Care at home
Information about care services to help you live independently at home. Includes adaptations and equipment, and charges for services.
Information about the different kinds of homecare available and how to find it as well as information about what's involved if you hire a personal assistant.
Most of us want to live independently in our own homes for as long as possible. Information about how to get help at home and paying for that support.
Information about getting care in your own home. Includes links to factsheets about finding help at home in Wales, social care assessments for older people with care needs in Wales, obtaining disability equipment and home adaptations in Wales, direct payments for community care services in Wales, and getting help at home. (Content applies to Wales only)
When asked, many older people would prefer to remain in their own homes if they needed care and indeed, for some time now, it has been Government policy to encourage and enable this to happen. This factsheet will help you understand recent changes made under the Care Act and make the right decisions to help you live safely and independently.
This factsheet explains the process for obtaining a local authority assessment of your care and support needs whether you are someone who needs care or you are a carer, deciding whether you are eligible to receive care and support services, and working out a plan to meet your care and support needs including the cost. (Content applies to England only)
This factsheet covers the help you can get from the local authority to manage your daily tasks at home through the provision of specially designed equipment or home adaptations. (Content applies to England only.)
Explains how carer's assessments take place and what areas of your life you will be encouraged to talk about. It also provides information on the type of help that may be provided to you after the assessment has been carried out.
If you are finding it difficult to manage living at home, it may be possible for you to get your house adapted so that it is suitable for your needs, or for you to get help so that you can stay in your home. Information on the help you can get, if you will have to pay for it and if so how you can pay for it, and where you can get help and advice. (Content applies to England only)
Contains factseheets that give an overview of the kind of practical help that may be available to enable you to remain in your own home – or in other community based housing such as extra-care sheltered accommodation – as safely and comfortably as possible.
This factsheet will help you understand how to meet the costs associated with care and support at home.
If you or someone you care for get help from social services, you can apply for direct payments. These let you choose and buy the services you need yourself, instead of getting them from your council. A postcode search that will help you find local information about direct payments.
Help available for carers, including practical help and help with money. Also includes useful organisations and finding help where you live.
It can be a very worrying time if you are thinking about caring for someone who is coming out of hospital and who can no longer care for themselves in the same way as before. Links to different factsheets for England and Wales giving information about hospital discharge procedures, carer's assessments, and how to challenge decisions.
Explains the changes created by the Care Act 2014 and what it means for you. (Content applies to England only) Also links to guides that are applicable to Wales, Scoltand and Northern Ireland.
If you’re finding it difficult to manage everyday tasks at home, you have a right to ask your council’s adult social services department to assess your support needs. Explains how to ask for a care needs assessment and what support services you may receive from your local council if you are assessed as needing support. (Content applies to England and Wales only)
