I am a full time registered Carer for my 19 year old daughter who has learning disabilities, she lives with us mum dad and brother ,her doctor is insisting she has a right to a social care needs assessment but my daughter understands that I am her Carer and she tells me she does not want another Carer coming in to look after her . I feel her wishes shouid be respected as I enjoy looking after my daughter and having other carers coming in to do what I’m already doing will cause her stress and anxiety and can trigger her epilepsy seizures. She only has pip and if that is taken into account then she won’t have much left to live on from the mobility part .
If your daughter had an assessment this doesn’t necessarily mean support would be arranged, it’s only at that point that a financial assessment would be needed. The threshold for contributing to social care is quite high in the community (not care homes) being many thousands in savings or an income of over £100 per week and even then is a sliding scale. Please don’t let potential charges put you off for the reasons set out above. Have a good conversation with the local authority about the pros and cons. Their website will likely set out their financial charging policy and other key information. Hope that helps.
Hi Justin , I hope you're well . Could you please tell me how long it takes to find appropriate accommodation after the care assessment is done. Global band need 6 24-hour supported accommodation/ rehabilitation for mental health / autism. Thank you 😊
@@marieyoung3113 it’s a social care assessment, as it’s focused on eligible outcomes not needs. Needs was the language of FACS pre care act. Whilst the statutory guidance does sometimes use the word needs it has also been criticised for doing so and there was talk of removing this when the guidance was next updated, that was delayed with the continuous change of prime ministers and now the real possibility of a new law to replace the care act.
@@marieyoung3113 if you need another reason it’s because the assessment addresses care AND support, hence the name of the care and support plan. Care and support are not the same thing. Hence the assessment cannot be simply a care needs assessment.
Thanks Jk, very useful session, appreciated.
Thank-you glad I watched
There are charges if the LA puts the care together for a self Funder following assessment. £495 in Lincolnshire for instance.
I am a full time registered Carer for my 19 year old daughter who has learning disabilities, she lives with us mum dad and brother ,her doctor is insisting she has a right to a social care needs assessment but my daughter understands that I am her Carer and she tells me she does not want another Carer coming in to look after her . I feel her wishes shouid be respected as I enjoy looking after my daughter and having other carers coming in to do what I’m already doing will cause her stress and anxiety and can trigger her epilepsy seizures.
She only has pip and if that is taken into account then she won’t have much left to live on from the mobility part .
If your daughter had an assessment this doesn’t necessarily mean support would be arranged, it’s only at that point that a financial assessment would be needed. The threshold for contributing to social care is quite high in the community (not care homes) being many thousands in savings or an income of over £100 per week and even then is a sliding scale. Please don’t let potential charges put you off for the reasons set out above. Have a good conversation with the local authority about the pros and cons. Their website will likely set out their financial charging policy and other key information. Hope that helps.
Hi Justin , I hope you're well . Could you please tell me how long it takes to find appropriate accommodation after the care assessment is done. Global band need 6 24-hour supported accommodation/ rehabilitation for mental health / autism. Thank you 😊
Hi Dan , I’m afraid I dont know the answer to that. It may be dependent on your local authority.
Please stop calling it a care needs assessment, that language is 10 years out of date and brings into doubt your understanding.
What would you call it then? I am a social worker and refer to it as a Care Needs Assessment.
@@marieyoung3113 it’s a social care assessment, as it’s focused on eligible outcomes not needs. Needs was the language of FACS pre care act. Whilst the statutory guidance does sometimes use the word needs it has also been criticised for doing so and there was talk of removing this when the guidance was next updated, that was delayed with the continuous change of prime ministers and now the real possibility of a new law to replace the care act.
@@marieyoung3113 if you need another reason it’s because the assessment addresses care AND support, hence the name of the care and support plan. Care and support are not the same thing. Hence the assessment cannot be simply a care needs assessment.