Health and medical information - residential care

Residential and Nursing Care for Older People

The council operates residential homes for older people who have been assessed as no longer able to manage in their own home. Alternatively, a place may be purchased in a private or voluntary residential home or nursing home. If you need help to pay for long-term residential care, you should normally approach your local social work centre to arrange an assessment. People who plan to pay fully for their care can apply directly to nursing homes.

Residential Care Units for Children & Young People
The council runs units to provide residential care for young people who cannot remain at home. Young people are only placed in residential care following an assessment by a social worker, and often after a children's hearing decides that a child should be cared for away from home by the council.