Social Care services in Thurrock are designed to give you more freedom in the way you live. We want to help you make independent choices, putting you in control of your own care. After all you are the expert about you.
Our web pages will help you work out what services and support you need, and find out what is available in and around your community. The council, health agencies, voluntary organisations, charities and community support groups have all the right services to help you get on top of your situation.
Even though you will be given the choice of buying your own services, the council will support you in the following ways:
If you are concerned about your circumstances at anytime, please contact us.
Adult Social Care telephone number:
01375 652868 (daytime)
Daytime office hours are: Monday to Thursday 8:45am-5:15pm and Friday 8:45am-4:45pm.
Emergency Duty Team telephone number:
01375 372468 (out of hours)
The Emergency Duty Team can be contacted at any other time, including weekends and public holidays.
You can also use our Adult Social Care online forms
Work is underway to further improve Adult Social Care services in Thurrock, placing more focus on service-users having greater choice and control. The improvements are part of a national agenda, set out by the government - known as 'Putting People First' - to transform Adult Social Care services across the UK.
Search our Adult Social Care Service Directory. You may find everything you need here.
Consultation on the green paper titled 'Shaping the Future of Care Together' (please see how to access PDFs):
Shaping the Future of Care: consultation response (PDF 68.3kB)
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