Carer Back Up Plan Document

Carer Back Up Plan Document

Carer Back Up Plan Form

If you care for someone, and are concerned about them should you be temporarily or permanently unavailable, this is a great way to ensure a plan is in place to put your mind at ease. When you submit the online version of this form it will be added to Southampton City Council’s records so Social Care, Hospital, and health and emergency services can access it. 

Section 1: About me


Section 2: Details of the person I care for and their home (if you care for more than one person please use a seperate form for each)


Section 3: Where the person I care for might be if they are not at home.

Please tell us about any time they regularly attend events or visit outside of their home (e.g. meal with a relative, social club, sports fixture or day services).

Section 4: GP and medical details of the person I care for



Section 5: Legal Responsibilities

Does anyone hold Lasting Power of Attorney (LPoA), Deputy or parental responsibility? If so, please give details below.
First Contact
Second Contact

Section 6: Emergency contact for unpaid carer (please provide emergency contacts for yourself)


Contact 1

Contact 2

Section 7: Specific information of care and support you provide to cared for person(s)

Please give information that emergency, or other services, need to have to provide respectful and consistent care until your back- up support takes over the care. If you do not have back-up support, then please provide details of any longer term needs that will be needed to be supported. What will emergency services or carers need to know to ensure that the person you care for has their needs met, e.g. personal care, medication, dietary, behavioural issues, sensory needs, likes/dislikes and normal routines? Please provide details of anyone who provides paid - for care for the person you care for, including their name and phone / email details as we may need to contact them.

Section 8: Additional information


Section 9: Statements

Before you press Send below, please save and print your document by pressing Ctrl P (or Cmd P on a Mac) and selecting within the printer option to save as a PDF and then to print.

If you do not wish this form to be held by SCC, please contact UCSS to let us know where you will keep this plan so that the information can be passed on to Social Care, health and emergency services if the need arises.