Adult social care provides the following services to adults aged 18 and over:

• Support to regain independent living skills.
• Personal care in the home.
• Equipment and adaptations to help cope with a disability or frailty.
• Residential care – in many different types of homes.
• Day services for social educational and work activities or to help speed recovery.
• Payments to allow people to arrange their own care either through individual budget or direct payments.
• Enable people to direct their own care and support needs through increasing choice and control.
• Safeguarding Adults