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Hello! I am your AI Assistant. I've been loaded with all existing practice guidance and policies (excludes Mosaic guidance). I'll will draw on this material first to answer questions. I learn from interaction from users and may modify future answers accordingly. If the same question is repeatedly ...

A dementia diagnosis can often come as a shock and you may need time to adjust. Following this, many people find that by making some changes, they can continue to live well and have a fulfilling life. The Social Care Institute for Excellence has produced an award-winning video exploring how six p...

Information for people with social care needs Working out how much money you need We use the information from your assessment to estimate an amount of money to meet your social care needs. The actual amount you receive is called your 'personal budget', and we will confirm how much this will be onc...

If you have an emergency, or you or your carer need a break, you may need to stay in a residential or nursing home for a short time. If you have more than £23,250 in capital assets ( including property, but not the value of your main or only home), you will have to pay the full cost of your stay. ...

Please view this website using Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox, and not Internet Explorer. Safeguarding adults is the process of enabling adults with care and support needs to protect themselves from abuse or neglect. This includes adults with care and support needs who are already expe...

Learning Disability Someone with a learning disability is not able to learn and do things at the same rate as others. This is lifelong. It differs from person to person but affects things like socialising or managing money, doing jobs around the house and work in general. For more information visi...

New safeguarding leaflets and posters The Safeguarding Adults Board has produced a new information leaflet - Adult Safeguarding - Supporting people to be safe in West Sussex, an Easy Read version , and four new Safeguarding posters . Please help us to share this information with colleagues and pe...

1-120714731 Hammonds is a registered, purpose-built residential care home based in the local community of Aldwick, Bognor Regis, that can support up to 16 people long term. The care home provides person-centred care and support for people over the age of 18 who have a learning disability. We suppo...

How we work out your contribution To work out the amount you will have to pay each week, we add together: • your weekly income, such as pensions and state benefits (but not money you earn); and • a weekly charge on your capital assets, at a rate of £1 a week for every £250 (or part of £250) over £...

The term 'dementia' describes a set of symptoms including memory loss, mood changes, and problems with communications and reasoning. It is caused by diseases of the brain, the most common being Alzheimer’s. Although dementia is more common in people over the age of 65, it can also affect younger p...