We can provide a range of help and support in the community to
adults and their carers, so that they may lead independent
lives.
Our aim is to promote public involvement by encouraging service
users and carers to be involved in the way we plan, provide and
review our services. We want to encourage service users and carers
to have more of a say in shaping and influencing the development of
existing and new services.
We have once again retained three star "Excellent" rating in our
aim to help the people of Kent live safely and independently in
their local communities.
We annually publish full details of our rates and charges,
benefit allowances and assessment guidelines, for all our
clients.
View our current consultations or look back over past ones. We
may ask for your comments on particular projects or services as
your views and opinions are always important to us.
Search for and view all of Social Services' publications.
You can search for jobs, access information about types of
training and careers available and find out more about the many
benefits of working in social care.
Active Lives is our ten year vision for Adult Social Care in
Kent.
Care Ambassadors is a new and exciting scheme aimed at raising
the profile of careers in social care among young people, teachers,
careers advisors and parents. The scheme aims to highlight the
opportunities and rewards they can offer.
The Quality Service Awards celebrate the excellent work carried
out by staff in Adult Social Care Services in Kent. The nomination
period for this year's awards has now closed.
Kent Adult Social Services has produced a number of leaflets and
brochures about our services which are available to download. Some
of our leaflets are available in alternative languages and as audio
versions that you can listen to.
Self Directed Support (SDS) is about ensuring that everyone has
choice and control over the support they receive. This may mean
that they self manage the support, but they might also choose to
have somebody else manage it for them.