Community Care

Social Services helps the most vulnerable people in the East Riding, assessing their needs and addressing how these might be met.

Community care is about making available a range of services to help you to go on living in your own home. And, when required, we can also offer residential care, for short breaks or for the longer term. What kind of response can I expect when I ask for help:

• If it is an emergency situation we will take urgent action to meet your immediate needs
• If you need advice we will always try to offer that advice immediately.
• In all cases we will consider what sort of assessment you require by asking you about your needs and considering these against the Eligibility Criteria. This will show us whether you require:
• advice only
• or an assessment for a Standard Service
• or a full Community Care Assessment
• a Carers Assessment

We use the Eligibility Criteria to establish whether people are entitled to be considered for services and to ensure that people with the greatest needs are given the highest priority. Please click on any of the above underlined links to find out more about assessments.

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