The Care Act represents putting people and their carers in control of their care and support. The Act will put a limit on the amount anyone will have to pay towards the cost of their care.
What does The Care Act aim to Achieve?
- Clearer, fairer care and support
- Wellbeing – physical, mental and emotional – of both the person needing care and their carer
- Prevention and delay of the need for care and support
- People in control of their care
Most care providers are aware of the new law, but the majority do not fully understand the implications on their Organisation and care workers, nor the new duties and responsibilities for the local authority and the health & social care sectors across England.
A New Emphasis on Wellbeing
• The new statutory principle of individual wellbeing underpins the Act, and is the driving force behind care and support
Prevention
Local authorities (and their partners in health, housing, welfare and employment services) must now take steps to prevent, reduce or delay the need for care and support for all local people.
Integration
The Act includes a statutory requirement for local authorities to collaborate, cooperate and integrate with other public authorities e.g. 
health and housing. It also requires seamless transitions for young people moving to adult social care services.
Why Should You
Care About It?
If you do not understand the new Act and the implications upon care providers and carers, you would not be compliant with CQC requirements and could have your Organisation removed from their Approved Providers register.
Careshield have produced a free eBook, The Definitive Guide to The Care Act which has been updated to include the 2016 amendments. This 16 page guide will give you an overview of The Care Act and how it affects you and the people that are receiving care. You can also purchase the complete online course here
The Care Act represents the most significant reform of care and support in more than 60 years, putting people and their carers in control of their care and support. For the first time, the Act will put a limit on the amount anyone will have to pay towards the cost of their care.
And, crucially, the Act delivers key elements of the government’s response to the Francis Inquiry into the awful events at Mid Staffordshire hospital, increasing transparency and openness and helping drive up the quality of care across the system.
