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Arranging care
Adult Carer Support Plan: help for you, as a carer in Scotland
Your right to an Adult Carer Support Plan in Scotland: how to ask, a letter to copy, local eligibility criteria, breaks and what to do if you disagree.
Version 1. October 2026.
Arranging care
Arranging care: help at home or a care home
A family guide to arranging help at home or a care home, in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Version 1.0. October 2026.
Arranging care
Carer's assessment: help for you, as a carer
Your right to a carer's assessment: how to ask, getting ready, a letter to copy, the eligibility rules, support plans and what to do if you disagree.
Version 1. October 2026.
Arranging care
NHS continuing healthcare: when the NHS pays for care
NHS continuing healthcare explained for families: who qualifies, the Checklist, full assessment, fast track, care homes, reviews and appeals.
Version 1. October 2026.
Arranging care
Personal budgets: council money for care and support
How council personal budgets and direct payments work: assessments, the plan, what the money can buy, carers, reviews and challenging decisions.
Version 1. October 2026.
Arranging care
Personal health budgets: NHS money for care, your way
Personal health budgets from the NHS: who has a right to one, continuing healthcare assessments, the plan, what it can buy, reviews and appeals.
Version 1.0.1. October 2026.
Coming home from hospital
Can a hospital discharge someone without care in place?
When a hospital can discharge someone, saying no to caring, refusing care, dementia and capacity, nowhere to go, and raising concerns. All four nations.
Version 1. October 2026.
Looking after yourself
Caring for a parent from a distance: a family guide
How to help a parent who lives far away: a local contact, paperwork from home, assessments, visits, who to tell and a shared family rota.
Version 1. October 2026.
Coming home from hospital
Coming home from hospital: the first 30 days
A family guide to the first 30 days after hospital, for England, with what's different in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Version 1.0.2. October 2026.
Looking after yourself
Looking after yourself as a carer: a family guide
A family guide to looking after yourself as a carer, in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Version 1.1. October 2026.
Looking after yourself
Respite care: getting a break from caring
Types of break, how to ask the council, who pays, benefits during a short care home stay and planning for emergencies. England, Wales, Scotland and NI.
Version 1. October 2026.
Looking after yourself
Working and caring: your rights and practical help
Carer's leave, time off in an emergency, flexible working, Carer's Allowance earnings and going back to work, with what's in force and what's planned.
Version 1. October 2026.
