# Care Act 2014, Section 8: How to meet needs

Extent: E+W

(1) The following are examples of what may be provided to meet needs under sections 18 to 20—
(a) accommodation in a care home or in premises of some other type;
(b) care and support at home or in the community;
(c) counselling and other types of social work;
(d) goods and facilities;
(e) information, advice and advocacy.
(2) The following are examples of the ways in which a local authority may meet needs under sections 18 to 20—
(a) by arranging for a person other than it to provide a service;
(b) by itself providing a service;
(c) by making direct payments.
(3) “Care home”—
(a) has the meaning given by section 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000 in respect of a care home in England; and
(b) means a place in Wales at which a care home service within the meaning of Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 2) is provided wholly or mainly to persons aged 18 or over.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/care-act-2014/section-8
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