Jonathan Herring
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780198737278
- eISBN:
- 9780191800757
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198737278.003.0006
- Subject:
- Law, Family Law, Medical Law
This chapter explores the responsibilities of local authorities in relation to the provision of care and support under the Care Act 2014. It discusses how the Act ensures that services are tailored ...
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This chapter explores the responsibilities of local authorities in relation to the provision of care and support under the Care Act 2014. It discusses how the Act ensures that services are tailored to the needs of the individual, rather than being a set package which is offered regardless of the individual circumstances of the case. The Act serves to protect children and vulnerable adults who are facing abuse. A key theme in the Act’s approaches to adult care is personalization, focusing on the goals and wishes of the individual, who should be involved in determining what their goals are and who should be helped in achieving them. The chapter also examines how the Act requires local authorities to make enquiries if there is an adult who may be at risk of abuse or neglect in their area, and to find out what, if any, action may be needed.Less
This chapter explores the responsibilities of local authorities in relation to the provision of care and support under the Care Act 2014. It discusses how the Act ensures that services are tailored to the needs of the individual, rather than being a set package which is offered regardless of the individual circumstances of the case. The Act serves to protect children and vulnerable adults who are facing abuse. A key theme in the Act’s approaches to adult care is personalization, focusing on the goals and wishes of the individual, who should be involved in determining what their goals are and who should be helped in achieving them. The chapter also examines how the Act requires local authorities to make enquiries if there is an adult who may be at risk of abuse or neglect in their area, and to find out what, if any, action may be needed.
Paul Burstow
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- September 2018
- ISBN:
- 9781447336846
- eISBN:
- 9781447336891
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447336846.003.0022
- Subject:
- Public Health and Epidemiology, Public Health
This chapter examines the significance of Care Act 2014, a piece of legislation that modernises more than six decades of care and support law into a single, clear statute, which takes into account ...
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This chapter examines the significance of Care Act 2014, a piece of legislation that modernises more than six decades of care and support law into a single, clear statute, which takes into account people's needs and what they want to achieve in their lives. Before discussing the main features of the Care Act, the chapter considers the Poor Law and how the Care Act breaks with the Poor Law principle of less eligibility, which persisted in National Assistance Act 1948. The National Assistance Act was the legal framework governing adult social care in England and Wales and replaced the Poor Law. The chapter also describes community-based approaches to social care, how well-being became the new organising principle for the Care Act, and the negative health and wealth impacts of caring. It concludes by analysing the debates about integrating health and social care in the UK.Less
This chapter examines the significance of Care Act 2014, a piece of legislation that modernises more than six decades of care and support law into a single, clear statute, which takes into account people's needs and what they want to achieve in their lives. Before discussing the main features of the Care Act, the chapter considers the Poor Law and how the Care Act breaks with the Poor Law principle of less eligibility, which persisted in National Assistance Act 1948. The National Assistance Act was the legal framework governing adult social care in England and Wales and replaced the Poor Law. The chapter also describes community-based approaches to social care, how well-being became the new organising principle for the Care Act, and the negative health and wealth impacts of caring. It concludes by analysing the debates about integrating health and social care in the UK.
