Residential care - adult
Sometimes people just cannot get the care they need at home even
with extra help. If this happens to you, we can help by arranging a
move to a residential care home or a nursing home.
The decision to recommend a residential or nursing home will
only be made after a full assessment of your needs and anyone who
helps to care for you. If nursing home care is recommended, then
the local health authority also has to agree to this. You can also
consider homes in other local authority areas if your needs will be
better met there.
- Needs assessments – more detailed
information on what needs assessments are, who does them and what
happens.
We may also be able to help you with the cost of a residential
care or nursing home. If you have more than £21,000 in savings or
capital, you will have to pay the full costs of your stay.
- What do I pay? - a guide to the
costs and concerns of paying a care home and short stay care.
Looking for a care home?
Get free, independent reports on the quality of your
local homes and care services to help you make an informed
choice.
Different care homes meet different needs. Some provide full
time nursing care on top of personal care, others support people
with a specific disability or a medical need. We will provide
information about local care homes and help to choose a care home
that will be right for you now and in the future.
On the Commission for Social Care Inspection website
you can:
- Find a list of all care homes and other services like home care
in England
- Download
CSCI
inspection
reports on all care services
- Find out about the quality of a care service and help choose
the right care for you or a relative
The
CSCI
is responsible
for inspecting all residential homes and inspect and write
inspection reports on all adult social care services in
England.
Commission for Social Care Inspection - Looking for
a care home? Get free, independent reports on the quality of your
local homes and care services to help you make an informed
choice.
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