Adult social care and support

Adult commissioning

Market position statements, cost of care reports and quality assurance for care providers.

Adult social care fees and charges

Fees for residential, nursing, supported, home care and day care services (spreadsheet).

Adult's services complaints

Complain about adult social care, make an anonymous complaint or go to the Ombudsman.

Advocacy: Someone to speak for you

What advocacy is and the independent advocates of Swindon Advocacy Movement.

Care assessment for adults

What happens at a care assessment, where and when it takes place, and what happens next.

Carers

Carer's assessment, carer's allowance, short breaks and emergency help for unpaid carers.

Check if you can get adult social care

Find out how we decide if you can get care and support, and what happens if you cannot.

Dementia

Help if you are worried about memory, types of dementia and explaining dementia to children.

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

DoLS: raise a concern about someone in a care home or hospital, or apply as a care provider.

Exercise referral programmes

Healthwise activity sessions at gyms and leisure centres if a GP or health professional refers you.

Financial and legal matters

Pay for care at home or in a care home, use direct payments, get advice or see your records.

Housing with care and support

Care homes, supported living, extra care housing and sheltered housing for adults.

Meet the leadership team

The adult social care directors and the principal social work and occupational therapy leads.

OK4U

A day service for adults aged 18 and over who need social care support: activities and referrals.

Our strategies

Our adult services, commissioning and workforce strategies and plans, with easy read versions.

Out of hours social work (Emergency Duty Team)

Social work help for adults and children at night, at weekends and on bank holidays.

Shared Lives

Care and accommodation with a Shared Lives carer, and how to become a carer.

Social care in Swindon

What adult and children's social care involve, who uses them and how they are paid for.

Support to live independently

Equipment and adaptations, activities, day centres, transport and help with tasks at home.

Swindon Family Breaks Service

Breaks in residential care at two houses in Gorse Hill for people with learning disabilities.