Social care publications

You can either browse through the list of publications or use the search options to find what you are interested in.

• information packs - we produce information packs for people in certain situations. Use the 'Category' search to see what is in each pack.  

Click on the title of the publication for more information including links to download a copy.

As part of the Accessible Information Standard, we aim to provide information in formats you can understand and offer appropriate support to help you to communicate. For more information about the Standard visit the NHS England website. 

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Title	Category	Description
Universal deferred payments scheme	Mental health and wellbeing Money and finance Self funders	Find out more about the universal deferred payments scheme.
Support with Confidence - factsheet 9	Information and advice	Information on the Support with Confidence Scheme.
Short term care (respite or short breaks) - how we work out what you pay	Mental health and wellbeing	Information about financial assessments for short term care.
Short Breaks factsheet	Carers Information and advice	Short breaks factsheet for users and their carers.
Short Breaks Easy Read factsheet	Learning disability	Easy Read version of the Short Breaks booklet, which tells you about the breaks available for adults with disabilities who live at home with their families.
Shared Lives leaflet	Information and advice	Shared Lives is a scheme where carers are recruited and trained to look after older people, people with physical disabilities, learning disabilities or mental health needs.
Shared Lives factsheet for service users	Support to remain independent	This factsheet provides information about Shared Lives which is a scheme where carers are trained to look after older people, people with physical disabilities, learning disabilities or mental health needs.
Selecting a Direct Payments Support Service - factsheet 5	Mental health and wellbeing	There are a range of services you may want to purchase to help you with all or some of the responsibilities involved in employing and training Personal Assistants to provide care and support services.
Safety advice for older people	Equipment and adaptations Information and advice Sensory impairment	Advice on fire safety, avoiding crime at home and how to get jobs done around the home by reliable traders.
Role of Relevant Person's Representative	Information and advice	A Relevant Person’s Representative is usually a family member or friend who is willing to act as the person's representative under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
Reducing unwanted mail and telephone calls	Equipment and adaptations	The aim of this leaflet is to provide advice to help reduce the amount of unwanted mail and telephone calls.
Reablement: welcome pack	Learning disability Sensory impairment	Information on the reablement service, which is provided by our Short Term Assessment and Reablement Team (START).
Reablement	Leaving hospital Support to remain independent	Reablement is about regaining skills and confidence to help you live as independently as possible. It is designed to help you if you are struggling with everyday tasks at home, eg getting dressed, getting about your home or making a drink.
Quality in care homes	Somewhere to live	If you can no longer look after yourself at home, you may need to go into a residential or nursing care home. This factsheet will help you consider some of the issues that are important to you in finding the right home.
Privacy Notice Easy Read	Easy read Information and advice	This document tells you how the Council use your personal information and what happens with your information when you or other people share it with the council.
Priory Court Housing Extra Care Factsheet	Support to remain independent Somewhere to live	Priory Court is a brand-new purpose-built housing development for older people located close to Worksop town centre.
Preparing for adulthood Easy Read factsheet	Easy read Information and advice	This document explains the support that is provided for people moving into adult services. This can be called a transition.
Preparation for adulthood: support from the countywide Transitions Team	Information and advice	The County Council has a Transitions Team which is made up of social workers and community care officers who provide planning, assessment, advice and support services for young people preparing for adulthood.
Personal health budgets	Information and advice Support to remain independent	How to apply for a personal health budget.
Personal Budgets DVD	Support to remain independent	Free DVD explaining what personal budgets are. Includes case studies from people describing their experience of having a personal budget and the difference it has made to their lives.
Personal assistants	Sensory impairment	This guide gives you important information that you need to know about, before employing a Personal Assistant.
Paying for support	Easy read Money and finance Self funders	Information on paying for your own support.
Paying for residential care	Money and finance Somewhere to live	Information on paying for your own residential care.
Occupational Therapy Service for adults	Equipment and adaptations Leaving hospital Support to remain independent
Occupational therapy service - safe use of a stand aid	Equipment and adaptations	Information about safety checks for stand aids.
Notts Help Yourself Leaflet	Equipment and adaptations Self funders	Leaflet advertising Notts Help Yourself.
Making decisions: what happens if you can’t	Information and advice Mental health and wellbeing	The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 is designed to protect and help people over 16 years of age who are unable to make all or some decisions for themselves due to an impairment of the brain function.
Making decisions about paying for care?	Somewhere to live	Financial advice for people making decisions about paying for care
Make a difference become a personal assistant	Information and advice	There are people in your community who need Personal Assistants (PAs) to provide care and support. This may be because of their age or disability such as dementia, physical or learning disability, mental health, hearing or sight loss. A PA is employed by the person who needs care and support to help them to live as independently as possible in their home and community.
Living in a care home - Third party payments	Money and finance	What are third party payments, or top-ups?
Living in a care home - how we work out what you pay	Mental health and wellbeing Self funders Sensory impairment	Living in a care home - how we work out what you pay
Living in a care home - direct payments	Money and finance	This factsheet is for residential care service users and their families who are interested in receiving direct payments.
Living at Home Safely for Longer - Easy Read Factsheet	Easy read Support to remain independent	Nottinghamshire County Council aims to help you live as safely and independently as possible. We do this by offering a range of care and support services.
Living at home safely for longer	Sensory impairment	Nottinghamshire County Council aims to help you live as safely and independently as possible. We do this by offering a range of care and support services.
Living at Home Kit: Technology Enabled Care (Formerly Assistive Technology)	Easy read	Assistive Technology is a range of equipment which can help to keep you independent in your own home and provide peace of mind to carers.
Living at Home - paying towards your personal budget	Money and finance	Living at Home - paying towards your personal budget
Level access shower	Equipment and adaptations	A level access shower is a bathing area where there are no steps or lips to get into the shower area.
Is your PA Employed or Self-employed - factsheet 8	Money and finance	Information on Direct Payment - Is your Personal Assistant Employed or Self-Employed?
Information we hold about you	Information and advice	Factsheet describing the information we collect to provide services and how you can find out what information we hold.
Independent advocacy	Information and advice	Describes the 'Your Voice, Your Choice' service tha provides independent advocacy services in Nottinghamshire.
How will my adult safeguarding concern be dealt with?	Information and advice	This factsheet has been produced to help you understand what happens once a concern about abuse or neglect regarding an adult with care and support needs is reported to Nottinghamshire County Council.
How to find and recruit a Personal Assistant - factsheet 4	Support to remain independent	Guidance on finding and recruiting a personal assistant
Hospital factsheet	Leaving hospital	Advice and guidance for people going into hospital.
Home from hospital hamper scheme	Leaving hospital	If you have been in hospital and are returning home we can deliver your shopping along with your first hot meal.
Home First Response Service factsheet	Support to remain independent	The Home First Response Service (HFRS) is a short-term rapid response service which can help you if you need social care support to remain at home.
Have your say about council services - Easy Read guide	Easy read Information and advice Learning disability	Have your say about council services - Nottinghamshire County Council wants to hear what you have to say about the services you get from us.
Have your say	Information and advice	Factsheet explaining how to make a complaint about adult social care services.
Handy Person Adaption Service Factsheet	Equipment and adaptations Support to remain independent	About the Handy Person Adaption Service.
Guide to the emergency duty service	Information and advice	A leaflet explaining what the Emergency Duty Service deals with, when it operates and contact details.
Guide to Deprivation of Liberty Orders (known as 'Community DoL')	Mental health and wellbeing	Guide to Deprivation of Liberty Orders (known as 'Community DoL')
Gladstone House Extra Care factsheet	Somewhere to live	Gladstone House is a brand new purpose-built housing development, for people aged 65 or over, located 1.5 miles from Newark town centre.
Getting help from Nottinghamshire County Council Easy Read	Easy read Information and advice Learning disability	Nottinghamshire County Council works with people with learning disabilities. Here is information about the help you can get from us.
Get support to find employment	Learning disability
Get support from Nottinghamshire County Council if you have dementia/Alzheimer's disease	Mental health and wellbeing	This leaflet is aimed at people with dementia and their carers and tells you what happens when you ask us for some help to remain living at home.
Extra Care Housing factsheet	Somewhere to live	Extra Care Housing factsheet
Extra Care factsheet - Poppy Fields	Somewhere to live	Factsheet for Extra Care Poppy Fields
Extra Care factsheet - Darlison Court		Factsheet for Extra Care Darlison Court
Extra Care factsheet - Bilsthorpe	Somewhere to live	Factsheet for Extra Care Bilsthorpe
Employing a Personal Assistant - factsheet 2	Support to remain independent	Guidance on employing a personal assistant
Doing your own Care and Support Plan		Doing your own Care and Support Plan
Doing your own Care and Support Assessment		Doing your own Care and Support Assessment
Do you look after someone?	Carers	Carers information booklet aimed at carers explaining what support is available from Nottinghamshire County Council and other local organisation
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks for Personal Assistants	Information and advice	A guide to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks for Personal Assistants.
Disabled Facilities Grant	Equipment and adaptations
Direct Payments Pre-Paid Debit Cards - factsheet 3	Money and finance	This factsheet explains how to use the direct payment debit card.
Direct Payments in residential care - Easy Read introduction	Easy read Money and finance	An easy read introduction to direct payments in residential care
Direct Payment Explanation - factsheet 1	Mental health and wellbeing	Explanation of a Direct Payment
Direct Payment contributions - factsheet 7	Money and finance	Information on Direct Payments & Personal Contributions.
Direct Payment Auditing - factsheet 6	Money and finance	Information on Direct Payments Auditing.
Deprivation of assets	Money and finance	Deprivation of assets occurs when you intentionally reduce your assets to avoid using their value towards paying for your care.
Deaf or hard of hearing communications: 10 top tips	Sensory impairment	Deaf or hard of hearing communications: 10 top tips
Day services	Support to remain independent	Information about day services.
Customer Service Centre - Easy Read guide	Equipment and adaptations	This document explains the different ways of contacting the Council for information and advice.
County Enterprise Foods leaflet	Sensory impairment	Describes the Meals at Home service from County Enterprise Foods
County Enterprise Foods brochure	Sensory impairment	We are the only supplier of hot meals for the whole of Nottinghamshire. To ensure your meals are fresh and piping hot, many of our vans have ovens on board that cook the meals en route.
Council Tax discounts and reductions for people with disabilities and their carers	Money and finance Self funders	Council Tax discounts and reductions for people with disabilities and their carers
Community Learning Disability Teams factsheet - Easy Read version	Easy read Learning disability	Our Community Learning Disability Teams provide specialist assessment, advice, treatment and support services for adults with a learning disability and their carers.
Community Learning Disability Teams factsheet	Learning disability	Our Community Learning Disability Teams provide specialist assessment, advice, treatment and support services for adults with a learning disability and their carers.
Church Street Care Home	Information and advice Self funders	Church Street Care Home provides eight long term residential placements for adults with learning disabilities
Care and support plan factsheet	Support to remain independent	Factsheet about care and support plan
Care and support in prisons factsheet	Information and advice	Care and Support in Prisons, Approved Premises and Bail Accommodation
Care and support assessment factsheet	Information and advice	Factsheet about care and support assessment
Buying a stair lift	Equipment and adaptations	Guidance on things to consider when buying a stair lift
British Sign Language (BSL) - Support With Confidence	Money and finance	This is a British Sign Language film clip about Support with Confidence. This explains about training, information and funding that a Personal Assistant (PA) can get.
British Sign Language (BSL) - personal assistant	Sensory impairment	This is a British Sign Language film clip about what a Personal Assistant is. The film clip also explains what work a Personal Assistant (or a PA) can do.
Bassetlaw social work clinic for older adults	Support to remain independent	Support available for adults 65 and over
Appointeeship and deputyship – managing money on somebody else's behalf	Mental health and wellbeing	Nottinghamshire County Council will, in exceptional circumstances, manage the finances of people who are unable to do this themselves, and have no one else who is willing or able to do this for them
Adult abuse safeguarding process - Easy Read guide	Easy read Information and advice	This document tells you about what happens once a concern has been reported to Nottinghamshire County Council.
Adult Abuse Leaflet	Information and advice	Information on adult abuse, including who is at risk of abuse or neglect and what types of abuse there are.
Adult abuse (types of abuse) Easy Read Guide	Easy read Information and advice	This document tells you about different types of abuse. You should read this document with the Easy Read Safeguarding Adults and the Easy Read Safeguarding Adults Process.
Adult abuse (safeguarding) Easy Read guide	Easy read Information and advice	This document tells you about Safeguarding in Nottinghamshire.
A self-funder's guide to care and support	Equipment and adaptations Self funders	A self-funder is someone who pays the full cost for their care and support.
A guide to property access	Equipment and adaptations	A guide to property access
24 hour Emergency Home Care Response Service	Easy read	The 24 hour telecare response service provides access to emergency home care support via a lifeline or telecare sensors.