b'Supporting youto live wellIntroduction Welcome to your West Sussex Care Guide 202324 which provides information and guidance about care and support services for adults in the county, as well as advice on staying safe and well. It is also an easy-to-understand guide to the way adult social care services work in West Sussex.We believe that people should have the bestHighlight the needs very clearly on the persons opportunity to lead healthy and independent livesrecords.and, wherever it is reasonable and safe to do so, theyShare the information about the persons needs with are supported to stay in their own homes for as longother social care or NHS providers as part of any as possible, rather than having to move to long-termreferral or handover process.residential care.We recommend you take the time to consider theMeet the needs by making sure that the person different options that are available to support yourgets the information they need in a format they can independence. There is a charge for some of theseunderstand and that they receive any communication services, and you may find it useful to plan ahead andsupport they need.consider how you will pay for them. Other formats availableThis guide provides details of domiciliary care services,If you would like the information in this guide in another day care services and extra-care housing schemesformat, such as on audio CD or in Easy Read, please in alphabetical order. (Domiciliary care services arecontact Adults CarePoint by calling 01243 642121 or services that provide personal care and support foremailing socialcare@westsussex.gov.uk. You can also people living in their own homes.) call using Relay UK on 18001 01243 642121 (from Care homes and care homes with nursing are listed ina textphone or the NGT Lite app downloaded onto a county geographical areas and the colours of the tabscomputer, tablet or smartphone).at the bottom of the pages relate to the colours asTo make sure you have the most up-to-date shown on the map on pages 32 and 33. information on registered care services, check the Care The cost of producing the care guide is covered by theQuality Commissions website at cqc.org.uk.money made from allowing companies to advertise inAcknowledgementsit. We do not make a profit from this publication.We would like to acknowledge the support of our Accessible Information Standard advertisers and sponsors as without them it would not All organisations that provide NHS or social carebe possible to publish this guide.services must meet the Accessible Information Standard. The standard sets out the approach that organisations must use to make sure that peopleThe Councils disclaimerwith disabilities have access to information in formatsWe, West Sussex County Council, produce this guide for that they can understand. The standard also tellsinformation only. We accept no responsibility or liability for the organisations how to support peoples communicationaccuracy or the completeness of the information and materials needs, for example, by offering a British Sign Languagein this guide.(BSL) interpreter, deafblind interpreter or an advocateWe will not, under any circumstances, be held responsible or liable (someone to represent you). in any way for any claims, damages, losses or costs, including any direct or indirect damages or loss, resulting from or arising directly Organisations must do the following five things. or indirectly from you using any of the information in this guide.Ask people if they have any communication needs. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for any decision you make using information in this guide. You are responsible Make a record of the persons needs. for all decisions involving care and support that you make using information in this guide.Supporting you to live well5'