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Social care and support are services to help you if you 

  • need practical support because of illness or disability
  • care for someone receiving social care and support

Social care and support are usually paid for by either people who need services, their families or, in some cases, the council. 

Help in your home
  1. Help in your home
  2. Adapt your home
  3. Get equipment to help at home
  4. Maintain your home
How to get adult social care support
If you have any care or support needs you can ask us for a needs assessment.
Day care and day opportunities
Day opportunities and day care are a great way to meet others and get out of the house for a few hours. It includes a range of activities, the chance to socialise and may include a meal.
Caring for other people
You might not think of yourself as a carer. But you probably are if you're looking after someone regularly, including your spouse or a family member, because they're ill or disabled.
  1. How to care for a disabled child
  2. Help for parent carers of disabled children
  3. Register as a carer
  4. Carer benefits
Care homes
Care and residential homes provide accommodation and personal care.
Nursing homes
Nursing homes provide personal care but there will always be 1 or more qualified nurses on duty to provide nursing care.
Respite care
Respite care means taking a break from caring, while the person you care for is looked after by someone else.
Paying for your care
Depending on your situation, you may need to pay towards the cost of your care and support, or pay for it in full.
Adult Social Care Self Assessment
Check to see whether you might be eligible for social care and support.
Financial Self Assessment
A financial assessment helps to calculate how much you may have to pay towards the cost of your care.
Travel and transport
Support to help you get from A to B as easily as possible.
Advocacy
If you find it difficult to understand your care and support or find it hard speak up, there are people who can act as a spokesperson for you.
Arranging care before you leave hospital
If you or someone you know goes into hospital, help and support should be arranged before you go home (are discharged).
Care after illness or hospital discharge (reablement)
If you or someone you know has been in hospital or had an illness or fall, you may need temporary care to help you get back to normal and stay independent.
End of life and palliative care
End of life care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life.
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