You will need to contact your local council’s adult social services department to arrange a care needs assessment, and Age UK recommend you “explain you need support managing everyday tasks like accessing your community” to ensure they recognise your need. There won’t be a charge for the actual assessment, and everyone is entitled to one. If you’re arranging an assessment for another person then they must agree to it taking place, unless they lack the mental capacity or the ability to communicate their wishes themselves.
The actual assessment will be carried out by a social care professional on the telephone, online, or face to face. They will ask you questions and look at all aspects of your life, including the emotional and social side, your existing skills and abilities, your views, background and who currently supports you, your health and housing requirements, your physical difficulties and your needs and wishes for your care.
They will also need to talk to members of your multidisciplinary healthcare team, such as your GP, if you agree. This is to make sure that you’ll be supported in the most effective way by the whole team of professionals who look after you.
