Eligibility and Assessment

• What is a carer's assessment
• Carers over 18
• Carers under 18
• How to request an assessment
• What can you expect from a carer's assessment?
• Carer's Assessment Leaflet and Personalisation Guide
• Confidentiality

What is a carer's assessment

If you care for someone who is disabled or ill, and if caring has a major impact on your life, then a carer's assessment could help you.

The assessment will look at things like:

1. what kind of help and support the person you are caring for needs
2. what kinds of things you do in caring for them
3. how much time you spend caring and who else cares for the person as well
4. whether you live with the person you care for or not
5. your views, preferences and the amount of support you already have
6. your health and wellbeing.

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Carers over 18

If you are a carer over the age of 18 years and you care for an adult aged 18 years or over, you may be eligible for a carer's assessment if you:

• are in regular contact with the vulnerable person (for example, four hours per day) and carry out a range of caring activities; and
• supervise or take responsibility for a vulnerable adult, without which the cared for person would be at risk of harm or neglect; and
• anticipate providing care for a long period of time or providing intensive care for someone with a chronic illness; or
• are experiencing difficulty in continuing to provide care or their caring role is impacting negatively on their health.

Carers under 18

If you are a young carer under the age of 18 years, find out more on our Young Carers page:

• Young Carers in Haringey

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How to request an assessment

If you would like your needs assessed, tell the care manager or care co-ordinator of the person for whom you provide care. They will arrange a supported self- assessment for you. If you are not in contact with a care manager or care co-ordinator, contact the Integrated Access Team on 020 8489 1400 who will refer you to the appropriate team.

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What can you expect from a carer's assessment?

You will:

• feel you have been listened to
• have written confirmation of your assessed needs as a carer and what support can be provided to meet these
• know what is going to happen next
• know how to make contact with those able to provide you with support
• know how to get any follow up assistance
• have information about specialist carers' organisations if you need this.

Carer's Assessment Leaflet and Personalisation Guide

Information on the Supported Self-Assessment Questionnaire can be found in the attached files section below. If you require the information in another language please contact the Integrated Access Team on 020 8489 1400.

The personalisation guide for carers has been developed through the London Carers Leads Network – a network which brings together London Carers Leads from London local authorities and Primary Care Trusts. The network meets to share good practice and drive the carers agenda across London. As each local authority works slightly differently, the personalisation guide for carers has been put together explaining the facts, but also provides some helpful suggestions on questions you may like to ask during your assessment.

In the attached files section below you will find the full guide, and an easy read version it.

Confidentiality

Where necessary, for planning and providing services, the information you give may be shared with health services (for example, your GP), social care, housing and other organisations contracted to provide care services. The information you give will be kept in confidence under the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998.

Attached Files