Carers assessment and eligibility for support
A carer's assessment is the council's way of helping you look at what support you need in your role as a carer. The assessment is a chance for you to discuss how your caring responsibilities affect you. It will look at:
- whether you're willing and able to carry on providing care
- whether your caring responsibilities have any impact on your wellbeing
- whether you need any support and what that support is
- what you'd like to achieve in your day-to-day life. For example, you might want more time to take part in activities you enjoy
How to prepare for an assessment
Some things you may want to think about:
- Do you get enough sleep?
- Is your health affected by caring?
- Can you leave the person you are looking after?
- Are you worried about having to give up work?
- Do you get enough time to yourself?
- Are you worried about other commitments which are being affected by your caring role?
It may be a good idea to make a list, or keep a diary, of everything you do to assist the person you support.
If you prefer you can do an online unpaid carer's self-assessment through the BetterCare Support platform below.
Connect to adult social care services with the BetterCare Support online platform
Benefits of registering with the BetterCare Support platform
- 24/7 access gives more flexibility to complete an assessment of your care and support needs.
- Complete your assessment over more than one session.
- Have the people who support you there to help you to complete the assessment.
- Connect to appropriate services earlier in the process.
- More control over your social care assessments.
- Tell your story in your words.
- Access information and advice about resources and support to help you live independently.
- Explore your support needs.
- Consider areas where you want to make changes and the support you may need to do this.
- Use your strengths and capabilities to make the changes you want.
- Get guidance through useful animated videos.
Start or access your self-assessment
You will need to register or login to your BetterCare Support account.
Clock You can take as much time as needed to complete the self-assessment.
Paperclip To complete the sign-up you will need an email address.
Start your self-assessmentHow to contact adult social care services
The Community Health and Social Care Hub is the contact for anyone that would like further information or advice on adult social care and support services available in Kirklees.