Bromley offers carers a mix of assessment, practical help, and referral to wider support. The main starting point is a parent/carer or carer’s assessment, which looks at how caring affects your life and what support would help.
| Support available | What it can include |
|---|---|
| Parent/carer or carer’s assessment | An assessment of your needs, circumstances, caring role, and how caring affects your physical, mental and emotional health, work, leisure, education, family and relationships |
| Information and advice | Guidance on support and services in the community that can help with wellbeing and your caring role |
| Preventive support | Advice to help prevent or delay things becoming more difficult |
| Contingency planning | Help to plan for times when you may not be available to care, or when plans change at short notice |
| Referral to other services | If unmet needs are identified, you may be referred to services that can help |
| Short breaks/respite | Access to short break hours to give you a break from caring |
| Financial help | Advice on any additional financial help you may be eligible for |
| Shared Lives support | Named officer visits every 8 to 12 weeks, plus support groups and ongoing training for carers once approved |
| Friends and family care support | Assessment, training and support from the connected persons and special guardianship team |
| Dementia carer support | Dementia advice, befriending, support centres, respite care at home, and support groups |
If you’re a parent or carer of a child or young person with SEND, Bromley says you have the right to ask for an assessment of your own needs. For an adult caring for someone over 18, you can also request a carer’s assessment. You can start with request an assessment or complete the adult support assessment.