Adult services

The adult services division provides information and advice, assessments and support for citizens with social care needs. Where possible, we will encourage and support citizens to find their own solutions to the difficulties they are facing.

Following a social care assessment and a financial assessment, if an individual is eligible for publicly funded services, we will either:

Offer them a personal budget as a direct payment to allow them to buy their own, agreed support
Commission services on their behalf, using their personal budget

We support older people, adults with physical disabilities, adults with mental health problems and adults with learning difficulties. Most of our social work teams are integrated with NHS staff. This includes:

Mental health service for younger adults which is managed by Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of the directorate
The learning difficulty service, managed by Salford City Council
Community integrated care teams with social work, district nursing and some therapist services based in neighbourhood offices

There are also a number of other specialist services including: