The Care Act (2014)

Question 1

Key duties of the care act include:

Answer 1

• Promote wellbeing
• providing information and advice
• giving carers new rights
• integrating care and support
• safeguarding adults

Question 2

Effects of the key duties:

Answer 2

• Promotes independence, empowerment & autonomy
• gives carers autonomy & provides advocacy
• provides increased & improved care and support

Question 3

Main features of the act:

Answer 3

• Wellbeing principle
• National eligibility criteria
• carers rights
• safeguarding adults
• care and support planning
• personal budgets
• information and advice

Question 4

Well being principle

Answer 4

• Places individuals wellbeing at the centre of care decisions
• consider physical, mental & emotional wellbeing

Question 5

National eligibility criteria

Answer 5

• Standardises access to care across the country
• based on inability to achieve two or more specified outcomes

Question 6

Carers rights

Answer 6

• Equal consideration for assessment and support
• recognises the vital role of unpaid carers

Question 7

Safeguarding adults

Answer 7

• Statutory framework to protect vulnerable adults
• establishes safeguarding adults in boards in each local authority

Question 8

Care & support planning involves:

Answer 8

• Person centred approach to care
• involves the individual in decision making
• focuses on the outcomes ratter than the services
• regular reviews to ensure needs are met

Question 9

Advantages of care

Answer 9

• Promotes consistency across the country
• empires individuals in decision making
• focuses on prevention and wellbeing
• improves integration between services
• provides clear legal framework for safeguarding

Question 10

Disadvantages of the care act

Answer 10

• Challenges due to limited resources
• potential for regional variations of interpretations
• increased bureaucracy in assessment processes
• concerns about sustainability of funding
• possible gaps in service provision during transition