What happens during an adult social care assessment

If eligible under the Care Act, an assessment can help us decide what kind of support somebody might benefit from.

Most people can manage with the help of family and friends, and others may qualify for support at home to help maintain independence. For some people, more specialist help may be needed, such as supported housing or residential care.

An assessment enables us to understand your situation and is used to make decisions about what support and services to offer you. It involves meeting with a social worker to talk about the following:

Your situation

This focuses on the issues you need help with and how it impacts your wellbeing. We will ask what you think could improve your wellbeing.

What already works

This focuses on how you help yourself with these issues and how family, friends or other organisations are helping now or in the future.

What needs to change

This focuses on what it is you want to achieve and what you want to put in place for this to happen. 

What happens next?

On completion of the adult social care assessment, the social worker will arrange a financial assessment to see how much you can afford to pay for your care.

You care will start when you need it, even if you are still waiting for a financial assessment.

When you receive support from us our services are measured against social care standards.