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PUBLICATIONS LIST

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Publication Title	Description	Format	Date
Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults [1548.6k]	Somerset Safeguarding Adults Policy and Procedure		Nov 2008
Care at Home Services [ 221.2k]	Information about Care at Home Services		May 2009
Care at Home Services [ 195.4k]	Large Print Version		May 2009
Choosing a care home - some things you should think about [ 331.8k]	Issues to consider		May 2009
Choosing a care home - some things you should think about [ 209.9k]	Large Print format		May 2009
Direct Payments [ 103.9k]	Information about the Direct Payments system		Dec 2006
Direct Payments [ 105.1k]	Large Print Version		Dec 2006
Direct Payments - An introduction to arranging your care [ 20.5k]	Information about using an agency and employing a personal assistant		Jan 2008
Direct Payments - An introduction to arranging your care [ 28.9k]	Large Print Version		Jan 2008
Direct Payment Contributions [ 53.7k]	Factsheet		April 2009
Direct Payment Contributions [ 54.2k]	Large Print Version		April 2009
Fairer Charging for Care and Support at Home [ 49.7k]	Charges for Home Services		April 2009
Fairer Charging for Care and Support at Home [ 49.8k]	Large Print Version		April 2009
Heatwave [1748.1k]	A guide to looking after yourself and others during hot weather		July 2008
Help in hospital and when you go home [ 184.7k]	Information about services you may wish to access		Nov 2007
Help in hospital and when you go home [ 101.2k]	Large Print format		Nov 2007
Help with taking medicines [ 34.3k]	Frequently asked questions		Oct 2006
Help with taking medicines [ 34.9k]	Large print version		Oct 2006
Home Support Services [ 57.8k]	What Home Support is and how it can help		April 2009
Home Support Services [ 56.3k]	Large Print Version		April 2009
Independent Living through Telecare Solutions [ 80.0k]	Helps you to live securely and independently at home		April 2008
Independent Living through Telecare Solutions [ 424.8k]	Large Print Version		April 2008
Information for residents with property [ 34.0k]	Residential/nursing home costs for property owners		April 2009
Information for residents with property [ 34.3k]	Large Print Version		April 2009
Information for people who pay for their own care [ 25.6k]	Information about the cost of care fees		April 2009
Information for people who pay for their own care [ 25.4k]	Large Print Version		April 2009
Step down beds for rehabilitation [ 117.0k]	About a rehabilitation service in South Somerset only		March 2007
Step down beds for rehabilitation [ 117.8k]	Large Print Version		March 2007
Moving to a care home - Your right to choose [ 234.1k]	Information about choosing a Care Home		April 2009
Moving to a care home - Your right to choose [ 188.8k]	Large Print Version		April 2009
No Response [ 35.6k]	What we will do if you do not reply when we visit		Aug 2007
No Response [ 35.5k]	Large Print version		Aug 2007
Occupational Therapy Service [ 30.9k]	OT Services in Somerset		Jan 2007
Occupational Therapy Service [ 30.0k]	Large Print format		Jan 2007
Private providers of equipment for disabled people [ 62.2k]	A list of companies who sell general and bathing equipment and wheelchairs		Nov 2008
Companies that provide second-hand stairlifts in Somerset [ 631.2k]	A list of companies who sell second-hand stairlifts		Nov 2008
Equipment to help you use the bath or shower [ 281.7k]	Useful information about bathing and showering equipment		May 2009
Paying for residential care [ 46.4k]	Residential/nursing home costs		April 2009
Paying for residential care [ 38.4k]	Large Print Version		April 2009
Personal Held Record [ 66.3k]	This tells you about your Personal Held Record		July 2006
Short term care package to help prevent you going to hospital [ 21.5k]	The help you can get so that you don't have to go into hospital		Jan 2008
Short term care package to help prevent you going to hospital [ 21.9k]	Large Print Version		Jan 2008
Specialised Residential Care [ 154.5k]	Guide for people with dementia/cognitive behaviour		Mar 2005
Specialised Residential Care [ 313.3k]	A brief guide - Information Sheet		April 2009
The Meals at Home Service [ 189.1k]	Information about how the Meals at Home Service operates		May 2009
The Meals at Home Service [ 151.7k]	Large Print Version		May 2009
Out of Hours Service [ 44.5k]	Emergency care for adults – Taunton Deane area only		Jun 2005
Out of Hours Service [ 43.7k]	Large Print format		Jun 2005
What you want to know about Better Care, Higher Standards	Standards for providing long term care		being updated

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SERVICES FOR DISABLED PEOPLE - PUBLICATIONS LIST

Publication Title	Description	Format	Date
Changing Focus [ 378.6k]	Help for people with very poor eyesight		Mar 2004
Direct Payments [ 103.9k]	Information on the Direct Payments Scheme		Dec 2006
Direct Payments [ 105.1k]	Large Print Version		Dec 2006
Direct Payments - An introduction to arranging your care [ 20.5k]	Information about using an agency and employing a personal assistant		Jan 2008
Direct Payments - An introduction to arranging your care [ 28.9k]	Large Print Version		Jan 2008
Earmark [ 431.7k]	Handbook for people who are deaf or hard of hearing		Mar 2005
Having Problems With Your Hearing [ 340.8k]	If you have hearing problems, this is the help you can get		Feb 2006
Having Problems With Your Hearing [ 554.0k]	Colour Version		July 2006
Having Problems With Your Sight [ 341.0k]	If you have sight problems, this is the help you can get		Feb 2006
Having Problems With Your Sight [ 610.4k]	Colour Version		July 2006
Livewire 21 [4303.1k]	For everyone with an interest in disability in Somerset		April 2009
Blue Badge Scheme [ 110.1k]	How the scheme works		July 2006
Blue Badge Scheme [ 50.1k]	Large Print format		July 2006
Independent Living Fund [ 446.0k]	Funding help for people with disabilities		April 2008
Independent Living Fund [ 287.3k]	Large Print Format		April 2008

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