{"id":30155,"date":"2023-06-15T11:50:48","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T10:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/?page_id=30155"},"modified":"2025-04-28T14:37:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T13:37:54","slug":"finding-help-information-and-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/finding-help-information-and-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding help, information and support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Are you having challenges or problems living safely and well at home?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use our self-help tool to answer 14 questions about your current situation, and find out about equipment, services and support to help you live independently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t worry \u2013 we don\u2019t need your name or address at this point. This is just to generate information for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch a short video that explains more about what the self-help tool is and what it can do for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Self Help Adult social Care run through video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/5kOc7EuT8eg?feature=oembed&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our self-help tool is for adults 18 and over living in Devon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are under 18 visit our education and families website to find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/educationandfamilies\/\">support for children and young people<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you care for another adult, find out about an assessment for yourself by phoning Devon Carers on <a href=\"tel:03456434435\">03456 434 435<\/a> or visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/devoncarers.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">the Devon Carers website<\/a> for information and advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you live outside of the Devon County Council area visit your local authority website for information about services where you live. 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