{"id":26704,"date":"2023-03-16T13:03:36","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T13:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/care-and-health\/care-and-support-2\/working-adults-19-64-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:51:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:51:26","slug":"working-adults-18-64","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/care-and-support\/working-adults-18-64\/","title":{"rendered":"Adults 18 &#8211; 64"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image has_mobile_background_image text-light\" id=\"block_acf-block-68f8ef6e6c66e\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"parent-banner clearfix\" id=\"block_acf-block-68f8ef6e6c6b2\"><div class=\"banner-outer\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"banner-show parent-banner-outer parent-banner-1\" data-aos=\"fade\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x banner-top\"><div class=\"medium-9 large-6 cell medium-order-1 content-1\"><div class=\"banner-content\"><header><h1>Supporting working-age adults 18 &#8211; 64<\/h1><\/header><p>Supporting you to be as independent and able to do the things you aspire to do &#8211; in your work, and relationships as well as helping you to remain healthy and active.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x banner-bottom\"><div class=\"cell\"><h2 class=\"show-for-sr\">Priority Links<\/h2><ul class=\"banner-bottom-links\"><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"50\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/care-and-support-2\/working-adults-18-64\/#needadvice\" class=\"button\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ 'buttonEvent': 'Skip to' });\">I need advice&#8230;<\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/carers-support\/\" class=\"button\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ 'buttonEvent': 'Information page' });\">Support for carers<\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"150\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/independent-living\/education-and-employment\/\" class=\"button\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ 'buttonEvent': 'Information page' });\">Education and employment<\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"200\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/finding-help-information-and-support\/\" class=\"button\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ 'buttonEvent': 'Information page' });\">Self-help tool<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-light\" id=\"block_acf-block-68f8ef6e6c6e5\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-68f8ef6e6e1f7\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"show-for-sr text-center\">Links<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"content-cards content-border content-border-left text-dark\"><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-12 medium-up-2 large-up-3 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/independent-living\/housing-options\/\">Housing options <\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>From renting, to devon homechoice, shared lives, supported living, extra care, up to residential we have listed a number of housing options.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-2\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/life-skills\/\">Life skills<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Advice on relationships, money management, budgeting, debt, wills and lasting power of attorney.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-3\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/independent-living\/health-and-wellbeing\/\">Health and wellbeing<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Keeping well, healthy is something we can all work towards. There is support and help out there to make this possible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-4\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/independent-living\/support-at-home\/adapting-your-home\/\">Equipment and adaptations<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>It\u2019s easy to make small changes to your home, like adding handrails, which can make it easier for you to move around.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-5\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/safeguarding\/\">Safeguarding<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>If you suspect that a vulnerable adult is being abused, or you are being abused yourself and live within Devon Local Authority boundaries, please contact us.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-6\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/independent-living\/life-skills\/scams-and-financial-abuse\/\">Scams and financial abuse<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Help to prevent you from falling victim to scammers and con artists using postal, telephone and online scams.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-7\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/care-and-support\/disabilities\/\">Support if you have a disability<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Helping disabled people find information and services to stay healthy, happy and independent.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-8\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/independent-living\/life-skills\/relationships\/\">Friends and family<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>You may be struggling to stay in touch with people because they live too far away, because it\u2019s getting harder to visit them or because of sight or hearing problems. There are a range of solutions that can help.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-9\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/independent-living\/life-skills\/loneliness\/\">Overcoming loneliness <\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Loneliness can happen to anyone any age, there are many ways you can break this loneliness and so many groups out there who want to support you. You are not alone! <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-10\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/independent-living\/education-and-employment\/volunteering\/\">Volunteering <\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>There are so many things you can do that might make a big difference to someone else\u2019s life and your own life too. It could be something very simple that takes up a small amount of your time.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-11\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/independent-living\/transport\/\">Transport<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>From blue badges, fare car, bus passes to community transport. There are many ways to get around Devon. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-12\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/care-and-support\/disabilities\/mental-health\/\">Mental health<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Huge amount of information, and training available to enable you to improve a good mental health and support when you need it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-13\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/carers-support\/supporting-carers-in-work\/\">Supporting carers in work<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Many carers manage caring responsibilities alongside a full or part-time job. There is support and information around caring and working.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-14\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/care-and-support\/advocacy\/\">Advocacy<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>The term \u2018advocacy\u2019 describes what a member of the community (an \u2018advocate\u2019) is doing when they provide support to a person who may feel vulnerable, isolated or disempowered.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-15\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/assessments\/\">Care needs assessments<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>The assessment will focus on how your needs for care and support impact your wellbeing. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"section-bottom-arrow section-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<section class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-68f8ef6e6e25a\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"landing-buttons  \" id=\"needadvice\"><div class=\"landing-buttons-heading\"><h2 >I need advice&#8230;<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"cell medium-10 large-8 medium-offset-1 large-offset-2\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"landing-buttons-buttons\"><ul><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"25\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/solutions\/moving-safely\/\" class=\"button transparent\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ 'buttonEvent': 'Information page' });\">moving safely around my home and neighbourhood<\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"50\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/solutions\/working-and-learning\/\" class=\"button transparent\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ 'buttonEvent': 'Information page' });\">with being able to work, learn and volunteer<\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"75\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/safeguarding\/\" class=\"button transparent\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ 'buttonEvent': 'Information page' });\">to keep myself or others safe from abuse<\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/adults\/housing-options\/\" class=\"button transparent\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ 'buttonEvent': 'Information page' });\">accessing supported housing options <\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" 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onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ 'buttonEvent': 'Information page' });\">as I have a disability<\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"225\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/care-and-support\/younger-adults-16-18\/transitions-adult-social-care-tasc-service\/\" class=\"button transparent\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ 'buttonEvent': 'Information page' });\">transitioning to adult services<\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"250\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/solutions\/house-cleaning\/\" class=\"button transparent\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ 'buttonEvent': 'Information page' });\">keeping my house clean <\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"275\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/solutions\/bathing\/\" class=\"button transparent\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ 'buttonEvent': 'Information page' });\">with eating a healthy diet<\/a><\/li><li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"300\"><a 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