Bournemouth

We can provide you with information, advice and guidance to enable you to live independently and purchase support services to meet your needs.

If you live in Bournemouth, we can offer you Direct Payments, Self-Directed Support and other related support as part of our Independent Living – Your Way service.

You may have a question about how to employ a personal assistant, about tax, benefits, or help with budgeting. Our friendly team of highly trained staff can help you feel in control.

This service provides you with the freedom to choose how you want to spend the money you receive from Adult Community Care Services – to help you in your daily life and meet your individual needs. This money is known as a Personal Budget and can be used to:

• employ a personal assistant to help with your personal care
• help pay for equipment to reduce your longer-term health needs
• enable you to take part in community activities or sports

You may wish to receive your Personal Budget as a Direct Payment, have commissioned services (which your Community Care Service organises and pays for directly), or a combination of both.

We can also provide related services, including payroll and managed accounts. Managing your money and payroll can be daunting for anyone new to being an employer and unfamiliar with budgeting, administering tax and National Insurance, so we offer these services to make it easier for you.

How can I access your Independent Living – Your Way service?

Simply contact the Adult Community Care Services Department of Bournemouth Borough Council on 01202 454979. If you are referred to Enham, we will then work with you to create your support plan, to meet your own care and support needs.

Am I eligible?

If you are living in Bournemouth and receive support from Adult Community Care Services, think you may be eligible for an assessment, or wish to make privately funded arrangements, you could be eligible to receive our service.

Further information

If you'd like to know more about Independent Living – Your Way service, you can download our leaflet, read the latest Direct Payments Newsletter, or contact us directly.

Bournemouth & Dorset Enham Guide: A guide to services (pdf 763KB)

Independent Living – Your Way (pdf 1MB)

Enham Direct Payments Newsletter (pdf 739KB)

Our website also contains lots of information on related issues, such as: recruiting personal assistants; Criminal Record Bureau checks; links to other useful websites; and a glossary explaining all of the terms used in this section and other areas of our website.

Source – Choices for Living

Source is a database of services you may find useful. It has been produced by councils, voluntary organisations and focus groups consisting of a cross section of adults with care and support needs. The topics include:

Things to do, Working and learning, Getting around, Health and Well being, Living at home, Money matters, Caring for someone, Housing and care homes, Living with a disability, Advocacy, Your rights and Safeguarding.

You will also be able to use the What's On guide to plan days out.

http://www.sourcedirectory.org.uk/

Contact our Bournemouth Team

Our office opening hours are 9.00am – 5.00pm Monday to Friday.

Email: directpayments.bmth@enham.org.uk
Telephone: 0845 504 0722
Fax: 0845 504 0724
Minicom: 0845 504 0723
Address: Enham Independent Living Service, Room 8 Kinson Community Centre, Pelhams Park, Milhams Road, Kinson, Bournemouth BH10 7LH