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Are you an adult or a child who has been ill or has had an accident and now struggle to look after yourself, unable to cope with day-to-day tasks such as personal care, regenerate meals and moving around? If you want to stay independent in your own home for as long as possible there is support available.

Integrated Community Equipment Service

Jointly funded by Ceredigion County Council and Hywel Dda University Health Board, the Ceredigion Integrated Community Equipment Service (ICES) provide equipment to enable you to aid and maintain your daily living activities and independence at home. Support is also given to prevent the need for hospital and care home admissions, and to expedite hospital discharge. All equipment is provided free of charge for as long as it required.

Examples of equipment that may be recommended for use include:

• Toilet seats and commodes
• Furniture raisers
• Walking frames
• Hoists
• Profiling beds
• Pressure care mattresses

Adults and children with an assessed need. In order that you get the correct equipment, a health or social professional will call to assess your needs. If you have been in hospital, you will be assessed before you are discharged. If you are at home one of the following professionals will assess you:

• District/Community Nurse attached to your GP practice
• Occupational Therapist
• Physiotherapist
• Other 'Trusted Assessor' health or social care professional involved in your care

Repairs

For emergency out of hours breakdown and repairs to beds, hoists or other electrical equipment provided by ICES, please contact Cantre Mobility on 01545 571 390. Please note that stair lifts and ceiling track hoists are not fitted by, or the responsibility of ICES.

Looking to return equipment?

Where possible we encourage small equipment to be returned directly to the store. For larger equipment, or where you are not able to return equipment yourself, please call the office and a collection can be arranged from your property.

Please note that wheelchairs should be returned to ALAC - 03000 850055.

Contact us

You can contact us by telephone on 01545 570881, by email on clic@ceredigion.gov.uk or by post by writing to Unit 1, Aeron Valley Enterprise Park, Felinfach, SA48 8AG.

If the Integrated Community Equipment Service is seen as the most appropriate service to meet your needs, then someone from the Service will contact you.