Services
Services for older people
West Lothian Council provides a full range of support services to older people, including those with dementia, and to their carers.
Our overall aim is to ensure that older people receive a good interlinked provision of quality social, health and housing services relevant to their assessed needs as those needs arise and change with time. Services include support at home, 'smart' housing, respite care, day care, housing with care and care home provision. These services provide, as far as possible, a flexible response to user and carer needs.
Pensioner Income Maximisation Service
The council has a dedicated Pensioner Income Maximisation Team who offer help and advice with all types of benefits to people over 60 years of age. Further information on Pensioner Income Maximisation can be found in the Downloadable Documents section below or by contacting the West Lothian Council Advice Shop:
The Advice Shop
Unit 17 Waverley Industrial Estate
Waverley Street
Bathgate
EH48 4HY
Tel 01506 776444
email: advice.shop@westlothian.gov.uk
Downloadable documents
- Adult Support & Protection Guidelines Leaflet (PDF, 1300 Kb)
- Adult Support & Protection Leaflet (PDF, 40 Kb)
- Care Home Satisfaction Results - 2009-1010 (PDF, 355 Kb)
- Dementia - Strategic Service Statement (PDF, 275 Kb)
- Harm - What To Do When Someone Hurts You (PDF, 300 Kb)
- New Horizon guide 2010/2011 (PDF, 672kb)
- Older People - Strategic Service Statement (PDF, 275 Kb)
- Older People's Social Care Services - Service Leaflet (PDF, 100k)
- Pensioner Income Maximisation Service (Results - October-December 2009) (PDF, 520 Kb)
- Pensioner Income Maximisation Service - Leaflet (PDF, 365 Kb)
West Lothian CHCP
Local social and health care information, including information on healthy eating and physical activity.
Children and young people
Services which offer support and advice to children, young people, their parents, carers and families are provided.
Throughcare & Aftercare
A social work service for young people who are looked after or supported under an Aftercare service
