Short breaks

If you are a carer and would like some time away from your role, it may be possible for you to have a short break from your caring responsibilities.

For a short break to be arranged, we will need to do a social care assessment to assess the needs of the person being cared for.

Short breaks can include day, evening, overnight or weekend support.

This could be provided:

• in the home of the person you care for
• in the home of an approved carer
• in a community setting
• or in a residential or nursing home

Financial assessment

A financial assessment will be conducted in accordance with our non-residential charging policy to understand whether they need to pay a contribution towards their short break.

If the person you care for has more than £23,250 in savings or does not wish to complete a financial assessment, they will be required to pay the full cost of their short break.