Moving to adult social care
Support from Adult Social Care
Adult Social Care supports the people of South Tyneside to live better lives by:
- supporting them to understand what choices are available to them locally
- making greater use of our communities
- helping them to access the right information, support and advice when they need it.
For some adults with autism, learning disabilities or severe mental health needs, Adult Social care will carry out an assessment.
The assessment will see if they are eligible for services or a personal budget so they can take control of managing their own care and support needs.
Examples of support include:
- Home Care
- Day Services
- Equipment to help daily living
- Residential care
- Supported accommodation
- Direct Payments
- Welfare benefits advice
- Assistive technology
- Changes and adaptations to the home
- Transport
How to get support from Adult Social Care
To get support from Adult Social Care your child must be over 18.
If your child is already getting support from children's social services (such as the Children with Disabilities Team), it may have already been identified that your child will eventually need support from Adult Social Care.
Your social worker will be able to tell you more about this and what will happen.
If your child has not had support from children's services, you will need to speak to the Let's Talk Team.
A representative will speak to you about your situation and talk to you about what information, advice or support your child may benefit from or be able to access as a young adult.
Adult Services work closely with a range of other organisations, which include health services, housing organisations and private and voluntary organisations.
It may be that you just need information and advice, in which case someone from Adult Social Care will provide you with this information or signpost you to another service which can help you.
However, if further help is needed, an 'assessment' of your needs may have to be carried out.
Assessments
An assessment is a way of looking in depth at what a person's situation, wishes and needs are.
It might just be a conversation between the person and the Care Manager, or it might be more complicated and involve parents/carers and other professionals.
The assessment looks at the person's:
- daily routines and home environment
- family situation and wider community
- social activities
- needs of their carers
- health and safety
Once the assessment is complete, the Care Manager will work with the person to look at what plan of action needs to be taken and how this will be done.
Who is eligible for support
When an assessment is carried out by Adult Social Care, the person's needs are considered in line with the Care Act 2014:
The Council has a duty to promote independence.
Whilst an assessment may identify eligible needs - this does not always mean that a service will be provided.
You may be signposted to services that you can arrange yourself, or community support.
More information
Overview
Adult Social Care supports the people of South Tyneside to live better lives by:
- supporting them to understand what choices are available to them locally
- making greater use of our communities
- helping them to access the right information, support and advice when they need it.
How to get support
To get support from Adult Social Care your child must be over 18.
If you child is already getting support from children's services
If your child is already getting support from children's social services (such as the Children's Disability Team), it may already be known that your child will eventually need support from Adult Social Care.
Your social worker will be able to tell you more about this and what will happen.
If your child has not had support from children's services
If your child has not had support from children's services, you will need to speak to the Let's Talk Team.
They will talk to you about your situation, and what information, advice or support your child may be able to access as a young adult.
Type of support
Adult Services work closely with a range of other organisations, including health services, housing organisations, and private and voluntary organisations.
It may be that you just need information and advice.
If this is the case, someone from Adult Social Care will give you information or tell you about other services which can help you.
If your child needs more help, they may need an assessment.
Adult Social Care assessments
If your child has autism, learning disabilities or severe mental health needs, they may need an assessment to see if they are eligible for:
- services, or
- a personal budget so they can take control of managing their own care and support needs.
Examples of support include:
- Home care
- Day services
- Equipment to help with daily living
- Residential care
- Supported accommodation
- Direct Payments
- Advice about benefits
- Equipment and changes to their home
- Transport
See South Tyneside Council: Support and care for adults.
Assessments
An assessment is a way of looking in depth at a person's situation and their wishes and needs.
It might just be a conversation between the person and the Care Manager, or it might be more complicated and involve parents / carers and other professionals.
The assessment looks at the person's:
- daily routines and home environment
- family situation and wider community
- social activities
- needs of their carers
- health and safety
Once the assessment is complete, the Care Manager will work with you and your child to look at a plan of action.
Eligibility
When an assessment is carried out by Adult Social Care, the person's needs are considered in line with the Care Act 2014.
The Council has a duty to promote independence.
Whilst an assessment may find that the person has needs that are eligible for support, this does not always mean that a service will be provided.
You may be told about services that you / your child can arrange for yourself, or support that is available in the community.