If you pay for your own care and need help finding care or a care provider, you can sign on to our Care Navigator service.
About the Care Navigator service
The care navigator service is a free service for people aged 18 and over who are responsible for paying for their own social care.
Social care is centred on improving well-being and enabling people to live as independent a life as possible.
For example, it can support people with
- personal care
- mealtimes
- shopping
Care navigators provide information regarding care and support options and signpost to services in the local community.
Who can use the service
People responsible for paying for their own social care include those who:
- have over £23,250 in savings (or £46,500 in joint savings)
- do not wish to disclose their finances
- do not meet the eligibility criteria following a care assessment completed by North Somerset Council
- do not wish to have an assessment of their care needs completed by North Somerset Council
Care navigators can offer advice to people who live at home, in a care home or people who are being discharged from hospital.