Carer's Assessment

If you are an unpaid carer, you have a right to a carer's assessment. This assessment looks at your needs and what support is available to help you to continue in your caring role. You can fill in this form in your own time and send it to us.

The form asks questions about how caring affects your life, including:

  • The impact caring has on your health and wellbeing
  • Whether you are experiencing any difficulties
  • If there is anything you would like to change about your caring role

Before You Start

  • The assessment will take about 1 hour to complete.
  • You'll need to register using an email address. This will allow you to save your form and come back to it at any time.
  • If you care for more than one person, answer the questions in the assessment about the person you provide most care for.
  • If a question has a red asterisk (*), it means it is mandatory and you must answer it to continue.
  • If a question has a blue question mark (?). Select this for related help text.

Make Sure You Have the Following to Hand

  • Details of the person you care for: name, address and date of birth.
  • Details of anyone else you wish to be involved with your assessment.

Next steps

After you submit the form, you will receive an email confirmation. We will review your information and get in touch by phone or email. This form is the start of the assessment process. It will help us to work with you to find out what support you might need.


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Help to fill in the form

If you need help to complete this form, contact Care for the Carers (opens in new tab)

Phone: 01323 738 390 Email: info@cftc.org.uk

You can also contact us for advice: Contact Adult Social Care and Health (opens in new tab)

More information?

Information for carers is on our website Caring for someone (opens in new tab)

Our directory also lists services for carers East Sussex 1Space - Carers (opens in new tab)

Information for carers aged 5 - 18 visit IMAGO Young Carers (opens in new tab)

The Carers' Checklist (opens in new tab) will help you get the support and information you need. You can use it whether you've just started looking after someone or have been supporting them for a while.

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