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Personal and nursing care is available without charge for everyone in Scotland aged 65 and over who needs it, whether at home, in hospital or in a care home.

Free nursing care is available for people of any age.

To receive personal care services from Renfrewshire Council, or payments which allow you to choose who will provide the services to you, you need to have an assessment by your local social work team to see if you need them. Their details are on the right hand menu. The types of personal care provided will vary according to your assessed care needs.

If you live in a care home, the local authority will assess whether you need these services. If so, it will pay £149 on your behalf directly to your care provider for personal care and a further £67 per week if you need nursing care.

If you need an assessment , a social worker or other professional such as a nurse, will carry this out to identify your requirements and how best to meet them.

Please note:

Use the following link for information from the Scottish Government on free personal care.

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