A Carers Assessment is not about judging the quality of the care that you provide – it’s a chance to talk to someone about your caring role and any help you might need to make life easier for you and the person you care for.
You can ask Carers Leeds to refer you for a Carers Assessment using the contact details at the bottom of this page.
What is a Carers Assessment?
A Carers Assessment is a conversation with you about what matters most to you and what might help you to be better supported in your caring role.
Your carers assessment should:
- Identify any needs that you have and how those needs could be met
- Provide you with the opportunity to discuss how caring might be affecting your health and wellbeing as well as your work, education, training, or hobbies
- Seek to establish whether you feel willing and able to carry on providing care
Who will carry out your Carers Assessment?
Carers Assessments in Leeds are carried out by professionally trained social work staff who work for Leeds City Council’s Adult Social Care Team.
This maybe someone who is already supporting you or the person you care-for, or it maybe someone you have not met before.
What happens after your Carers Assessment?
After your carers assessment, you will be told what needs have been identified during the carers assessment, which of those needs Adult Social Care will meet, and how they will be met.
Not all carers will be eligible to have their needs met by Adult Social Care, but this will be explained if this applies to you.
Preparing for your Carers Assessment
Remember that your carers assessment is about what matters to you, how caring might be affecting you, and what might help you in your caring role.
We recommend that you spend some time before your carers assessment thinking about things you want to discuss.