Care and support for adults in Swindon
What is adult social care?
If you or someone you know needs support with everyday tasks, social care might be right for you. Social Care includes someone providing practical support such as person care or prompting support such as talking you through carrying out a task.
Paying for social care
Please note: It is important to understand that social care from any local authority, unlike the NHS, is not free. Please read more about what you might need to pay and make sure you're comfortable with this before contacting us.
Adult Social care includes:
- assessment of your needs
- provision of service or allocations of funds through a personal budget to enable you to purchase your own care and support such as:
- adaptations to your homes, equipment and gadgets to support you to live your life as independently as possible
- care and support in your own home or to help you access the community
- care and support in a care home
- a direct payment to help you to arrange your own care and support
- different types of housing such as supported housing or extra care housing
Social care provides support to live your life, if you need support with everyday tasks due to having a health condition or illness.
If you need support with the following you may need social care support:
- Looking after yourself
- Looking after your home
- Looking after your money
- Being able to socialise
- Being able to work or volunteer
You may only need support for a short while or maybe, you need something a little longer term.
We can provide advice, guidance and/or support in both situations. If you appear to have care or support needs you have a legal right to an assessment of your care needs and finances.
If you are concerned about abuse or neglect, that’s something else. You should report a safeguarding concern if you or another adult you know is experiencing, or is at risk of, abuse or neglect.
Other useful services
Before you get in contact to discuss your care and support needs, you should also consider if any of the services below are more appropriate.