Next week marks Carers Week, and so we are hosting another "Ask Me Anything" session in the hope we can help some of our carers on the Care Community. Our expert for this session is Alex Rook, Partner at Irwin Mitchell Solicitors.
The Care Act (which came into effect in April 2015) swept away almost all the previous law in relation to the way in which local authorities should assess and put in place a care plan for an adult with care needs.
The Act also introduced a whole new set of rights for carers, including the right to have their own assessment and to be entitled to support if they meet the national eligibility criteria.
But are these rights understood and being put into place by local authorities in a time of austerity? And how do you enforce these rights?
Alex will be able to discuss these and other issues, including the right to continuing healthcare support from the NHS and how to resolve best interest disputes if the adult with care needs lacks the capacity to make decisions about their care needs.
If you have a question, please feel free to submit this in advance either by email, direct message or replying to the post below. Alex will be live on the Care Community from 3-4pm BST on Thursday 14th June answering all of your questions.
See you then!
The Simplyhealth Team
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Currently my local authoritiey I think is not interpering changes law properly with relation to care act THINK social workers are set in the old ways of thinking.
I could be wrong but my interpretation with regard care act IS aids and services.
And if you question what broker’s do you get threatened with managing care budget yourself.
I must of mist that bit in care act 2014
Also what legal bases dose palative care hold and who wheels the power.
Not many people know who to complain to and WHIO are these people.
I for one don’t think they should hide in shadows of hospitals and should be available 24/7 as to my understanding dieing is not a 9 To 5 business.
Am all for inclusive sociarty where we are equal accountable YET dementia Alzheimer’s suffers get the ruff end of the stick when it comes to hospital care treatment.
Take for example the national lung cancer mesothelioma audit.
According to royal college of surgeons Dementia Alzheimer’s suffers regularly are not treated or accepted as suffering from asbestos mesothelioma given they are too ill to under go further test even tho it’s accepted images and current knowledge is acceptable in making diagnoses.
Is that not discrimination breach of there human rights
I am a full time Carer to my physically disabled and severely cognitively impaired husband. Aged 44 he had a very bad car accident which resulted in a stroke and brain injury. He never worked again.
My question to you is, what are my ALLOWABLE DEDUCTIONS off Carers Allowance if I work as a nurse in one shift per week in Scotland? I understand there is a ridiculously low earnings cap and I know I have to double contribute to a pension to allow half of that contribution. What I am not getting info on is what part of anything else is deductible viz. my nursing professional registration fees which are compulsory otherwise I can’t practice. Can these come off before my earnings are worked out? It is ridiculous- we are too young for pensions and I have to work to pay for extra heating and bills that my husband can needs and cannot work for. It’s so unfair. All I’m trying to do is keep myself sane and I want to work, but I’m not being helped by the giver to do just that! They’d rather I sit on my backside and claim Income Suppr5 which I’m sure part of the populous may enjoy but I do not.
I need help with this urgently please as we are moving back to Scotland and I want to apply for work now.
Carers are supposed to be protected under the care act 2014 in terms of safeguarding. It is supposed to trigger being looked at for instance to see if there is enough support to prevent them being harmed or doing harm.. Is there any actual statutory guidance or case law to really protect carers? I know there is guidance for the person being cared for. But no one really looks after the carer.
Carers more and more seem to be carrying the brunt of these austerity cuts, but little is being really done to care for carers. This means that more carers are likely to be at risk so being actually fairly treated under safeguarding rules is important.
Gill
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