极速赛车168最新开奖号码 Comments on: ‘Failed’ Care Act 2014 must be properly implemented in shift to ‘enabling’ adults’ services, say peers

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Trina Dacosta

Trina Dacosta — Sat, 24 Dec 2022 16:50:35 +0000

Every time there is any discussion about the lack of resources to implement the Care Act 2014 there is never any acknowledgement that people who need services are expected to contribute towards the cost of their care. Under the Care Act, the Local Authorities have a duty to carryout a financial assessment on all individuals who require care provision. Indiviudals who have savings above a certain threshold are expected to fund their own care (known as self funders). Whilst individuals who are only in receipt of welfare benefits they often see part of the PIP and/or DLA deducted to meet the cost of their care. The Care Act has created a 2 tier care system that mainly benefits the middle classes.. Those people who are able to afford to top up the cost of their care with the financial support from the Local Authority. These individuals often have choice and control over how their care is provided. . Whilst those individuals on welfare benefits find their choices are often limited or they have no choice and go without the care they need due to fear of spiralling debt, Of course there is another group who do have the means to afford private care but who go without due to fear of the spiralling cost of private care provisio. There needs to be a complete overall of the Adult care system including allocation of more resources, and a rethink of the way services are delivered and the relationship between health and social care.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Janet Leifer

Janet Leifer — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 17:48:58 +0000

In this report professional and political leaders call once again for social workers to change how they practice and for enough funding as the twin solutions to achieve their vision for the delivery of social care. But neither will happen if political and professional leaders cling to a system that calibrates need to resources. Despite protestations to the contrary, this is what the so-called ‘eligibility process’ does. It kills the Care Act vision. Investments in re-training social workers to be ‘person centred’ are pointless when the system requires them to be resource led; it is pointless calling for sufficiency of resources when the system has not the first idea how much money is needed.

The Barnet Forum for Independent Living ,of which I am a member, agrees that implementing the Care Act holds the key to real change. But people need to be aware of exactly what that will take. We have been examining in depth the exact mechanisms one council is using to tell the public it is delivering the Care Act, when it is covertly doing the exact opposite. We will shortly be in a position to publish the full findings.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: David

David — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 19:23:57 +0000

Personally, I believe that the massive shortage of resources is very important, but so would be the creation of a National Care Service

I’m an adult mental health social worker and AMHP. The council I work with tries, but it has too many responsibilities, too many projects, and social care in my view needs an organisation that has a sole goal not one of many. In a local authority it’s a one size fits all approach and it isn’t helpful to aid work and to create a vision

We have mountainous bureaucracy, no admin support at all, and a complete scarcity of carers and support workers. They are unsung heroes and heroines and deserve better pay and conditions

The lives of people we work with are getting more and more complex and services aren’t keeping pace, in my view. A dedicated NCS service may help

The NHS isn’t perfect but at least it is focused on health

From a passionate but tired social worker