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Directory resultsPersonal Assistant Register (Adults)
Employing a Personal Assistant A personal assistant (PA) can be employed if you need care and support to enable you to live as independently as possible at home. Personal assistants can provide help with your care and support needs. You can search the PA Register for…
Personal Budgets and Direct Payments (Adults)
Personal Budgets and Direct Payments This guidance is for people who have already had a social care assessment and a financial assessment and are eligible for council funded care and support. For more information about financial assessment and paying for care, please visit the Paying…
Peterborough City Council's Older People's Day Service (Adults)
What are day services for older people? The Peterborough City Council’s Older People’s Day Service offers a safe and friendly environment for older people who might be finding it difficult to get out and about and need a bit of help and support. The Peterborough…
Peterborough Information Network - List of website pages
View the full list of web pages pages in the Peterborough Information by clicking on the following section links. Peterborough SEND Information Hub (Local Offer) website page list Adults website page list Adults Easy Read website page listChildren and Families website page listInformation for young…
Preparing for Adulthood - Independent Living (Local Offer)
Preparing for independence Thinking about and preparing for growing up and adulthood is something that happens throughout children and young people’s lives. Independent living is a part of preparing for adulthood and includes things like: somewhere to live skills for looking after yourself and your…
Preparing for Adulthood (Local Offer)
What does preparing for adulthood mean? Your child growing into a young adult can be a very worrying time for parents and carers. Your child will be moving from familiar children’s services to new adult services. They will take on decision-making responsibility for themselves. These…
Preparing for Adulthood - Employment (Local Offer)
Preparing for adulthood - Employment Employment is a very important part of life. When people have a job, they feel part of society, they have a purpose, make new friends plus have money in their pockets to buy the things they want. There are a…
Preparing for Adulthood - Friends, Relationships & Community (Local Offer)
Preparing for adulthood To support young adults to have opportunities to spend time with their peers outside of school and college, the Local Offer includes a list of community groups available in Peterborough. If you see a Local Offer flag on the record it means…
Preparing for Adulthood - Good Health (Local Offer)
Preparing for adulthood For young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND), planning for adulthood begins in Year 9 (the school year in which a child has their 14th birthday), and in some cases will continue until their 25th birthday. We often call this…
Reablement (Adults)
Reablement Reablement is a programme of short term support tailored to your individual needs, to help you (re)learn the skills needed for daily living and reduce the amount of care and support you need. Reablement is about helping people to do things for themselves rather…