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A. Occupational therapy
B. Training and Rehabilitation.
C. Hostel accommodation and workshop facilities.
D. Adaptations to Homes - In approved cases the Council will
assist handicapped persons in arranging for the carrying
out of works of adaptation in their homes for their
greater comfort and convenience.
Further particulars are obtainable from the Handicapped Persons
Section, County Health Department, County Hall, Kingston-upon-Thames,
(Kingston 1050, Ext,326).
Surrey County Council - Social and Geriatric Services.
Social and Geriatric Services for old people are steadily
developing and improving. Much is done for them by voluntary associations
and many who are relatively fit in mind and body enjoy a fully
active and interesting life enlivened by visits to Clubs, Recreational
activities are provided by these voluntary associations.
For those who are beginning to fail and require assistance to
maintain themselves in their own homes all the resources of the
Divisional Health Services are readily available and much assistance
from home helps, district nurses and health visitors as well as from
voluntary agencies is given.
For those who are in need of more, such as medical or nursing
care and who cannot maintain themselves in their own homes the
specialised services of a physician, health visitors, and social
workers are available from Kingston Hospital.
The main purpose of this arrangement is rehabilitation. The
social worker or the physician visits the home and assesses the need
and urgency for a short stay in one of the appropriate hospitals.
The family doctor is usually the person who first seeks
assistance from the Home Help Supervisor, but all enquiries on behalf
of needy old people may be made to Divisional Health Headquarters,
The Health Centre, Grange Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, (Kingston 726l),
The County Welfare Committee provides considerable services for
the aged. These include different types of residential accommodation
and many domiciliary and advisory services.
The County Council also makes grants to voluntary organisations
towards initial expenses of buying and equipping properties.