Assessment for the person you care for
If the person you are looking after appears to have
a need for support they should be offered a needs
assessment by the local authority.
The person you are looking after
can have an assessment no matter
their level of need or their financial
means.
The assessment will look at their
physical, mental and emotional
needs. You as a carer are entitled to
be involved in the assessment.
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Following the assessment, the
local authority will decide whether
the person you are looking after is
eligible for support. Support could
be provided by the local authority,
or in the form of a direct payment.
Whether the local authority will
pay for any support provided will
depend on the financial situation of
the person you are looking after. The
local authority cannot charge for
care and support provided to a child.
Even if the person you are looking
after is not considered to be eligible
for support, the local authority must
still provide them with information
and advice.
Find out more at
carersuk.org/wales/
assessment
Some examples of the kind of
support the person you are looking
after could get include changes
to their home to make it more
suitable, a care worker, a place at
a day centre or a temporary stay in
residential care.
Looking after someone
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