Welcome to the Adult Social Care and Health website

Adult Social Care is the directorate which deals with Cumbria County Council's social services responsibilities for adults and their carers.

Our vision is: 'Citizens of Cumbria will enjoy fulfilling lives in diverse ways with dignity and respect'.

Our mission is: 'We will work on behalf of people in Cumbria and in partnership with others to ensure people:

• are able to make a positive contribution to life in Cumbria;
• can exercise informed choice and control over their lives; and
• live free from discrimination and harassment.

Through this people in Cumbria will feel healthier and enjoy a good quality of life with dignity.'

Using the links on the left hand side, you can access a wide range of information about Adult Social Care.

We can arrange services and support for older people, people with physical disabilities, people with learning disabilities, people with mental health problems and carers.  See 'About you' for more information on this.  For more information about the range of services we can arrange, including things like home care, meals on wheels, disabled car badges and occupational therapy, see 'Services'.

If you would like more information or would like to apply for a service or an assessment, please contact your local Adult Social Care office.  See 'Contact us' for details.  For most services, we have to carry out an assessment of need to help us find out what your needs are and what services could help with these.

You can contact us by telephone, letter, email, fax or personal visit.  If you wish to apply for a service, you can also apply on-line using our 'On-line referrals'.  On-line referrals are available 24 hours a day.

Our directorate includes Cumbria Care, the council's in house social care provider.  Cumbria Care provides a range of services including home care, day care and residential care.  See 'Cumbria Care' if you would like to know more.  The directorate also includes 'Supporting People', a service which can help pay for the additional support provided to people as part of their housing.

We have a wide range of leaflets, booklets, directories and lists available which you can download through this website.  See 'Getting information' for more details on this.

If you are interested in working in Cumbria in social care or social work, see 'Jobs and Careers'.

We have tried to include as much information as possible on this website.  If you are unable to find the information you need or have any comments on the website, please contact us through your local office.  See 'Contact us'.