What you can expect from Adult Social Care
Our aim is to support health and independence, so you can live in your home for as long as possible. We also aim to give everybody equal opportunities.
Help from Adult Social Care
All pages relating to help from adult social care
Apply for care and support
We could help you get care and support to improve your daily life.
Who can get help from Adult Social Care
Not everyone can get help from Adult Social Care. Find out how we decide who can get help, and how we assess you.
Your support plan
After you've had an assessment, if we can help with your care and support we'll write a support plan.
How we review your support plan
What happens when your care and support is reviewed, and how to request a review.
Supported living
Supported living provides housing as well as care and support. Find out what supported living is and who can get it.
Support at home
Support at home from a carer or personal assistant is known as home care. Support from other places like charities and support groups is known as community support.
Equipment to help with daily living
How to get equipment, products and devices to help with everyday tasks like washing and dressing.
CareLink Plus alarm and telecare service
How to get a personal alarm to call for help in an emergency.
Changes to your home
If you have a disability or a long term illness or health condition, you might benefit from making some changes to your home, adapting it to better meet your needs.
Help with household tasks
How to get help around the home with things like cleaning, gardening, cooking and shopping.
Choose the right support or care home
What to think about before you consider a care home, and the types of care homes there are. Sometimes care homes are known as nursing, residential, rest or retirement homes.
How to get direct payments for care and support
A direct payment can give you more choice and control over the care and support you get.
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
Keeping people safe in a hospital or care home, can sometimes involve them being restricted or restrained. This is known as being deprived of your liberty.
Support for carers
What it means to be a carer, and where you can get support if you look after someone.
Short term support
Short term support can help you after you've been ill, or had a stay in hospital. This is sometimes known as reablement and rehabilitation. Find out about the costs, and how to ask for support.
Help with transport and getting around the city
Free bus passes, disabled parking, borrowing wheelchairs, and how to get around the city if you can't use public transport.
How to get a personal budget
If you've had an assessment and we can help with your care and support, we'll tell you the amount of money you'll get towards this. We call this your personal budget.
Pay for your care and support at home
The cost of care and support depends on the care provider, the type of care you need and how much money you have.
Contact Adult Social Care
Get in touch with one of our teams for help and information.
Give us feedback about Adult Social Care
We'd like to hear from you if you're happy or unhappy with an Adult Social Care service.
Pay for residential or nursing care homes if you own a property
You can still get help to pay for a care home if you own a property.
Pay for residential or nursing home care
The cost of a care home depends on the care provider, the type of care you need and how much money you have.
Independent financial advice
When you plan your care and support for now or the future, it may help to speak to a qualified Independent Financial Adviser.
Do you look after someone booklet
Information and advice if you care for someone in Brighton & Hove.
Shared Lives
Shared Lives matches you with a carer that you live with. Find out how to apply to get a Shared Lives carer, or how to apply to be one.