Assess if you need to pay for care
Social care and support services are not automatically free of charge for everyone
Paying for short-term or respite care
We offer 3 types of short-term support, some of which are initially free of charge
Paying for care in your own home
Care in your own home can include home care services, personal budgets and day centres
Paying for care in residential and nursing homes
Complete a financial assessment before deciding to pay for care within a residential or nursing home
Deferred payment schemes for adult social care
A Deferred Payment Agreement helps pay your residential care costs if you own a property or land
Free care and support services without a financial assessment
Information on whether service users are entitled to free care and support using NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) funding
Self-funding - residential care
Advice and support with regards to self-funding your own care in a residential or nursing home
Personal budgets, direct payments and support plans
The options available for personal budgets, direct payments and support plans