Unit 6- Personalisation LO1 Flashcards
Definition of personalisation
People receiving support, either statutory or self-funded, have choice and control over that support in all care settings.
What is a direct payment?
Gives service users money directly to pay for their own care, rather than the traditional route of a Local Government Authority providing care for them.
What is a personal budget?
A personal budget or home budget is a finance plan that allocates future personal income towards expenses, savings and debt repayment.
What is a managed account?
A managed account service ensures that no one is excluded from the chance to have direct payments to manage a personal budget for their care and support needs.
What is coproduction?
Improve participation and coproduction with people who use services and carers to develop and deliver better social care and health provision.
E.g. citizenship model
What is choice and control?
Choice and control is how you arrange your care and support. It is designed to help you receive services in a way that suits you and your family, and offers more control over the way your services are delivered.
e.g. where and how care is provided, employing personal assistants.
What is a self-assessment of needs?
A supported self-assessment is one way of carrying out needs of a carers assessment. It is led by the local authority and can only be offered if the individual is willing and able to carry it out.
What is changing roles of professionals?
The individual knows what is best for themselves, not the professional.
What are statutory services?
These are services that are paid for and provided by the government e.g. National Health Service (NHS). These are services that are run as a business.
What does aspiration mean?
A hope or ambition of achieving something.
What does proactive mean?
Creating or controlling a situation rather than just responding to it after it has happened.
Benefits of personalisation to an individual
Improved self-esteem More opportunities to socialise Gain and maintain control Can remain in own home Inclusion in community Improved information and guidance Improved quality of life
Improved self-esteem
Improved quality of life- socialise more
Gain and maintain control
They may decide to employ somebody- having control
Empowerment
Can remain in own home
Gain and maintain control
Independence
Improved quality of life
Independence
Improved self-esteem
Positive impacts of socialisation
Direct payment for care allowing rapid access to services
Inclusion within communities preventing isolation
Remaining in own home where familiarity and sense of belonging add to quality of life
Access to information and guidance allowing better choices
New opportunities
Direct payment for care allowing rapid access to services
Can have care as and when they need it, don’t have to wait for local authority to authorise it.
Inclusion within communities preventing isolation
Chance to socialise, can live with people who don’t need support or care.
Remaining in own home where familiarity and sense of belonging add to quality of life
Know the community and neighbours, having their memories and belongings with them, feel safe.
Access to information and guidance allowing better choices
Looking at all the options, having all the facts, they are in control of their choices.
New opportunities
Employment and training, higher education are available for those who can pay for the support they need.
Challenges that impact on personalisation
Care limited to the prescribed budget
Availability and access to some services may be restricted in some areas
Care limited to the prescribed budget
Set amount of money which does not change throughout the year, budget could be spent quickly.
Availability and access to some services may be restricted in some areas
Availability of trained staff might be difficult to access services.
Legislation underpinning personalisation
Health and Social Care Act 2012
Local Authority Circular (DH) 2008- Personalisation Guidance
The Care Act 2014
Children and Families Act 2014
The role of local authority
Assessment- EHCP, Fair access to care, Budgets
Housing- Meeting housing needs, Adaptations, Choice of Residence
The Care Act- Removed geographical barriers
Decentralising and commissioning- Outsourcing services, Greater range of choice
Education, Health and Care Plan
Written in partnership with parents and children.
Assesses the need of a child’s education, health and care.
Replaced statement of special educational needs and involves parents, carers and the child.
Child needs to be assessed.
Require help and resources which are not usually available.
Have a severe or complex long-term need that affects everyday life.
Need intensive help and support from more than one agency.
Show evidence that they are making limited or no progress, despite high levels of support.
Show evidence of a graduated response to interventions, support and resources already in place.
Fair access to care
Implemented by the government in 2003.
Common framework used to determine if someone is eligible.
Hope to iron out any consistencies.
Four strands to eligibility- critical, substantial, moderate or low.
Example- not having upstairs toilet- stair lift/commode.
What is an individual budget?
assessed for a personal budget
completing a self-assessment
Adaptations available to help individuals live independently
Personal budget
Stairlift allows people to have access to different parts of the house.
Having a commode if there is only one toilet.
Carers available
Recliner chairs for comfort
Special glasses- eye surgeries
Housing
Choice of residence
Housing adaptations
Meeting housing needs
Choice of residence
Personalisation means that individuals should have choices about where and how they live. The authority must make sure the homes can be accessed by their individuals who live there. Range of specialist housing available with options making them meet individual needs.
Housing adaptations
Could be to an individuals home or an already adapted purpose built home. For example, wheelchair friendly homes would need a lower kitchen sink and bench area. The hob/oven needs to be accessible too and a hoist system might be needed to use the bathroom and get into bed.
