What is the Care Act?
The Care Act 2014 modernises and consolidates the law on adult
care in England into one statute and has been described as the
biggest change to the law in 60 years, The legislation replaces
most current 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; the new obligations
on local authorities; and how local authorities should charge for
both residential care and community care.
The Care Act is mainly for adults in need of care and support,
and 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.
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Things your local authority should have told you about the care act.
- Last Updated : 29 October 2015
These key messages are a useful summary of the things you should
know about the care act and the responsibilities local authorities
have regarding; assessment, eligibility decisions, the definition
of and entitlement to Personal Budgets, and the c...
Purpose and nature of the assessment process
- Last Updated : 29 October 2015
The assessment is there to help you understand your needs
and the support you may get (where you can't do this the Local
Authority must point them out).
Last Updated : 29 October 2015. Page Author: Gaynor Cockayne.
