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Adult social care

If you need care as an adult, we can help you look at the available care and support options.
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Care Quality Commissioning

Lewisham Adult Social Care (ASC) is committed to keeping everyone up to date with important changes in laws, policies, and the way we work.

What to expect from Adult Social Care

Find out what support you can get.

Safeguarding - concern for an adult

Tell us if you’re worried about an adult, even if you are unsure if we need to know. For example, you might think an adult is unsafe or suspect abuse.

Helping us shape our services - co-production

See how you can work with us to improve and create adult social care services.

Information for carers

Information about the support and benefits available to you as a carer. 

Care in your home and when you need to move

We offer care support and advice that can help you improve your home to make it the best for you.

Care homes

Care homes offer accommodation for people that may not be able to live independently and have care needs.

Making important decisions for someone else

If you care for someone else there may come a time when you have to manage their affairs.

Become a lay visitor

Lay visitors help us assess care homes and make sure they're able to properly care for residents.

Becoming a personal assistant in social care

We offer support and advice to enable you to work as a personal assistant in the caring sector.

Money and paperwork

What to do if you have money worries or need help managing your finances and paperwork.

Help to care for children

Find out what help is available with caring for children.

Moving from children's to adult social care

Young people aged 17+ who are receiving children’s services can get transition support to adult services.

Kitbag

How to get your Kitbag of activities.

Adult social care inspection

Information on adult social care services inspections and how you can get involved.

Adult social care factsheet library

Download printable factsheets about our adult social care services and benefits.

How we're supporting care providers

Find out how we're supporting the care market - including our response to the Cost of Care reform.
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