b'you decide which will best meet your needs. ContactIf you are eligible for NHS continuing healthcare, your our Adults CarePoint by calling 01243 642121 orneeds will be reviewed again after three months, and emailsocialcare@westsussex.gov.uk. You can alsothen once a year after that. If you live in a care home callusing Relay UK on 18001 01243 642121 and need care from a registered nurse, but you do not (from a textphone or the NGT Lite app downloadedmeet the eligibility criteria for, or are no longer eligible onto a computer, tablet or smartphone). for, NHS continuing healthcare, you may be eligible for You may also be able to get information and helpNHS-funded nursing care (see above).fromsome voluntary organisations, for exampleFor more details, visit the West Sussex Continuing AgeUK West Sussex, Brighton and Hove. Please seeHealthcare Team webpagesUseful Contacts on pages 28 to 30. at westsussexccg.nhs.uk/continuing-healthcare/.If you have access to a computer (computersOr call the continuing healthcare helpdeskare available in libraries and elsewhere ifon 01903708609.you dont have your own), you can also visit westsussexconnecttosupport.org and go to theKeeping safe from neglect Careoptions section. andabuse NHS-funded nursing careIf you are concerned that you or someone you know If you are living in a care home that provides nursing, ormay be being abused or neglected, or is neglecting are planning to move into one, you may be eligible forthemselves, please say something. No one should the NHS-funded nursing care contribution. If you arehave to live with abuse or neglect. It is always wrong, assessed as needing some of your care provided by awhatever the circumstances.registered nurse, your local clinical commissioning groupAbuse and neglect can sometimes be prevented if pays this financial contribution direct to the care home.concerns are identified and raised as early as possible. The NHS contributes to the registered nurse who mayIt is important that everyone knows what to look for, provide, arrange or supervise your day-to-day care. and who they can go to for advice and support. To check whether you are eligible for NHS-fundedChanges in someones physical or emotional state nursing care, a nurse will carry out an assessment tomay be a sign of abuse. The checklist in the front of consider your nursing needs. If you are eligible andthis care guide can help you know what good care you are in a care home that provides nursing, the NHSlooks like and when there may be a cause for concern. will pay 209.19 per week (rate as of April 2022)Abuse can take many forms including physical, to the nursing home towards the cost of your nursingpsychological, sexual, financial and organisational care. This rate is set nationally and the Department ofabuse, neglect, discrimination, domestic abuse, self-Health reviews it each year. neglect and modern slavery. For more information on NHS continuing healthcarethe types of abuse, visit westsussexsab.org.uk/what-is-NHS continuing healthcare is a package of care thatsafeguarding/types-of-abuse.the NHS arranges and pays for. It is available for theIf you are concerned about someone you know, try to relatively small number of people who are assessedspeak to them if it is safe to do this. Tell them why you as having high-level ongoing health needs and meetare concerned and ask them what they want you to the criteria set by the Department of Health. It paysdo about it. Always try to get them to agree to getting for care which can be provided for people living inhelp. If they or you are too frightened to complain, you their own home or in a care home, nursing home or acan talk to someone who you trust, for example, your specialist health setting. If you are aged under 18, anysocial care worker, district nurse, or an independent extra NHS support is considered under the Nationalorganisation such as Healthwatch (see page 26).Framework for Children and Young Peoples Continuing Care. For more information visit westsussexccg.nhs.uk/ Working together to keep people safe children-and-young-peoples-continuing-care. Through the West Sussex Safeguarding Adults If you live in your own home, the NHS ContinuingBoard, we and other organisations work together Healthcare Team will discuss an appropriate packageto try to make sure that everyone who receives care of care with you to meet your assessed needs. If youand support services is safe from abuse and neglect. live in a care home or nursing home, NHS continuingThis includes arrangements for responding when healthcare will pay for your care home fees to thesafeguarding concerns are raised with us. level that the clinical commissioning group assessesIf you report a concern to us, we will:is appropriate to meet your health and associated#whenever possible, talk to the person at risk to find social care needs. It does not cover services such asout what they want to happen;chiropody, reflexology or hairdressing, or for you to stay#support them to have an advocate (someone to in a room that is bigger than you need. represent them) if they need one;24Living well in your community'