Derby City CouncilAdult Social Care

What does it do?Derby City Council is changing the way it works with people. It will be
putting you at the heart of its social care approach, to give you more
choice and control. We call this ‘Self Directed Support’. We will work
with you to help find the right support for your needs, providing a much
more personal approach to care. The need for this change has been
identified in new national policy based on what people have been saying
they want. This is called Personalisation.

Who it is for: Adult Social Services is part of the Council's Adults, Health and Housing Directorate. Any adult living in Derby can come to us for advice and information about adult social care services that help people to lead active and independent lives.
Where it is available: Local service covering: Derby (Derbyshire).
What it costs: Contact the organisation for more details of specific services and costs.
How to access or apply for it: For more information please contact us at Derby City Council Adult Social Services Local Office 29 St Mary's Gate Derby DE1 3NS Telephone: 01332 717777 Minicom: 01332 206180 Fax: 01332 717360
What to expect then: When you contact us a worker will have a discussion with you. They will give you general advice and information. The worker will see if you meet our eligibility criteria under Fair Access to Care Services (FACS) criteria. They may arrange for a worker to visit you and carry out an assessment or your needs. The worker will: help you identify what are your needs and the changes you want to make in your life. We call these your outcomes work with you to identify how much money is available to meet your social care needs. This money is called a ‘Personal Budget’ discuss with you about writing a Support Plan arrange for a Fairer Charging financial assessment to work out how much you may need to contribute to your Personal Budget give you advice about other agencies or services that may beable to meet your needs if you do not meet our FACS eligibility criteria.
Additional information: Any adult can request an assessment of their needs. If you are eligible for social care support, we will work with you to identify how much money is available to meet your social care needs. This money is called a ‘Personal Budget’. You can then spend it on what you want, as long as it helps you to achieve the support needs and outcomes you agreed during your assessment.
Classification(s): Information & options appraisal, Information, Signposting / gateway service
Info last updated: 28/03/2011.

About the service provider:
Contact info:	Adult Social Care: 29 St. Marys Gate, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 3NS. (view on map) Telephone: 01332 717777 Fax: 01332 717360 http://www.derby.gov.uk/HealthSocialCare/introduction/?qsNavSettings=col1
Parent organisation:	Derby City Council
Who are they?	01332 717681