We produce a variety of social care publications specifically for services for adults, many of which can be downloaded from this page. Most of them are also available to order online or by post.
- Online - Online publications order form
Please contact us if you require this information:
- on audio tape
- in braille
- in large print
- translated into another language.
Access to records
Access to services
- Independent Living Service - Living life your way (PDF, 238KB)
- Your life, your choice: Information for people needing social care and carers (PDF, 479KB)
- Your life, your choice: Easy read for people needing support (PDF, 2.2MB)
- Your life, your choice: Easy read for carers (PDF, 2MB)
- Independent Care Act Advocacy (ICAA) in West Sussex (PDF, 707KB)
Adult safeguarding
- What to do if you think someone is being abused or neglected (PDF, 850KB)
- What you can do if someone is abusing you or someone you know - easy read (PDF, 1.2MB)
- Say something - if you or someone you know is being abused or neglected (PDF, 2.1MB)
- Worth Services - Domestic abuse advisors (PDF, 189KB)
Adults' Services annual report
Appeals process for Adults' Services
Assessment and review
- Your life, your choice: Getting adult social care support in West Sussex (PDF, 479KB)
- Your life, your choice: Easy read for people needing support (PDF, 2.2MB)
- Your life, your choice: Easy read for carers (PDF, 2MB)
- Is your support working for you? A guide to reviewing adult social care support (PDF, 168KB)
- Sharing information about you so that you get better care (PDF, 90KB)
- The single assessment process: Working together to assess the health and social care needs of adults (PDF, 155KB)
Care homes, domiciliary care and day services
(See also 'Money' below for information about paying fees.)
- Please see our Care Guide page to read information online.
- Specialist day services leaflet (PDF, 113KB)
- Choosing care checklist (PDF, 730KB)
Carers
- Your life, your choice: Easy read for carers (PDF, 2.2MB)
- Carers Support West Sussex leaflet (PDF, 283KB)
- Carers Support West Sussex easy read leaflet (PDF, 601KB)
- West Sussex joint commitment to family and friends carers 2015-20 (PDF, 753KB)
Comments, compliments and complaints
- Comments, compliments and complaints about adults' social care (PDF, 136KB)
- Comments, compliments and complaints about adults' social care - easy read (PDF, 173KB)
Connect to Support
- Connect to Support staff postcard (PDF, 174KB)
- Connect to Support A4 poster (PDF, 174KB)
- Connect to Support A5 flyer (PDF, 375KB)
Dementia
- Finding dementia support in Chichester, Bognor Regis and Midhurst (PDF, 130KB)
- Finding dementia support in Crawley (PDF, 150KB)
- Finding dementia support in Horsham and Mid Sussex (PDF, 131KB)
- Finding dementia support in Worthing (PDF, 130KB)
Disability
- Disabled facilities grants for adapting your home (PDF, 401KB)
- Independent Living Service - Living life your way (PDF, 311KB)
- Supporting you to manage at home again: Community Reablement Service (PDF, 148KB)
- Telecare leaflet (PDF, 509KB)
Easy read
- Carers Support West Sussex easy read leaflet (PDF, 601KB)
- Comments, compliments and complaints about adults' social care - easy read (PDF, 173KB)
- Making an appeal - easy read (PDF, 514KB)
- Paying for social care in your home or community - easy read (PDF, 2.5MB)
- What you can do if someone is abusing you or someone you know - easy read (PDF, 1.2MB)
- Your life, your choice: Easy read for people needing support (PDF, 2.2MB)
- Your life, your choice: Easy read for carers (PDF, 2MB)
Housing
- Disabled facilities grants for adapting your home (PDF, 431KB)
- Shared Lives Scheme: For adults who need care and support (PDF, 133KB)
- Shared Lives Scheme: Become a Shared Lives carer (PDF, 143KB)
Meals on Wheels
Mental health
- Mental Capacity Act - Please see the document attached to the Mental Capacity Act guidance page.
Money
- Local Assistance Network (PDF, 118KB)
- Carewise - Care Funding Advice (PDF, 286KB)
- Choosing and paying for care in a residential or nursing home 2018/19 (PDF, 299KB)
- Deferred payments - What do I need to know? (PDF, 193KB)
- Disabled facilities grants for adapting your home (PDF, 431KB)
- Paying for social care in your home or local community 2018/19 (PDF, 300KB)
- The Easy read version of the 'Paying for social care in your home or local community' leaflet will be available shortly.
Prevention and wellbeing
For information about the teams, download a copy of the leaflet or print off a copy of the postcard.
- Prevention Assessment Teams' leaflet (PDF, 175KB)
- Prevention Assessment Teams' postcard (PDF, 124KB)
- Working Age Adults' Service (PDF, 1.6MB)
- Telecare leaflet (PDF, 509KB)
Prisoners
- Prisoner social care booklet (PDF, 26.5MB) - large file