Adult Social Care services A-Z

These are adult social care services, listed A-Z. You may also want to read an adult social care leaflet, find contact details for Adult Community Care or send us a message using our contact form.

A

Aids and adaptations
Abuse of adults
Advocacy
Alarm systems
Assessments

B

Blindness and visual impairment
Blue badges
British Sign Language (BSL)
Bus passes - concessionary travel

C

Care Direct - Adult Community Care duty desk
Carers
Charges for services
Care homes
Complaints
Contact us - see 'Care Direct...'

D

Day centres and services
Deaf and DeafBlind people
Digital TV switchover help
Direct payments
Disabilities
Disability registration
Doctors and hospitals
Drugs and alcohol services

E

Eligibility for help

F, G

Fair access to care services - how we work out if we can help you - see 'Eligibility...'
Guardianship - Mental Health Act

H, I

Hearing problems
HIV/AIDS
Home care
Hospital, help after leaving
Housing Related Support
Intermediate care - see 'Hospital, help after leaving'

K, L

Learning difficulties

M

Meals service
Mental Capacity Act
Mental health

N, O, P

No Secrets in Bristol - see 'abuse of adults'
Occupational therapy – see 'aids and adaptations'
Older people
Parking permits – see 'blue badges'

R, S, T

Residential homes - see 'care homes'
Respite care
Safeguarding adults - see 'Abuse...'
Sensory impairment - see 'blindness'
Social care - see 'Care Direct...'
Supporting People
Training courses - for care providers

V, W

Very Sheltered Housing
Visual impairment – see 'blindness'
Vulnerable adults - see 'no secrets'
Winter advice - see 'Keep warm, keep well'