Support services provided for people in Cornwall to help them live well as they grow older are being reviewed - and the council wants to hear what residents think.

The contract period for Cornwall Council’s Adult Social Care prevention services for people with low-level needs will come to an end in 2019.

This offers the Council the opportunity to decide which of the services to renew to best meet local need.

The Council has stressed that the decision has not been taken to cut any services at this stage.

The ageing population in Cornwall is set to grow significantly in Cornwall in the coming decade - and the Council says that a priority is to choose those services which help people to help themselves, so that they can stay fit and well and independent for longer.

This will also help to reduce the demand on costlier services further down the line, said the Council.

Services to address and prevent rough sleeping and homelessness in Cornwall are also up for review at the moment.

Cornwall’s portfolio holder for Adults Rob Rotchell said: ‘The end of the current contract provides of with an opportunity to make sure the services we commission deliver what people have told us they want - to take more responsibility for their own wellness, be as independent as possible, and be part of their local community.

‘After listening to a wide range of views a plan has been developed and we are now asking whether we have got this plan right.’

A survey, which can be accessed via Cornwall Council’s website, will be open until Friday (September 7).