How to arrange care
If you're looking for a social care service for
yourself, a relative or a friend, get advice on where to
begin.
Step 1: Contact your council
Your local council should be your starting point for finding the
right social care service for you.
Step 2: Get a care assessment
Your council will carry out a care assessment to find out what
sort of help you need.
This assessment will involve talking to you, and anyone you
choose to speak for you, such as your partner, relatives or friends
to find out exactly what care you need.
You have the right to a care assessment no
matter what your ability is to pay for any care that you may get in
future.
Next steps
- What help can I get? Find out some of
the ways in which good care services might be able to help
- Paying for care: how your council
will decide if – and how much – they can pay towards your care