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Carer's assessment forms and guide
Guides
You may already have a print copy of the Guide for Individuals and their Carers. It is the guide your social worker or care manager gives to people on their first meeting.
The guide is written in Easy Read and uses a large font:
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Guide for Individuals and their Carers (.pdf, 6Mb) (This is a large file. It may take longer to download depending on the speed of your internet connection)
Please note that the files are large and may take longer to download as a result. Your social worker or care manager can give you a hard copy if you would like to have one.
- The Social Care Institute for Excellence has written an Easy Read guide you may also find helpful: Personalisation: an Easy Read guide (.pdf, 1.9Mb)
- If you would like to know more about how personal budgets are calculated, you may find our summary useful: How Personal Budgets are calculated in Oxfordshire (.pdf, 36Kb)
- Guide to carer's breaks and services (.pdf, 65Kb)
- Support Brokerage in Oxfordshire (.pdf, 1.6Mb) Please note that the file is large and may take longer to download as a result.
- 'Adult social care has changed' (.pdf, 263Kb) is our general leaflet describing the changes to social care in Oxfordshire.
- Paying for Long Term Care (.pdf, 311Kb) is a useful leaflet to help with financial planning and finding out what financial assistance is available for people who need care now, or may need care in the future.
Carer's assessment forms and guide
- Carer's assessment form (.pdf, 647Kb)
- Guidance notes (.pdf, 64Kb)
- Complete assessment online here (by clicking on this link you will be taken to the Oxfordshire County Council website)
