Social care practice with carers: What social care support is provided to family carers? What support do family carers want?

Most social care support for carers is delivered through the voluntary sector, although most councils still directly undertake carer assessments. Changes in commissioning and

websites, carers’ cafes and outreach workers, have been developed, although these rarely seem to be evaluated for their effectiveness. Identifying carers in need of

who refuses, social care support from their local authority. The Care Act 2014 has implications for the way that social care support to carers is delivered. Currently, carers caring for someone not meeting the eligibility criteria for social care support may have substantial or critical unmet needs of their own. Carers’ organisations argue that an

been assessed. Some local councils are working with local clinical commissioning groups on integrating support for carers, though these developments have yet

some concerns that the preferences of carers who simply want a regular and reliable break are not being properly met.