 Please cascade this through your organisation and teams.
Devon County Council implements the Part 1 Care Act duties on 1 April 2015.
You can read more updates below:
Information and advice about care and support
From
1st April, information about care and support, including the new
provision for carers, is available online at mylife.devon.gov.uk. This
resource will be developed in response to user testing over the next few months
and feedback is welcome: please email webteam@devon.gov.uk.
Planned improvements include:
- improved
content and online tools
- alternative
formats
-
further
work with partners to ensure the directory is accurate and up to date
- online
services including self-assessments (October 2015) and care accounts (April
2016)
Devon
County Council has been co-designing and co-producing an effective public
information and advice network with partners and stakeholders. We have collated
and sourced content for a new website, including the Devon Community Directory, to inform members
of the public about the new arrangements.
We encourage people to review, evolve and
improve the content of the website by submitting feedback via email to:publications-mailbox@devon.gov.uk
National minimum
threshold for eligibility
Building on the strong
practices that were already in place in Devon, a new eligibility policy has
been developed with guidance for staff. The new eligibility criteria will
feature in the assessment process.
Assessments
(including carers assessments)
A refreshed My Assessment
form is being launch which incorporates changes in line with the care act
guidance. A new process for carers assessments has been established. New
options will be available to individuals allowing them to complete a
pre-assessment (to check likelihood of eligibility) and a paper based
supported self assessment.
Supporting carers - key messages
‘Caring’
for someone covers lots of different things, like helping with their washing,
dressing or eating, taking them to regular appointments or keeping them company
when they feel lonely or anxious. From April 2015, changes to the way care and
support is provided in England mean carers may be able to get more help so that
they can carry on caring.
Find out how Devon County Council will best support
carers in Devon.
Universal deferred payment agreements
To
date Local Authorities have had the choice of whether to offer a Deferred
Payment Agreement; the Care Act makes this mandatory. The change in legislation
will have no impact on Devon, other than the potential impact on volume, as we
already offer this facility. Devon County Council have reviewed the current
universal deferred payments agreements in line with the care act requirements.
Developing the adult social care market
Under the Care Act Devon County Council is
working to ensure a diverse and sufficient social care market.
Devon
County Council is developing a range of sector specific business support,
workforce development and skills packages for social care providers. In
addition, Sector Leads are being appointed to work with providers to ensure
sufficiency and diversity in the market, and to start a conversation between
Devon County Council and social care providers. Further information on these
should be available Summer 2015.
General business support is
available to all businesses including Adult Social Care providers , through the
Rural Growth Network, which can provide face to face advice on developing and
growing your business. Further information about the Rural Growth Network can
be found at www.business-supportsw.com
or by contacting 0300 123 2007.
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