Carer's assessment
If you're an adult who provides unpaid care to another adult, you can get a free carer's assessment. This is guaranteed under the Care Act 2014.
The assessment lets unpaid carers to talk to a professional about their role and needs. The aim is to understand:
- what care is being provided
- any impacts or challenges carers might face
- and the support that may be needed
A carer’s assessment focuses on the unpaid carer, not the person they care for. Although sometimes both assessments can be combined into one assessment. It's available even if the person receiving care isn't getting social care services. And it's free.
Harow Council works in partnership with Harrow Carers to complete carer’s assessments.
If you or the person you care for already receive adult social care services, or if we are already involved, the council will complete your assessment. Otherwise Harrow Carers will do the assessment.
Unpaid carers can request an assessment directly from Harrow Carers. See, Adult Carer’s Assessments. Harrow Carers can also be contacted:
- Tel: 020 8868 5224
- Email: adult.assessments@harrowcarers.org
Unpaid carers can also still contact Adult Social Care services
- Tel: 020 8901 2680
- Email: ahadults@harrow.gov.uk