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Question 1

DEFINITION of Personalisation?

Answer 1

Every person who receives support, will have choice and control over the shape of that support in all care settings

Question 2

Which other ways can personalisation be described as?

Answer 2

• Putting the individual at the centre of the process.
• Recognising the individual’s strengths.
• Recognising the individual’s preferences.

Question 3

What does personalisation mean to individuals?

Answer 3

• Addressing needs
• Control
• Independence
• Participation
• Choice
• Preferences
• Meeting aspirations
• Empowerment

Question 4

What are the KEY FEATURES of personalisation?

Answer 4

• Personal Budgets
• Co-production
• Choice and Control
• Self-assessment of needs
• Changing role of the professionals

Question 5

What are the 2 types of personal budgets?

Answer 5

• Direct Payments
• Managed Accounts

Question 6

What is a mean-tested payment?

Answer 6

Payments based on individual’s financial circumstances

Question 7

What is a support plan?

Answer 7

Document with day-day requirements and preferences for care

Question 8

What are social care outcomes?

Answer 8

The results of receiving care

Question 9

What does eligible mean?

Answer 9

To fit the criteria

Question 10

What is a local authority?

Answer 10

• The governing body of a city, county or district
• Responsible for public services in a local area

Question 11

What is an authorised or nominated person?

Answer 11

Someone who acts on behalf of an individual to allocate their direct payment

Question 12

What does mental capacity mean?

Answer 12

Being able to make a reasoned decision by understanding information

Question 13

When might a person have direct payments?

Answer 13

• individual or family wishes to have high levels of choice and control
• individual feels confident with managing money
• individual is living independently
• individual wants a service that local authority cannot provide
• individual wants to employ a personal assistant

Question 14

When might a person have a managed account?

Answer 14

• individual has no family or support network
• individual does not want to manage their personal budget
• individual has limited mental capacity

Question 15

How does a personal budget help towards personalisation?

Answer 15

• Empowerment - having control over own money.
• Choice of what to spend it on.
• More opportunities to socialise
• Can have the support you want.
• Can have a social life and build relationships -Independence

Question 16

What is a direct payment?

Answer 16

Direct payment is when personal budget is paid directly to an individual or their family

Question 17

What is a managed account?

Answer 17

Managed account is when the local authority manages a personal budget on behalf of individual (in line with their wishes)

Question 18

What is a personal budget?

Answer 18

The amount of money an individual is awarded by the local authority to spend on the help they need to achieve what is important to them.

Question 19

What is co-production

Answer 19

Individuals receiving care are involved in designing and planning services, deciding about the allocation of resources, delivering services