Explains the purpose of a financial assessment under the Care Act, when one should be completed, and what should be taken into account or disregarded.
Explains how personal health budgets work, who is entitled to them and how they can interact with social care personal budgets.
This guide sets out how strengths-based practice is embodied in English social care legislation through the Care Act 2014, specifically through the principle of wellbeing, set out in section 1 of the Care Act, and also through the legislation's other measures on prevention, assessment, determining eligibility, and the making and reviewing of care and support plans.
Tips on using strengths-based practice to cope with difficult conversations that can arise during care assessments.