Overview
If you’ve had a needs assessment and are eligible for support, we’ll tell you how much your care will cost and if you need to make a contribution.
If you need to contribute towards the cost of your care, we will carry out a financial assessment to work out how much you will pay.
To find out how much you may be expected to contribute towards your care, please complete our online contribution calculator.
To talk to us about your needs and plan your support, find out how to get help.
Advice on accessing and paying for care
Following assessment, if you are eligible for financial support, you can:
- arrange for care yourself through a direct payment, or
- ask adult social care to arrange and pay for your care
If you are not eligible for financial support (known as self-funding), you can:
- arrange and pay for care yourself
- ask adult social care to arrange and pay for your home care (we will then invoice you for the care and we may apply an admin fee)
Even if you pay for your care or plan to contact a care agency or private carer, we can still offer to carry out an assessment to look at what care and support you might need and provide advice and information.
Additional support
Additional advice and support can be found at:
- Care Quality Commission (an independent regulator which inspects and reviews health and social care providers)
- Age UK Solihull
- NHS
Other forms of support may be provided free of charge. You can:
- complete an occupational therapy (OT) assessment if you are struggling to complete daily activities or carry out caring activities
- complete an OT assessment to see if you would benefit from adaptations to your home
- call us on 0121 704 8007 to see if we are able to loan you equipment to help you