What services are available and who do I contact?
Information on the community care and specialist services that are available for people who have a range of different care needs. These services can help you or the person you care for.
Find out about other agencies and voluntary organisations who can also provide support.
Services for people with a learning disability
Find out about social work and specialist services available for people with a learning disability. Includes information on the community care assessment and community learning disability team. Learn more about Asperger's syndrome, autism spectrum disorder and what the Aberdeenshire Autism Information Base can offer you.
Services for people experiencing mental health difficulties
Find out about social work and specialist services available for people experiencing mental health difficulties. Includes information on the community care assessment and who to contact.
Services for people with problems as a result of drug or alcohol use
Find out about the social work and specialist services available for people experiencing difficulties as a result of drug or alcohol use. Includes information on the community substance misuse team, community substance misuse care manager service, self help groups, community and residential rehabilitation, help with finding and keeping a job and needle exchanges.
Services for older people
Find out about the social work services available for older people. Includes information on care and support at home, community alarm, telecare, meals at home, day centres, adaptations for your home, care options and welfare benefits.
Services for people with a physical disability
Find out about the social work services
available for people with a physical disability. Includes information on occupational therapy, respite care and short breaks, day centres, care and support at home, training and employment and the blue badge scheme.
Services for children and young people with a disability
Find out about our specialist
children's disability integrated team
who work with children and young people who have a disablity.
Services for people with sensory impairment
Find out about the social work and specialist services available for people with a sensory impairment. Includes informationon visual impairment services, hearing loss services and deafblindness services.
Out of hours emergency service
Find out about our out of hours emergency service. This service is available to help anyone experiencing personal or family problems that reach a crisis at nights, weekends or bank holidays.
Services for people with acquired brain injuries
Find out about the social work, health and rehabilitation services available for people with acquired brain injuries. Includes information on voluntary organisations who provide specialist support.
Services for people requiring palliative care
Find out about the social work, home care and specialist services available to help people who have a life threatening illness, or their families. Includes information about palliative care.
Services for people affected by domestic abuse
Find out about the social work and specialist services available for people affected by domestic abuse. Includes information on the help and support available, how to keep yourself safe, types of domestic abuse behaviour and domestic abuse refuges. Also includes details of our domestic abuse team and what happens if you contact them.
Services for people with dementia
Find out about our community care and specialist services for people who have dementia and their carers. Includes information about dementia, assessment of needs and who to contact.
Occupational therapy service
Find out about our occupational therapy service and how we can help you live independently. Includes information on equipment and adaptation that can help you or your carer with everday tasks.
