These are notes from a parent group session led by Michelle Stone from Richmond Council’s Community Advice and Support Team about Carer’s Assessments. Anyone not already known to adult social care will pass through this team.
This document has been written on the back of a newsletter article from the Down’s Syndrome Association about whether parents can charge their young person rent and a contribution towards other household costs if they are living at home.
A few pointers to help you think about what support you provide to your young person, how long it takes, etc in preparation for a Care Act Assessment.
Your young person’s care plan, written by their social worker, should lay out their care and support needs in some detail. Broadly speaking each need should be accompanied by a description of current care and support needs, desired outcomes, how those outcomes might be achieved.
The information in the care plan will vary depending on whether it is an initial assessment or a review. Each LA uses a different format and may change it from time to time.
This document is an overview of what the Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) is and the amount of the relevant allowances.
Many people in receipt of an adult social care package who are on benefits will have to make a contribution towards their care package. However, you may be able to offset some or all of your disability related expenses against your contribution.
This document provides information to parents about the adult social care assessment under the Care Act. This is the assessment carried out when a young person is rising 18 and is deemed likely to have support needs under the Care Act.
Snap Care are an agency providing nannies and care staff to families with children with additional needs and adults with care needs. This is an article about what is a care team leader plus a link to current wages for nannies and care staff.
This link is to a document about promoting less restrictive practice – ensuring that the cared for person is as free as they can be. It is aimed at professionals but the examples given in extensive tables of direct and indirect restrictions along with suggestions of what could change are, I think, helpful to us all.
This link takes you to the government website for the care and support statutory guidance around the Care Act - specifically to the social care charging and financial assessments part. It is a lengthy document and this document goes on to highlight sections that might be of particular interest when considering disability related expenses (DRE).
Adult Social Care (ASC) Richmond has a number of leaflets and booklets relevant to adults who may need ASC support.
This document has been taken from the Richmond Gov website and quite clearly lays out the conditions that have to be met for a young person to be eligible for adult social care services.