My Care In Birmingham

A new website helping people to quickly and easily find out about adult social care services has been launched in Birmingham.

The site, known as MyCareinBirmingham, guides people through a short series of questions leading to a page of information and contact details about council services or organisations that can provide social care support and activities.

Cabinet member for Adults and Communities, Cllr Sue Anderson, said: “We are changing to a more personal approach to adult social care in Birmingham, and adults who have been assessed as needing support now have much greater choice and control over the type of care they get.

“This website helps adults get specific advice and information at their fingertips, and provides details of adult social care services and support, from helping people to remain independent at home for longer, to helping them get out and about.”

The new site will be delivered in three phases; the first being the ‘advice and information’ section, which is now live. The second, to be launched later this year, will guide people through an ‘adult social care assessment’ online. The third phase will see the addition of a ‘marketplace’ that will promote adult social care services available for people to buy.

Visit: www. birmingham.gov.uk