Home care

Home care, also known as personal care or support can help you to continue to live safely and independently at home.

Home care can help you to move around your home and with daily living tasks such as:

  • getting washed and dressed
  • going to the toilet
  • eating and drinking
  • taking medication
  • cleaning your home or your clothes

 

How to arrange home care

You can buy your own care and support or you get support from the Adult Social Care to help you plan ahead and make choices. 

Adult Social Care at Newcastle give information and support adults in Newcastle who find day to day activities difficult. This could include community activities, cooking, washing, or caring for someone. We can talk to you to find out how you are managing at home. We can have a conversation with you to understand your situation. To find out what’s working well and where we can help. We can put you in touch with local services. If you need one, we can arrange a Needs Assessment, to find out if we can help you further.

If you are arranging your own care and support you may find it helpful to see our list of home care agencies in Newcastle on InformationNOW.