LO1 Flashcards
1
Q
What is personalisation?
A
- Recognizing that an individual has strengths, preferences, wishes and aspirations
- The individual should be at center of care
- Identifying needs and supporting them to make informed choices
2
Q
What does personalisation mean to an individual?
A
- Empowerment
- Addressing needs
- Control
- Independence
- Participation
- Choice
- Preferences
- Meeting aspirations
3
Q
What are the 5 key features of personalisation?
A
- Personal Budget
- Co-production
- Choice and control
- Self-assessment of needs
- Changing role of professionals
4
Q
What is a personal budget?
A
- An agreed amount of money that is used to get care and treatment
- It is provided by the Local Authority
5
Q
What is the test to see if an individual is eligible for a personal budget?
A
- Means testing
6
Q
What are the types of personal budgets?
A
- Direct payments
- Managed accounts
7
Q
What is direct payment?
A
- Money is given to the individual to manage
- If they lack mental capacity an advocate can manage money instead
- Money can be spent as they please as long as it relates to their care plan
8
Q
What are managed accounts?
A
- The money is managed by the local government
- The local authority decides where the money goes
- However the individual can still choice the services they want
9
Q
What are the benefits and weakness of direct payment?
A
Benefits:
- allows independence and control
Weaknesses:
- may stressful for those who do not want to/know how to look after
- worrying about money left
- Worrying about invoices
10
Q
What are the benefits and weakness of managed accounts?
A
Benefits:
- Good for those who not want the stress of hiring people
- Less responsibility if not confident with money
Weaknesses:
- Not independent
- May be delays due to overwhelmed service
11
Q
What is co-production?
A
- Citizens and public services working together to improve services to benefit the public
- This recognizes that the service users have skills and expertise
12
Q
What can co-production do?
A
- Helps follow the Care Act
- Saves money
- Improves services
- How to better improve and prevent problems
13
Q
What is choice and control?
A
- Supporting, enabling and empowering individual to make decisions about care
- To allow independence
14
Q
What is self-assessment of needs?
A
- service user led assessment of their needs
- works with the professionals
- it looks at the individuals:
- Circumstances
- Situation
- Needs
- Support needed
15
Q
What is changing role of professionals?
A
- Going from an institutional model to a citizenship model
This means
- The service user is now listened to
- The service user knows best
- service user makes choices and decisions
- Service users are empowered
