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Information about services available to young carers and adults, including home improvements, mobile meals, community alarms and community transport.

  • Meals on wheels: Link to Mobile meals - meals on wheelsMobile meals - meals on wheels

    We provide approximately 45,000 meals to around 300 service users' homes every year.

  • Telecare alarm: Link to Community alarm servicesCommunity alarm services

    Telecare is a telephone-based service which can help a person of any age to feel safer and more supported in their own home, 24 hours a day, 356 days a year.

  • iStock - Community transport: Link to Community transportCommunity transport

    Community transport is complementary to public transport and aims to work with commercial operators by, for example, feeding into main routes, as well as providing door to door services for mobility impaired passengers.

  • iStock - Disabled equipment: Link to Home improvements - disability facility grant for a private propertyHome improvements - disability facility grant for a private property

    Disabled Facility Grants are available for work that is needed to support a person with a disability to live more independently in their own home.

  • home improvement: Link to Home improvements - renovation grantsHome improvements - renovation grants

    All councils in Dorset offer grants and loans to assist homeowners, landlords and tenants to improve, adapt or repair their homes.

  • iStock - Money - Pound sign: Link to Adapting homes grants and loansAdapting homes grants and loans

    Homes that are in serious disrepair or require major adaptations can have an impact on your health and welfare.

  • Picture showing work by Care and Repair: Link to Housing - Care and Repair schemeHousing - Care and Repair scheme

    All councils in Dorset offer grants and loans to assist homeowners, landlords and tenants to improve, adapt or repair their homes.

  • Young carers with project worker tree climbing: Link to Young carers - support and adviceYoung carers - support and advice

    Who is a young carer? Do you look after or help someone in your family? Is this because they are ill, disabled or have problems with drugs, alcohol or their mental health?

  • iStock - Elderly resident chatting to carer: Link to Care - at homeCare - at home

    The Home Care and Re-ablement services in Dorset provide a personal and practical service to help people stay independent and remain in their own homes.

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