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A practitioner's guide to carers' assessments under the Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000

A carers' assessment under the Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000 is carried out at the request of the carer in order: to determine whether the carer is eligible for support; to determine the support needs of the carer (ie what will help the carer in their caring role; and help them to maintain their own health and well -being). To see if those needs can be met by social or other services Carers have a right to an assessment of their needs even where the person cared for has refused an assessment for, or the provision of community care services, provided the person cared for would be eligible for community care services.

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Key Information

Type of Reference
Govdoc
Publisher
Great britain. department of health
Resource Database
Social care online
Publication Year
2001
Start Page
28p.