Care and support for adults - Dorset Council

ICT system maintenance

Some of our ICT systems are having maintenance over the Easter bank holiday. This may cause intermittent issues with some of our online forms between 9am on Friday 18 April and 6pm on Sunday 20 April.

If you experience a problem with our website, please revisit and try again later. If you have an urgent enquiry, please call us.

Thank you for your patience.

Adult social care is about supporting people achieve the life they want to live.

We help people identify their strengths and achieve their potential. We focus on the outcomes they want and support them to live independently and well within their communities.

We provide support for people who:

are frail
have disabilities
are neurodivergent
have mental health conditions
care for other adults
are vulnerable and at risk of abuse

Read more about adult social care.

Concern about an adult

We act on concerns that an adult is being abused or neglected. If you know someone is being abused, or think they may be, you can report it to us.

Report a concern about an adult

Get care and support

If you find daily tasks hard, you can get help.

Live well - advice for adults

Take steps to live well for years to come.

Help with living at home

Help if you are starting to struggle to live at home with a condition or disability.

Choosing care

Find out how to choose who you get care and support from.

Paying for care

Find out what financial help you can get and what you will pay.

Carers' support

Get help if you regularly support an adult or care for someone with daily tasks.

Have a say on your support

We make sure you have a say when we look at your care needs.

Community directory

Search the Help and Kindness Community Directory to find activities, support and advice in your area.

Moving from children's services to adult social care

Information for young people with care and support needs, moving from children's services to adult social care.

Shared Lives

Shared Lives is an alternative to supported living, home care and residential care homes. A Shared Lives carer will support you in their home as part of their family.

Blue Badge Scheme

Find out if you qualify for a Blue Badge to use disabled parking spaces.

A Better Life: Adult social care and housing plan

How our plan will help deliver a new future for adult social care and housing.

Information for health and social care providers

Get help to start providing care, make a referral to adult services, find training and get information about the Mental Capacity Act.

Information in easy read format

Get adult social care information in easy read format.

Dorset Safeguarding Adults Board

The multi-agency board protects adults at risk from abuse, significant harm or neglect.

Dorset Pledge

The Dorset Pledge replaces the Dorset Information Sharing Charter, and by signing this pledge you are committing to upholding data protection standards.

Dorset Care Record

A confidential way of sharing information with authorised health and social care professionals to provide a fuller picture of your history, needs and support.

Accommodation with Support

Our accommodation with support programme is one of our largest building and services improvement schemes, with investment from developers of up to £135 million.

How adult social care is inspected

New inspection process for adult social care.

NHS continuing healthcare

NHS continuing healthcare is the name given to care and support which is arranged and paid for by the NHS.

Looking after your mental health

Mental health - adults

Related content

Adult care policies
Adult commissioning policies

Contact us

Adult Social Care

Full contact details

Our Dorset is your local NHS, council and community organisations working together.

Is there anything wrong with this page?