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Community Care in East Lothian
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To be able to get a community care service, you must be aged 16 or over, and you must have an assessment. People who are in most need or at most risk will be given priority. People may be charged for some services depending on the outcome of their financial assessment. Please see our Eligibility Criteria for more information on both these subjects.
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Community care services are for people who:
Once you have been assessed as needing a community care service, you can choose to buy your own services through the Direct Payments scheme or we can purchase them for you.
To find out about charges for non-residential care and support, click here.
Other aspects of Community Care
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For information on protecting vulnerable adults, click here
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For more informatation about Joint Future, click here
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For more information about making a comment, suggestion or complaint about a social work service, click here
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For information for people who may need community care support when they are discharged from hospital, click here
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For information on the Safelink Message in a Bottle scheme, click here.
Contact us at: communitycare@eastlothian.gov.uk
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