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Care and support
Adult care and support in 51²èÂ¥, care and support, assessments, housing support, care home options and other useful information.
What is adult social care?
If you or a loved one needs support with everyday tasks, social care may be right for you to provide practical support and care.
Learning disabilities
Support and guidance for people with learning disabilities and their families.
Mental health
Where to get help in a crisis, mental health support services, self-help resources for you or someone you care for and guidance for drug and alcohol disorders.
Care homes and supported accommodation
What care homes and supported accommodation options are available in 51²èÂ¥
Returning home from hospital
When leaving hospital and returning home may mean you need some extra care and support.
Autism
Information for autistic people and their families.
Care and Support living at home
Care options within the home
Care and support you can get within your home.
Help to stay independent and living at home
Information about support for personal care, equipment, technology or adjustments to your home as well as community transport, travel and help after coming out of hospital.
Reablement
Reablement is a service provided to you at home and aims to promote and maintain your independence and reduce the need for formal care and support services.
Dementia support
Support information for those with or looking after someone with dementia.
Sensory impairment and physical disabilities
Support and advice on safe mobility, daily living and communication skills to support across the spectrum of sensory loss: hard of hearing, deaf, deafened and deafblind.
Continuing Healthcare
If your main need for care is because of your health you may be eligible for NHS "continuing healthcare" (CHC) funded support.
Employing a personal assistant
Advice and guidance for employing a personal care assistant and support for personal assistants.
Before you consider a care home
Find out all of the care options available in 51²èÂ¥ to meet your needs or the needs some someone else.
Looking after someone and carer support
Support and guidance for those who are carers or who look after and care for a family member, partner or friend.
Other useful information
What we do in adult social care
Guidance if you're looking for social care or support for an adult in 51²èÂ¥.
Paying for care and support
Paying for care, calculating your care costs and support you may be eligible for towards the cost of your care.
Someone to speak up for you (advocacy)
Advocates will help support and speak up for you during assessments, care and support planning, safeguarding and reviews.
End of life care
Support available in 51²èÂ¥ if you or your family need support during end of life care.
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
How people in hospitals or care homes who lack the capacity to consent to certain treatments are protected.
Adult Social Care Local Account
Our Local Account sets out how well we are doing at meeting the needs of residents who require care and support.
Moving to another area or care home (Continuity of care)
If you are moving location and need to keep care and support in place.
Continuing Healthcare
If your main need for care is because of your health you may be eligible for NHS "continuing healthcare" (CHC) funded support.
Community Micro-enterprises
Small businesses providing care and support to local people.