Support at home from a carer or personal assistant is known as home care. Support from other places like charities and support groups is known as community support.
If you have a disability or a long term illness or health condition, you might benefit from making some changes to your home, adapting it to better meet your needs.
If you've had an assessment and we can help with your care and support, we'll tell you the amount of money you'll get towards this. We call this your personal budget.
What to think about before you consider a care home, and the types of care homes there are. Sometimes care homes are known as nursing, residential, rest or retirement homes.
Short term support can help you after you've been ill, or had a stay in hospital. This is sometimes known as reablement and rehabilitation. Find out about the costs, and how to ask for support.