Shared Care for People with a Disability
What is shared care?
Shared care is a planned and regular care arrangement for people with a disability. The arrangement is jointly agreed between Social Services and you, and your family members or carer. Shared Care can be provided
- at a residential or nursing home
- by the Adult Family Placement Scheme
Social Services will carry out an assessment of your needs. Shared care is provided if it is identified in the assessment that you need shared care and are eligible to receive it.
Who do I contact?
You will need to contact Social Services on:
Social Services Access Team: (0114) 273 4908
Or you can complete a form by visiting Getting help from social services.
If you have already applied for a disability service and want to check progress, change your details, or make further enquiries, you can complete an online form.
If you have already applied for a disability service and want to check progress, change your details, or make further enquiries, you can complete an online form.
You can view more information on help for adults.
Will I have to pay for shared care?
The person who carries out your assessment of needs will explain how Social Services work out how much you will have to contribute towards the cost of services you receive. There will be a separate financial assessment that also takes account of any expenditure you have that is directly related to your disability. This will determine how much you will have to pay.
You can view the direct payments web page.
You can view the independent living fund web page.
You can view information about charging for non residential services.
If you have an enquiry or problem about how Social Services assess your finances, you can view contact information for the Revenue Section.
Where can I get more information?
You can view websites for national organisations that provide information and advice.
The Commission for Social Care Inspection monitor the quality of care provided by care homes and home support providers.
You can ring them on:
Commission for Social Care Inspection: (0114) 256 4530
Care Providers
If you are a representative of an organisation providing care, you can make enquiries about payments by completing an online form.