Your life and support · England
Care and paying for support
Assessments, care plans, budgets and funding.
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Ask for support and plan your care
Everyday lifeHaving more say in your life
This guide is for people in England. Independence can include getting the support you choose.
AdvocacyFind an advocate or group near me
Find an advocate or a self-advocacy group in your area.
Rights & choicesYour culture and beliefs
Support for religious services, cultural connections and your own beliefs.
Everyday lifeMy food choices
Vegetarian, vegan, kosher and halal food, with support that respects you.
Rights & choicesWhat people write about me
Staff may write notes about the support they give you. You can ask what they write and who can read it.
Rights & choicesMy choices and freedom
Understand restrictions, ask about alternatives and protect your choice and freedom.
Care & supportWhen your care does not arrive
Take action when the care you need is missing or may stop.
HealthFood allergies and food that makes me unwell
Safe food, clear information and support with food allergies or coeliac disease.
HousingGetting support in your own home
You can ask for help to live in your own home. This guide is for adults in England.
Rights & choicesWhat is a risk assessment?
What a risk assessment means and how you should be involved.
Rights & choicesSeeing your records
Ask to see your records and get help to correct mistakes.
Care & supportAsk for care and support
This guide is for adults in England. You can ask your council for help with everyday life.
Care & supportWhen your support may change
This guide is about adult social care in England. It explains what to do when your support may change.
Care & supportYour care plan and care money
Check the support and money in your care plan.
Care & supportHelp to arrange your support
Find help to arrange support while keeping your choices.
Care & supportYour social worker
Understand your social worker’s role and prepare for meetings.
Care & supportWhat is the CQC?
CQC is short for Care Quality Commission. This guide is about England.
HealthPeople who can help with your health
This guide is for people in England. Different workers help with different things.
HealthYour learning disability health team
Ask for specialist learning disability health support near you.
Council funding and everyday support
HousingIt’s my home, not your workplace
This is your home, even when staff work there. Support should respect your choices and privacy.
Care & supportChoosing who provides your support
Choose support, question a new provider and ask for suitable alternatives.
Everyday lifePlanning a holiday with support
You can say what kind of holiday you want. Plan the support and access you need before booking.
Care & supportDay centres and other ways to spend your day
You can say how you want to spend your day. A day centre is one option among many.
Benefits & moneyAsking a charity for a grant
Find possible grants and prepare an application.
Benefits & moneyExtra costs because of disability
Disability can mean paying extra for things you need. You can ask for help understanding these costs.
Rights & choicesMy home and agency safety checks
Your home, agency safety checks, PAT testing and fridge temperatures.
Care & supportWhat you may pay for care
Check what you may pay for care and question a charge.
Care & supportChoosing direct payments
Find out how to arrange support using care money.
Care & supportEmploying your own assistant
Plan how to employ someone to support your daily life.
Care & supportTraining the people who support you
Ask for the training your workers need and check how it will be paid for.
Care & supportPaying for a care home
Check care-home bills and funding before agreeing to pay or move.
Care & supportWriting the job for my support staff
Write the job, choose essential skills and plan fair recruitment.
Care & supportGetting help to pay my support staff
Agree payroll tasks, costs, payments, privacy and responsibilities.
Care & supportUsing a support agency
Compare agencies, agree visits and costs, and keep your say over support at home.
Carers & future planningTaking a break from caring
Carers need time for rest and their own lives. A break should work for both the carer and the person receiving support.
NHS care funding and decisions
Rights & choicesYour local NHS board
Your area has an integrated care board. People call it the ICB.
Rights & choicesTaking your complaint to an ombudsman
An ombudsman is an independent complaints service. It can look at some complaints that remain unresolved.
Care & supportNHS money for your care
This guide explains adult care funding in England. The adult rules start when you are 18.
Care & supportFree support after some mental health hospital stays
Some people can get free mental health aftercare. This is called section 117 aftercare.
Care & supportGetting ready for a CHC Checklist
CHC means NHS Continuing Healthcare. It can pay for some adults’ care.
Care & supportWhen you disagree about CHC
CHC means NHS Continuing Healthcare. It can pay for some adults’ care. You can challenge a decision you disagree with.
HealthNHS budgets and paying for therapy
Discuss therapy and training costs in your NHS care plan and personal health budget.
Hospital care and coming home
Rights & choicesA Community Treatment Order (CTO)
A Community Treatment Order is called a CTO. This information is about England.
Planning & supportCTR and CETR: a review of your care
CTR means Care and Treatment Review. CETR means Care, Education and Treatment Review. A CETR also looks at education.
HealthA nurse who helps with hospital support
This information is about hospitals in England. Ask about the learning disability liaison nurse.
HealthGoing into a mental health hospital
This guide is about mental health hospitals in England. Some specialist hospitals are called assessment and treatment units.
Children and moving between services
HousingMoving home to another council area
This guide is for adults getting council care. It is about moving between council areas in England.
Care & supportExtra health support for children
Ask about extra NHS support for a child’s health needs.
Planning & supportMy keyworker and support plan
DSR means Dynamic Support Register. It helps services plan support together.
Education & growing upHelp for a disabled child and their family
This guide is about children’s social care in England. You can ask for help for your child and family.
Carers & future planningYou can be a carer and need help too
This guide is about unpaid caring in England. People with learning disabilities can care for other people.
Specialist support and access
Rights & choicesHelp with immigration and visas
Immigration rules cover entering and staying in the UK. This guide explains help for people living in England.
Care & supportLearning about good support with SCIE
Find information, training and research about good support.
Care & supportLearning about good support
Ben Drew started Open Future Learning. It has videos and courses about supporting people.
HealthAsking about a learning disability assessment
Find out how to ask for a learning disability assessment.
HealthSitting comfortably and looking after your body
Your chair should help you feel comfortable. It should help you do things you enjoy.
HealthHelp with your medicines
Medicines can help you stay well. You can ask for help taking them safely.
HealthRehabilitation and everyday life
Understand rehabilitation, choose meaningful goals and plan coordinated support after illness or injury.
Safety & safeguardingGetting support in prison and on probation
Know who can help with care, communication and returning to the community.
Find support that works for you
Different funding routes have different rules. Ask for help to understand the decision about your support.