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Carer's assessments

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If you care for a friend, partner or relative, find out about the help you could receive from social services. Then browse our guide to the carer's assessment process.

What is community care?

Read our short introduction to assessments for carers and community care assessments.

The assessment process

Two people togetherDiscover how to get assessed, the preparations you can make to get the best from your meeting, and what is likely to happen during the assessment.

The care plan

Here we explain about care plans. The range of services agreed to make it easier for you to carry on caring, that are drawn up by social services following your carer's assessment.

Charges for social services

Learn more about what social services charge for, and the rules about the charges they make.

Making a complaint about your assessment

What to do if you aren't satisfied with your assessment, the care provided, or the amount charged for services.

 
 
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