Support for people with physical disabilities
If you are aged between 18 and 65 and have a serious physical disability, we can help you maintain your independence at home.
The Physical and Sensory Disabilities Team provides a social work service to younger adults who have serious and complex physical disabilities such as: multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, spinal injuries, motor neurone disease or head injuries.
How we can help
Our aim is to provide services which make you as independent as possible in your own home. We can also help if you need permanent residential or nursing care, or if you need to give your main carer a short break.
We provide:
- An assessment of your needs by a social worker
- An assessment which also takes into account the needs of carers
- Advice and support where appropriate
- Following an assessment, we can arrange personal care at home, day care and respite care to give you or your carer a break. You may be expected to pay a contribution to the total cost of services we provide at home, this will depend on your income.
We work closely with local hospitals and community health teams and in many cases our assessments will form part of an overall assessment of your needs provided by occupational therapists, physiotherapists and others.
We also work with the Community Rehabilitation Services as part of their multi-disciplinary team providing a rehabilitation programme for people with brain injuries and multiple sclerosis.
Supporting People
Find out about Supporting People services aimed at helping you to continue to live independently at home.
Contacts
To find out more about services for younger people with physical disabilities, please contact the Duty Officer on 01902 553652.
Alternatively, if you would like to send a message, please click here.
Visit us
You are also welcome to call into our 'drop-in' sessions between 10am-noon on Tuesdays and Fridays when a member of staff will be available to interview you and offer advice and support.
Physical and Sensory Disabilties Team
Neville Garratt Centre
Bell Street
Wolverhampton
WV1 3PR
Telephone : 01902 553652
Textphone : 01902 553677
Fax : 01902 553643
Email : ssdisabilityteam@wolverhampton.gov.uk
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