Personalisation in Norfolk
Jan 06, 2016
Personalisation in Norfolk
Who are we?
Personalisation Experts group
Personalisation
Booklet and film on personalisation
Where has personalisation come from?
• It’s a national “must-do”
• Department of health directive
• It’s here to stay………..which is a good thing!
Where has personalisation come from?Personalisation is not just about personal budgets, it's not just about personal health budgets.
We want to enable people to be able to take responsibility for their own lives, to have control over their lives, to lead the lives they want. Those that need care and support need to have control over the care and support too.
Paul Burstow (Health and Social Care Minister)
Personal budgets In social care
What is a personal budget• Person is given an agreed amount of money known
as a ‘Personal Budget’
• The level of support is based on the person’s score on a Personal Budget Questionnaire
• Person is able to have all, or part, of this in cash and use it to meet his/her support needs
• Person can also ask his/her social worker to arrange services for them
Can anyone have a personal budget?
• No – only people who are eligible.
• Person is assessed to see if they are eligible
under the ‘Fair Access to Care Services Criteria’.
• Only people with a ‘critical’ or ‘substantial’ need.
What can personal budgets be used for?• Care in the home, such as personal care
(not long-term residential or nursing care)• Supported or daytime activities• Short breaks or respite care• Equipment (not equipment requiring an
occupational therapy assessment e.g. electric wheelchair)
• Complementary treatments
Creative solutions Sky TV - to give a break to the main carer Joining a club - to be more independent/make friends in the
community Art therapy - to help counteract periods of depression Assistive technology - to keep safe in own home Raised garden-beds – to be more independent and to increase
activity Wii system - to increase activity and to counteract obesity IPad – to have a social activity and to increase opportunities to
make friends A dog – to increase activity and to meet other people
Does the person have to make a Financial Contribution?• Social care is financially assessed on person’s
income and savings
• A person may have to pay a contribution towards the cost of their care depending on how much money they have coming in– Savings over £23250– Income of more than £170 per week
(earnings are disregarded)
Making a support plan
• A support plan shows how you will use your budget• A support plan should show:
– What’s important to you– What’s working in your life– What’s not working– What are the goals you want to achieve– How you will use your budget to meet those goals– How you will ensure that you will keep yourself safe
Thank you for listening!
Kirstie Griffin, on behalf of Mary Fisher and
Personalisation Experts group
Tel: 01508 491222
Email: [email protected]