Please take a look on our website to see all the needs we are able to support with - https://www.croydon.gov.uk/adult-health-and-social-care
Eligibility
Adults may need care and support if:
- their health has deteriorated and they need advice and support about what to do next
- they struggle to look after their personal care and activities of daily living
- they provide unpaid care for a friend or relative
- they have a learning disability or physical disability
- their mobility is compromised due to older age or other reasons
- they have a hearing or visual impairment that affects their day to day life
- Financial assessment
Requesting support means you may need to pay for all or some of your care. We will carry a financial assessment to help you understand how much you may have to pay. There are different ways of paying for your care.
Before you request support
Before making a request you may want to search Simply Connect Croydon to find local support services, or visit Community support and get involved for information on available services and advice.
Additionally, Age UK Croydon's advice service provides residents over 55 with support on a range of topics including:
- attendance allowance advice and application
- welfare benefit checks
- council tax support advice and application
- travel concessions (Blue Badge, Taxicard, Freedom Pass)
- pension credit advice and application
- housing benefit advice and application
- housing advice and application
You can telephone 020 8686 0066 or email IandA@ageukcroydon.org.uk. It is open Monday to Friday, from 10am to 4pm. For more information visit Croydon Age UK website.