Welcome to Kernow Directory. Organisations supporting adults across Cornwall are continuing to add their details. If you are an organisation, please visit one of our directories and click “Add a listing.”
Our information, advice and guidance pages are co-produced with people who have lived experience and will continue to grow.
Sometimes people need help expressing their wishes. They might also need help understanding information around health, care and support decisions.
Advocacy is having someone to help you with this.
Finding the right support when you need it can make a big difference. There are many organisations and programmes in Cornwall which can support you with different needs. Whatever it is you need advice for, these organisations ensure people get the help they need when it matters most.
Sustaining independence and reducing the need for formal support.
Prevention is about helping people stay healthy, happy and independent for as long as possible. It is a key part of our services for adults, and embraces the use of digital technology
When teams of social workers and other professional work with you, or the person you care for, there are a number of professional tools that they use that help us to help you.
Shared Lives is a form of accommodation-based support where you live in a family environment in a carer’s home.
Shared Lives provides a safe, secure home and the love and stability that family life can offer to adults and young people who are not able to live on their own. It means people who need support can choose to become part of a family and a community while getting the support they need.
Technology Enabled Care (TEC) helps people live safely and live more independently. In Cornwall, we use TEC to support people of all ages, including unpaid carers.
Technology Enabled Care (TEC) can help with a variety of situations. Follow the link to see examples of real life impact of TEC on our residents.
Managing finances on somebody else's behalf when do not have the capacity to manage their own finances.
A Direct Payment puts you in charge of your care and support. It gives you choice, control and independence. It is where a personal budget is paid directly to you by Cornwall Council so you can arrange and pay for your own support.
Co-production means working together as equals. By working together, we make the best use of our resources and strengths. We find ways of doing things which benefit our community. In Adult Social Care it is about ensuring people affected by disability and frailty have the opportunity to take part in and influence what happens to them.
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are an extension of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. DoLS are a framework for acting and making decisions on behalf of people who lack the mental capacity to do so for themselves.