Adult social care

The Care Act 2014 came into effect in April 2015 and replaced most previous law regarding carers and people being cared for.

It outlines:

• the way in which local authorities should carry out carer’s assessments and needs assessments
• how local authorities should determine who is eligible for support
• how local authorities should charge for both residential care and community care, and
• places new obligations on local authorities.

The Care Act is mainly for adults in need of care and support, along with their adult carers. There are some provisions for the transition of children in need of care and support, parent carers of children in need of care and support, and young carers. However, the main provisions for these groups (before transition) are in the Children and Families Act 2014.

Under a Section 75 agreement, Navigo have a responsibility to commission services under the Care Act for anyone who is in receipt of Navigo support under adult services — including carers, where a clear need has been identified to support their wellbeing.

Please note: service users accessing our memory service receive adult social care from Focus. For children and older people, the responsibility sits with children's and adult social care respectively.  Focus can be contacted on (01472) 256256 (option 2) or by accessing the LiveWell website.

The Care Act assessments will take place within 28 days of establishing an identified need by your care co-ordinator or key worker.

Once need is established, a discussion regarding financial implications will be had. Further information on this is available on the Focus Adult Social Work website.