An adult or young person with possible care and support needs or a carer may choose to refuse to have an assessment.
A Carer's Assessment will include the following: Our caring role and how it affects our own life and wellbeing. Our health – including physical, mental and emotional issues. Consider the things we want to achieve in our own day to day life. Our feelings and if we are able or willing to carry on caring.
A Carer's Assessment is an opportunity for you to have a conversation about your caring role ,explain what support you need, whether you're willing or able to carry on caring, what you want to achieve in your daily life and whether you qualify for additional help. Is caring impacting your health and wellbeing?
Whether you have recently found yourself in a caring role or have been an unpaid family carer for a while, Suffolk Family Carers can offer advice and guidance, workshops and courses, a listening ear, support in hospitals and helping you find time for yourself.
What is an online Carers Self-assessment. This online self-assessment is used to gather information about an informal carer supporting someone living within Suffolk who may need support with some or all of their daily living activities (such as getting washed and dressed or accessing their local community).
The assessor will discuss how caring affects your life, including your physical, mental and emotional needs. They should cover: your role as a carer. how you feel about caring.
Children's Single Point of Access (C-SPOA) The program serves Suffolk County residents, ages 5 to 21 years, and their families. All C-SPOA programs are voluntary for both the youth and their family. This application is for accessing CSPOA in-home services and supports, including preventive and intensive services.
The Single Point of Access (SPOA) program helps providers connect people with serious mental illness to mental health services that can accommodate them. Through these services, people with serious mental illness can connect to treatment, communicate with providers and get help finding benefits.
The Single Point of Access (SPOA) is a centralized intake process for referrals for high-intensity mental health services for children and adults who have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness and whose illness interferes with their ability to function in the community, home, school, and/or work.