Case Study: The Care Act 2014

Introduction
This is a case study about an older woman (Gladys) with dementia but has mental capacity. She receives care and assistance in her home, she has a cleaner who comes in to clean once a week, a neighbour who makes her dinner (Gladys pays for it) and a granddaughter who is her advocate. She has mobility difficulties but can walk short distances with a trolley/Zimmer frame. She spent 5 weeks in the hospital receiving treatment for a urinary tract infection (UTI) and was appointed a care manager after her discharge. Gladys has over £25,000 and receives £600 as pensions monthly. Her circumstances have been assessed in relation to her needs and in accordance with The Care Act 2014. (Carr 2012)
Will Gladys get assistance from the Local
The Care Act 2014 signifies an important change in the legislation of England and the most significant reform in over 60 years, it puts different aspects of adult social care into one single Act. (Barnes et al 2017) The care Act made an individual rather than the service or the service provider the centre of the care system. Personalisation can be referred to as Be-spoke care service tailored towards the particular need of a particular service user. It is an approach in social care delivery that enables every individual receiving care support to have control and choice over the kind of support they receive in the care setting whether it is funded by them or by the statutory service. (Dunning 2008) it is associated with direct payments and personal budgets. By these methods, the service user can choose the service they want to receive. Personalisation is centred round the service user and not the service or the service provider. Any person who requires ongoing support and is eligible is entitled to a personal budget. (Dunning
The Human Rights Act 1998 includes a right not to be subject to torture, inhuman or degrading treatment (article 3) and a right to enjoy private, family and home life without unjustified interference from public authorities (article 8). ( Age UK 2017)in this circumstance Gladys is not vulnerable to any sort of abuse and if by chance it is suspected or envisaged her care manager and the local authority will be notified. There is no conflict between personalisation and safeguarding, instead personalisation is the route to achieving more effective safeguarding. Personalisation makes people safer because they get a care plan according to their need. (The Care Act 2014) Every adult who has a care /support need is entitled to a safeguarding service. It doesn’t matter if the care plan is funded by the local council or is self funded. Advice and information should be made available to individuals funding their care and support themselves. (Age UK