Last updated:
12th September 2025
Support from adult social care
Support from adult social care
If you have health and care needs that will continue once you are 18, you can have an adult social care needs assessment. This will help you decide what kind of housing and support is right for you.
You don’t need to currently get help from children’s social care to ask for an adult social care needs assessment.
Get an assessment
Once you are 14 years old, the Preparing for Adulthood Team can help you get an assessment.
Find out more about assessing needs for adult care.
After an assessment
We will work with you to agree on the support you need and explain housing options, such as:
Living at home with support
You could live in your own home or with your family and get support from care workers. They can help you with:
- tasks at home
- going out and about
We can arrange this support for you, or you can choose to get direct payments and hire your own carer or personal assistant.
Find out more about direct payments and hiring a carer.
If you're disabled and need to make changes to your home, you might be able to get a grant. Find out more about adapting your home.
Supported living
This can be a good option if you want to live more independently but need support available 24 hours a day.
There are two types:
- Shared houses where 3 to 4 people live together. Everyone has their own bedroom and shares areas like the kitchen and living room. You would also share support.
- Your own flat or bungalow, often in a group of homes close together where support is onsite.
Residential care
If you need a higher level of support, a residential care home or nursing home might be right for you. These are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
