Care services outside your home
Find out about the many local services which provide short periods of care or support away from the home. These services can help with recovery or rehabilitation, give adults regular activities and/or support sessions to attend, or provide families and carers a break from their caring role.
We are continuing to provide adult social care services during the Covid-19 pandemic. If you have a named worker, please contact them by telephone. You can contact Social Care Direct or the Emergency Duty Team on 03000 267 979. Updated information about our services is available on our adult social care page.
Find details of these services on our Locate - care and support in County Durham website.
Day services offer a wide range of supervised activities for older people and people with disabilities. Depending on what you choose, benefits can include:
- learning new skills
- developing new hobbies and interests
- meeting new people
A meal is sometimes provided.
- Care and Support Pathways for adults with disabilities in County Durham, who are eligible for care and support services, no matter how complex their needs may be.
Find details of the many organisations who provide day services on our Locate - care and support in County Durham website.
If you feel cut off, or want to talk about everyday problems with people in similar situations to you, a local support group may be able to help. Groups are often self-run with help and advice from voluntary organisations and our social care staff.
You might be a carer, a lone parent, an older person or someone with health problems, there are many different groups out there.
Visit our Locate - care and support in County Durham website to find support groups near you.
Short term care can be really helpful to give you, or the person who cares for you, a break. For example, you might be admitted to a care home for a short stay.
Visit our Locate - care and support in County Durham website to find details of the different short term break services available.
You can also find information about Carers breaks on the Durham Carers Infopoint website.
Intermediate care services can help support you in the following ways:
- to avoid going into hospital
- to support you when leaving hospital
- to help faster recovery from illness
- to delay the need to go into a care home
Access to intermediate care services
Your Doctor, social worker or other professional will refer you for this service as you will need to have an assessment to see what type of intermediate care is suitable for you.
- First Contact/Social Care Direct
- First Contact/Social Care Direct
- 03000 267 979
- 0191 383 5752
