Adult Social Care in Leeds 👵🧑🦽
If you are 18 or older and need extra help to live on your own, Leeds City Council can support you with Adult Social Care (also called Adult Social Services).
Who can get help?
Adults who may need extra support include people who:
- Are older 👵👴
- Look after family or friends (carers) ❤️
- Are getting better after a serious illness or injury 💊
- Have problems with drugs or alcohol 🚫🍷
- Are deaf, blind, or have trouble seeing 👂👁️
- Have mental health problems 🧠
- Have autism 🧩
- Have illnesses like dementia, Parkinson’s, or Alzheimer’s 🧓
- Have physical disabilities ♿
- Have learning disabilities 📚
How to ask for help?
You can ask for help yourself, or a doctor or other professional can ask for you. This is called a referral.
📞 Phone: 0113 222 4401
📧 Email: [email protected]
⏰ Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm (Wednesdays from 10am)
If there is an emergency 🚨
If someone is in danger, call 999 right away. The Emergency Duty Team (EDT) helps with urgent problems at nights, weekends, and holidays. Call them if an adult needs:
- Protection from harm or abuse
- Urgent care that can’t wait
- Help because their usual care has stopped (like a carer can’t come)
- An urgent mental health assessment
📞 Phone: 0113 378 0644
📧 Email: [email protected]
EDT hours:
- Weekdays 5pm to 8am next day
- All day Saturday and Sunday
- Bank holidays from 5pm before to 8am after
What kind of help can Adult Social Care give?
They can help with:
🍴 Preparing and eating food
🛁 Keeping clean
🚽 Toilet needs
👕 Getting dressed
🚶 Moving safely
🧹 Keeping your home safe and clean
👥 Spending time with others
🎨 Joining activities like volunteering or learning
🚌 Using buses and shops
👶 Caring for others you look after
You might have to pay some money for the care. The Council will tell you how much.
Find more support and activities
The Leeds Directory website shows local groups, charities, and services for help with hobbies, social life, gardening, and home help.
More info on Adult Social Care: 🔗 Leeds City Council Adult Social Care
Adult care homes 🏡
Most people get support to stay at home because it’s easier and cheaper. But if you need more help, there are different places to live:
- Independent living with support: Your own home with some help available.
- Sheltered or extra care housing: Your own flat plus extra services if needed.
- Care homes: A place where many people live and get care.
There are two types of care homes:
- Residential care homes: Help with daily care like meals and washing. Doctors visit you there.
- Nursing homes: Like residential homes, but they have nurses on site too.
Some homes are for special needs like dementia care.
Choosing a care home? 🤔
Think about:
- How many and how kind the staff are
- What the rooms and facilities are like
- What activities you can do there
- How much independence you will have
- The cost and if you can get help paying
For advice, call Adult Social Care: 0113 222 4401 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm)
You can check care home quality on the Care Quality Commission (CQC) website.
About Dementia 🧠
Dementia is not just forgetfulness. It is a condition that changes the brain and how people think or behave. Older people get it more but sometimes younger people can too. Symptoms include:
- Memory loss
- Mood changes
- Confusion
- Trouble talking or moving
If you think someone has dementia, talk to a doctor. For carers, Carers Leeds offers advice and support: 📞 0113 380 4300
More info on Leeds City Council: 🔗 Dementia Care
Palliative Care 💜
Palliative care helps people with serious illnesses they cannot get better from. It focuses on easing pain and supporting feelings and family. It can happen in:
- Hospitals
- Your home
- Hospices (special places run by charities)
Care may include medicines, therapy, counselling, and spiritual help. If you want to know more or get help, contact Adult Social Care! They are there to help you live your best life. 😊
