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How to get social care support
How to get social care support
If you need social care support or you want to help someone else get support, your local council’s social care department can help. The process of planning your social care support is called self-directed support.
Your council can do a:
As part of these assessments, you could be asked to do a financial assessment.
Read the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013: statutory guidance.
Find out what care at home services are available.
How long you may have to wait for a service will depend on the National Eligibility Criteria.
Emergency support
If you’re coming out of hospital and need social care support, a plan will be made with you before you leave the hospital.
If you’re a carer, emergency and future planning helps you plan for the social care support of an adult in case of emergencies or if you’re no longer able to care for them.
The information was last updated on: 30th October 2023