Online Self-assessment
If you have care and support needs that you require help with for you to live as independently as possible, please complete the online self-assessment.
At home
Equipment, devices, meals and other support to help people to remain as independent as possible when living at home.
This service works to provide the elderly, disabled and carers with impartial advice and information.
You may be able to receive help and support with living safely and independently in your own home through the use of home adaptations and equipment. The service offers self- assessment, clinic assessment or home assessment, depending upon the issues that are identified.
The Housing Support service offers services for people to obtain or maintain their tenancy and to remain independent.
If you live in and own your own home, Wolverhampton Home Improvement Agency can help with grants and loans for repairs and essential maintenance to your property. Eligibility criteria apply.
Very Sheltered Housing (VSH) allows safe and secure living within a community while having care and support close by. It is seen as a very real alternative to residential care homes. Housingcare.org is a charity run site providing free advice on elderly care, including specialist directories & information on nursing homes and residential care homes, as well as sheltered housing, extra care housing and retirement villages, across the UK. Also providing over 2,000 sales and lettings vacancies every week.
Direct Payments includes helpful factsheets about hiring a Personal Assistant
For children and young people with SEND (aged 0-25) visit: Hiring a Personal Assistant
In your community
Support available for mobility, transport, employment and more to maximise people’s independence in the city.
Changing Places toilets provide extra equipment and space to enable people with profound and multiple learning disabilities, or physical disabilities such as spinal injuries, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis, to use them safely and comfortably.
Ring and Ride is a public transport service provided by West Midlands Special Needs Transport for disabled and frail elderly people. The scheme allows people who would otherwise be housebound to shop and use local amenities.
The difference between a Ring and Ride and a conventional bus service lies in the flexible routing and the fact that the minibus is specially adapted with a wheelchair lift and removable seats to accommodate wheelchairs.
Passengers book a journey in advance simply by phoning their local scheme co-ordinator the day before they wish to travel and are picked up at their door with assistance from the driver if necessary.
For more details please visit the Ring and Ride website.
Centro offers disabled persons pass to use their services, for details on how to apply, who is eligible and how to replace a lost pass please visit the Transport for West Midlands website.
Wolverhampton Information Network (WIN) is a free online localised search directory containing details about support services, helpful information and activities that take place in the city.
The Care Coordination Centre (Care Co.) is for all of your Adult Community Services’ needs.
The Care Coordination Centre is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (including bank holidays) and supports people, their relatives and professionals to access the right services at the right time for the person who needs help. The Team can also give health information, advice, and education.
Some of the services accessed via Care Coordination include District Nursing, Hospital at Home, Rapid Access to Social Care, Virtual Ward, Community Intermediate Care Team and Same Day Emergency Care Departments.
Call 01902 443322 and select the appropriate option.