Adult social care

Support for adults needing help with day-to-day living because of illness or disability, and their carers. Report a safety concern about an adult.

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Living independently

Support to help you stay in your own home, including adaptations and devices to help with daily tasks.

Get social care support

Find out who to contact to get support if you or someone you know is struggling to cope.

Unpaid carer's support

Practical, emotional and financial support if you're looking after a loved one. Request a carer's assessment.

Care homes

Information about moving into a care home. Who has to pay. Check if you can get NHS continuing healthcare.

Paying for care

Financial support and assessments, pay your care bill, personal budgets and direct payments.

Going into hospital

What to do if you have a hospital stay. Before you arrive, when you leave and care at home.

Safeguarding adults

Spot signs of abuse and neglect, how to report it, how we safeguard adults. Deprivation of liberty safeguards.

Our teams

Find out about the adult social care teams and the services they offer. Complaints and compliments.

Complaints and compliments

If something's gone wrong with one of adult social care services, or to give a compliment, get in touch.

Local support

The Southwark Wellbeing Hub can help find you the right support if you're struggling.

Someone to speak for you (advocate)

If you feel you are not able to talk for yourself, and there is no appropriate person to assist you, support is available to you.

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Adult social care

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Living independently

Support to help you stay in your own home, including adaptations and devices to help with daily tasks.

Living independently

Get social care support

Find out who to contact to get support if you or someone you know is struggling to cope.

Get social care support

Unpaid carer's support

Practical, emotional and financial support if you're looking after a loved one. Request a carer's assessment.

Unpaid carer's support

Care homes

Information about moving into a care home. Who has to pay. Check if you can get NHS continuing healthcare.

Care homes

Paying for care

Financial support and assessments, pay your care bill, personal budgets and direct payments.

Paying for care

Going into hospital

What to do if you have a hospital stay. Before you arrive, when you leave and care at home.

Going into hospital

Safeguarding adults

Spot signs of abuse and neglect, how to report it, how we safeguard adults. Deprivation of liberty safeguards.

Safeguarding adults

Our teams

Find out about the adult social care teams and the services they offer. Complaints and compliments.

Our teams

Complaints and compliments

If something's gone wrong with one of adult social care services, or to give a compliment, get in touch.

Complaints and compliments

Local support

The Southwark Wellbeing Hub can help find you the right support if you're struggling.

Local support

Someone to speak for you (advocate)

If you feel you are not able to talk for yourself, and there is no appropriate person to assist you, support is available to you.

Someone to speak for you (advocate)

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Adult social care

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Living independently

Get social care support

Unpaid carer's support

Care homes

Paying for care

Going into hospital

Safeguarding adults

Our teams

Complaints and compliments

Local support

Someone to speak for you (advocate)

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