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When your family faces a question about care, capacity or funding, put a professional in your corner.
A diagnosis, a care decision, a funding battle, a court application, a fight for the right school support. Our employed team of registered social workers and specialists takes on the whole problem, clearly, kindly and to the standard courts and public bodies accept.
Nellie Supports is England and Wales' largest identified specialist private social work and mental capacity assessment practice. Established in 2019 and based in Lincolnshire, it provides the full breadth of independent social work: social care assessment and case management, NHS Continuing Healthcare and care funding support, mental capacity assessments, Court of Protection evidence, expert witness reports, Lasting Power of Attorney services and EHCP advocacy, all delivered by a permanent, full-time employed multidisciplinary team. Over 11,000 assessments and reports have been completed, and every report passes internal peer review before delivery.
Every report
peer reviewed before delivery
11,000+
assessments and reports completed
Employed team
no associates, no referral panels
England and Wales
full national coverage
What we do
The full breadth of independent social work
What happens next
Four steps, no guesswork
1
Enquire
Call or send an enquiry. Our client liaison team responds the same working day.
2
Understand
We listen, confirm what you actually need and recommend the right service, with a clear price before you commit.
3
Assess
A registered professional carries out the work around the person, at home, in hospital, in a care home or by video.
4
Report
The report is written, peer reviewed by a second qualified professional and delivered securely.
Louise Thornton
Senior Social Worker and Lead Practitioner
Dr Olga Chelidoni
Chartered Psychologist (BPS)
Who does the work
Named professionals, employed in one team
Founded in 2019 by registered social worker Ben Slater, Nellie Supports is built on a permanent, full-time employed team of registered social workers, a Chartered Psychologist and specialist assessors. No associate bank, no referral panel. Across every service, from care planning to court evidence, that means shared standards, internal peer review and a named professional who answers for the work.
Who we help
Two audiences, one standard of evidence
Honest answers
Questions people ask us first
What does it cost?
Pricing is published openly on our prices page. Fixed prices apply to most assessments, and more complex work is quoted clearly before you commit.
How quickly can you respond?
Our client liaison team responds to every enquiry the same working day, and we will tell you the earliest available appointment at the enquiry stage.
Will the report hold up legally?
Every assessment applies the relevant statutory framework, such as the Mental Capacity Act 2005 or the Care Act 2014, to the specific question asked, and every report passes internal peer review. Where required, reports are prepared for court and professional use.
Can you guarantee the outcome?
No, and you should be cautious of anyone who says otherwise. No provider can guarantee how a court, tribunal or public body will treat any report. What we can guarantee is independent, evidence-led work to a consistent published standard.
This page is maintained under our editorial standards: content is written by the practitioners who do the work, reviewed by a second professional and updated when the law or our services change.
Read about the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and our professional standards.