Housework
Keeping the home clean and tidy is important, however the Council's priority is to help people with managing their personal care, and ensuring they are well and safe. This means that they may not always be able to provide help for things like cleaning, shopping and home maintance. If you or your cared for need help with general housework there are a large number of local private homecare agencies who can provide this service.
If you feel that your cared for can manage with things like bathing and getting around your house, but need help with things like housework and food shopping, they can use a private care agency.
They can provide you with staff to help with housework and other things, but you will have to pay for their services. If you receive a Disability Living Allowance (DLA) you could use it for this type of service.
Useful Contacts
Age UK
Provides Home Support Services which include help around:
Domestic Cleaning
Laundry and Ironing
Shopping
Accompanied Medical appointment
Bathing/Showering Care
Support with exercise programme
Gardening.
Contact Details: Age Uk Redbridge, Barking & Havering, 4th Floor, 103 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 4PU email: admin@ageukrbh.org.uk Tel: 0208 220 6000 website: ageuk.org.uk/redbridgebarkinghavering
Tapestry
Provides a wide range of Personal Care Services that include:
Personal Care
Domestic Help
Companionship
Escorting
Nail Care
Contact Details: Tel: 01708 796600 email: care@tapestry-uk.org click HERE for more information
If you need some advice or support, remember you can contact the Adult Social Care Team on 01708 432000
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CQC
A list of regulated agencies can be found on the Care Quality Commission website below: