How to get personal and nursing care
Contact your local council's social work department for a care needs assessment.
Contact social and care services
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Aberdeen City Council
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Aberdeenshire Council
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Angus Council
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Argyll and Bute Council
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Clackmannanshire Council
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Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
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Dumfries and Galloway Council
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Dundee City Council
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East Ayrshire Council
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East Dunbartonshire Council
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East Lothian Council
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East Renfrewshire Council
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Edinburgh Council
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Falkirk Council
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Fife Council
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Glasgow City Council
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Highland Council
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Inverclyde Council
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Midlothian Council
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Moray Council
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North Ayrshire Council
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North Lanarkshire Council
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Orkney Islands Council
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Perth and Kinross Council
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Renfrewshire Council
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Scottish Borders Council
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Shetland Islands Council
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South Ayrshire Council
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South Lanarkshire Council
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Stirling Council
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West Dunbartonshire Council
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West Lothian Council
You can also ask your doctor, district nurse or health visitor to arrange a care needs assessment.
Social services may provide you with personal care or arrange for a home care agency to do it.
Private personal and nursing care
You can arrange private personal care by contacting a home care provider or agency.
You can organise private nursing care by contacting a nursing agency.
Search the Care Inspectorate's directory of home care providers and nursing agencies.
Even if you decide to pay for your own personal care, it's still worth getting a care needs assessment. This helps you understand your options and get any available financial support.