Eligibility and Assessment

Reading Community Care Services are for:

• adults (18 years and over)
• who live in Reading
• and who are vulnerable because they are older and have become frail, have disabilities (physical disabilities, learning disabilities visual or hearing impairments or they are ill/have ongoing health problems (including HIV/AIDS and mental ill-health)
• and who need care and/or support services  to help them live safely and independently.

This section explains how we identify your care needs and who qualifies for help.

Article		Description
	Contacting Community Care	Contact details for Reading's Community Care Services
	Our Eligibility Criteria	Our criteria for deciding who qualifies for help from community care services
	Your Assessment Of Needs	How we identify your support needs
	On-Line Self-Assessment/Self-Referral Form	A form to test your eligibility and/or request Community Care Services (Older People & Physically Disabled Adults Only)