Access to Social Care Services
Community Care is the term used for support
for adults who need help to live their lives as independently as
possible. People may need Community Care for many different
reasons:
- to remain in their own home with support
- supported activities in day centres and other
community settings
- residential or nursing home care
- and more.
The support may be provided short term or on a
more permanent basis. Community Care can also help carers who look
after someone at home.
Local health trusts, which run hospitals and
community health services, provide health care services.
Social Care Services for Children and Families
aim to promote and safeguard the wellbeing of children and young
people in need within their families and where this is not
possible, to provide good quality alternative care. This is done by
supporting children in need whose health and wellbeing would suffer
if services were not provided.