well enough

22 December 2022 · by · in Adult Social Care, Latest information, Press releases, Public Health, Social Care, Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Health and care organisations in Somerset are working together to raise awareness of the benefits of patients recovering at home as soon as they are well enough to leave hospital. ‘There’s No Place Like Home’ promotes the benefits of recovering at home to patients and their families. Being in hospital during a period of serious […]

Award recognition for Somerset County Council Safeguarding staff

2 December 2022 · by · in Adult Social Care, Councillor Heather Shearer, Latest information, Press releases, Social Care

A Somerset County Council social worker has been recognised for her outstanding work and won a national award. Louise White, Somerset County Council service manager for Safeguarding, was one of the winners at the Safeguarding Adults Board ‘We See You – We Hear You’ Excellence Awards held virtually on November 25. The awards, which are […]

Somerset joins network to offer better support to county’s most vulnerable residents 

25 November 2022 · by · in Adult Social Care, Councillor Heather Shearer, health and wellbeing, Latest information, mental health, Press releases, Prevention, Public Health

Somerset will be able to offer better support to its residents after joining forces with a national network that offers expertise in providing effective help to people to access our services.  Somerset is one of 10 new areas approved to join the Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM) network, joining the existing 32 locations already taking […]

“Don’t forget the most vulnerable in budget” Council Leaders’ plea to Chancellor

11 November 2022 · by · in Adult Social Care, Coronavirus, Councillor Bill Revans, Councillor Liz Leyshon, covid-19, finance, Latest information, Press releases, Public Health, Social Care

Council leaders in Somerset have highlighted the need to support care services in the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Autumn Statement next week.  Councillor Bill Revans, Leader of Somerset County Council, said: “Jeremy Hunt was the minister who brought social care into the same department as health, so he more than anyone understands that the country can’t have a properly functioning NHS […]

Support to mitigate impact of Cost of Living crisis this winter

19 October 2022 · by · in Adult Social Care, Councillor Federica Smith-Roberts, economic development, finance, health and wellbeing, Latest information, Libraries, mental health, Press releases, Public Health, Schools

Somerset County Council’s Executive today (Wednesday, 19 October) approved a wide-ranging package of support to help Somerset people deal with the impacts of the Cost of Living crisis this winter. Support includes financial assistance with food and energy bills through the Household Support Fund, a ‘Warm Welcome’ network of venues where people can find warmth […]

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