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The Care ActReforming care and support
Older People’s Residential and Nursing Provider Forum
8 January 2015
Vicky Smith, Head of Policy and Strategic Development
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Changes from April 2015
• Eligibility and assessment
• Information and Advice, including how to access independent financial advice
• Safeguarding
• Deferred Payments
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Other changes in April 2015:• Legal duty to ensure smooth transition from children’s to
adults social care services
• A duty to ensure a wide range of good quality care and support services are available
• New protections to ensure that no one goes without care if their provider fails
• New legal right to a personal budget and direct payment
• New responsibilities for provision of care and support in prisons
• Extension of ordinary residence to extra care and supported living
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Changes from April 2016:Funding reform
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Charging for support• A new legal basis for charging
• A consistent approach to calculating someone’s contribution towards living costs in residential care (not included in the cap)
• The charging threshold for people who get care in their own home increases from £23,250 to £27,000
• The charging threshold for people who get residential care increases from £23,250 to £118,000
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The cap on care costs• The Care Act says there should be a maximum
amount anyone should pay towards their care.• The amounts have not been confirmed, however it
is likely that in 2016 there will be:– a cap on care costs of £72,000 for people of pension
age and above
– a lower cap for adults of working age
– no contribution for young people entering adulthood with an eligible care and support need
• The cap won’t count living costs, or any additional payments people choose to make.
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How the cap will work• In late January, the Government will be consulting on the
details about how the cap will work, including what will count as a care cost.
• ‘Care accounts’ for people who want their care costs tracked towards the cap
• To apply, people will need to have an assessment to see if they meet the national eligibility threshold
• People who qualify will be given an independent personal budget of the care costs will ‘count’ towards the cap.
• Guidance asks LAs to work with providers to identify self funders from October 2015
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Independent Care Group discussion• New Task and Finish Group with providers
• Meet during 2015
• Key actions:– Understand guidance and regulations– Understand impacts on the local care market– Communications and engagement with self
funders– Tackle concerns jointly
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Next steps
• Nominations process
• Email interest to:
• Funding Reform Task and Finish Group as Subject title)
• First meeting to be set up in March (?)
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More information• Slideset for providers on the Care Act
2014
• Designed for use by care home managers or anyone in a similar position who wishes to make a presentation on the Care Act or share information with staff and colleagues
• http://www.local.gov.uk/care-support-reform/-/journal_content/56/10180/6527719/ARTICLE
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More information• Local, regional and national publicity
• Department of Health factsheets on the Care Act: gov.uk/government/publications/care-act-2014-part-1-factsheets
• National care and support reform implementation programme: local.gov.uk/care-support-reform
• The Care Act in full: http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2013-14/care.html
• The Care Act in East Sussex: eastsussex.gov.uk/careact [email protected]