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Vale of Glamorgan Long Term Care Service - Family support services

Last updated: 08/04/2024
Family support services
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What we do

The Vale of Glamorgan Long Term Care Service supports people who cannot meet their wellbeing outcomes without care and support. The service consists of:

Social workers who undertake assessments, Social Care Officers who support in reviewing long standing care provision. The team works with people and their families to support them to meet their own wellbeing outcomes. This could involve providing or facilitating social work support, liaising with partner agencies, providing domiciliary care, day services, respite as well as residential and nursing care.

The Longer Care Team works with people living in thier own homes, supported accommodation and care homes to ensure that people are getting the right care to meet their needs and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.

Who do we support

Adults who are 18 years or over and live in the Vale of Glamorgan
-Those who look after adults who are 18 and over (carers)

It is more likely you will be assessed as needing care and support if you:
• are older or frail
• have physical disability
• are an older adult with mental health issues
• not able to protect self from harm

Or you are a carer supporting an adult or adults with care and support needs.

Is there a charge to use this service?

Depends - You will not be charged for social work support but you may be asked to pay toward the cost of any Care and Support that you receive dependent upon a Financial Assessment. You will be informed of all charges throughout the process.

Can anyone use this service?

Referrals can be made by individuals, family and friends, as well as other professionals by contacting C1V.

Service details for this family support services

Language: English and Welsh medium

  • Can provide specialist support for families of children with disabilities / additional needs No
     
  • Relevant staff have a valid current DBS? No

 Opening times

08.30 - 17:00 Monday-Thursday and 16.30 on Friday

Where do we provide our service?

We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Please note that the results found when searching in English or Welsh on the English and Welsh sides of the website (www.dewis.wales or www.dewis.cymru) will sometimes differ. Providers can (subject to rules around language standards that apply to some provision) choose to enter their information in English only, in Welsh only, or bilingually. Whilst we try to use the technology within the site to limit the impact of their choice, both terminology and the structure of the languages mean that differences in the results produced is sometimes inevitable.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.

Find more well-being information at www.dewis.wales

We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Please note that the results found when searching in English or Welsh on the English and Welsh sides of the website (www.dewis.wales or www.dewis.cymru) will sometimes differ. Providers can (subject to rules around language standards that apply to some provision) choose to enter their information in English only, in Welsh only, or bilingually. Whilst we try to use the technology within the site to limit the impact of their choice, both terminology and the structure of the languages mean that differences in the results produced is sometimes inevitable.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.