Needs Assessment

Before Social Services can arrange services for you or your family, you need to have an assessment. This involves you and a trained member of staff. You may also want to involve someone who looks after you (your carer for example) or someone to speak for you. The assessment can also include other people, such as your GP.

In your assessment, you may be asked about:

• what you think your needs are?
• what problems you are facing?
• what help you have now?
• what help you think you may need?

They will use this information to decide which services to arrange for you. If necessary, they can arrange services to meet your needs while your assessment is completed. Whether you qualify for a particular service will depend on your level of need.

There are a range of assessments available and you can find more information on the Cheshire County Council website:

• Assessment information for Adults and Older People (External link)
• Assessment information for Children (External link)
• Assessment information for Families (External link)
• Review Of Services (External link) - Following a service being delivered, it is reviewed on a regular basis. Further details about this process are on this page.