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Maximising capacity to make financial decisions
- Authors:
- SUTO W.M.I., CLARE I.C.H., HOLLAND A.J.
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 10(3), July 2005, pp.4-11.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This paper provides some guidance on how recent research into decision-making capacity can be used in clinical practice to maximise financial independence among adults with learning disabilities. Its key messages are (i) that capacity is changeable rather than fixed and static, and (ii) that an assessment of capacity is just a starting point for identifying and enhancing a person's strengths and addressing weaknesses. This first half of this paper contains and overview of some recent developments in social policy, capacity legislation and research. In the second half, a case study is discussed. It outlines some potential interventions for maximising financial capacity in different ways, as well as identifying some broad strategies for addressing difficulties in decision-making.
Ordinary living twenty years on
- Author:
- GAULT Brian
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 14(2), October 2000, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Looks at social policy and services for people with learning difficulties in Sweden.
Putting the right people back 'In Control'
- Author:
- BLOOM Estelle
- Journal article citation:
- Viewpoint, March 2005, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Mencap/Gateway
Reports on 'In Control', a project led by Mencap which aims to put people with a learning disability in control of their own lives through the power of self-directed support. The initiative aims to empower people with learning disabilities to personalise their own support and put them in charge of their finances. The project is being tested in six areas across England.
Improving outcomes, enhancing care: assistive technologies and the case for a sector deal for the learning disability sector
- Authors:
- Hft, TUNSTALL
- Publisher:
- Hft
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 40
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
This report outlines the key arguments for a Sector Deal for the adult learning disability sector to realise the full potential of technology, boost investment and transform the way care is delivered. It highlights the challenges faced by a social care sector in financial crisis at a time when demand is growing. It argues that closer collaboration between assistive technology companies and social care providers would promote investment and innovation in the learning disability sector through increasing and novel use of assistive technologies. The report includes individual case studies to show how assistive technology can make a positive difference to people with learning disabilities living in a variety of living environments. Through managing risks such as fires or falling, aiding communication and helping to deliver greater privacy or dignity, technology can enable people to have more control over the way they live. Technology can also enable services to adopt a more assets and strengths-based approach. (Edited publisher abstract)
Independent living for disabled people
- Author:
- ASPIS Simone
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 8(4), December 2005, pp.34-36.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The Government’s 2005 Green paper on Adult Social Care put forward a vision of ‘independence, well-being and choice’. While the notion of independent living was central to the vision and to the substantive policy proposals presented in the Green Paper, there was no definition of what ‘independent living’ actually means. The British Council of Disabled People (BCDP) supports many of the ideas in the Green Paper, such as the proposed introduction of individualised budgets. It also has concerns about the continuing lack of basic rights to receive support and to live independently in one’s own home, and about the way in which the new vision will be financed and implemented. This article looks at some of the concerns of the BCDP.
Personalised budgets greeted as a leap forward in disability rights
- Author:
- TAYLOR Amy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.01.05, 2005, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A pilot to increase service users' say over how their needs are met has been welcomed. The new system will enable people with physical disabilities, learning difficulties to have more say over how money spent on services for them would be used through 'individual budgets'. Looks at how this will change the nature of social work and commissioning.
Where's the pot?
- Author:
- SALE Annabel Unity
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 13.11.03, 2003, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at how the government's funding for supported housing policy, Supporting People, has run into trouble. Costs have spiralled and now a review has been commissioned.
Budget cuts deflate enthusiasm for new supported housing scheme
- Author:
- HUNTER Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.3.03, 2003, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at how local councils are now being asked to cut costs in Supporting People projects, despite government guarantees that funding would be met in full.
Selecting personal care assistance: what you need to know
- Authors:
- RUCKER Lyn, NIELD Gary
- Publisher:
- National Development Team
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 52p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Practical guide for people with disabilities, outlining how to select a personal assistant. Contains information on: direct payments; independent living funds; access to work; needs and preferences; personal assistance profile; recruiting and assistant; selecting an assistant (including application forms, screening, and interviewing); and hiring and the first day.
Financial costs and benefits of two supported employment agencies in Wales
- Authors:
- BEYER Stephen, KILSBY Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 11(4), 1998, pp.303-319.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The costs and financial benefits accruing from two employment agencies were analysed over the two years of their operation. The analysis determined the net costs for society as a whole, the taxpayer and the supported employees, when reductions in welfare benefit payments and costs to previous day services, and increases in tax were taken into account. The results indicated that supported workers generally benefited financially as a result of their uptake of paid work but that costs outstripped financial benefits for the taxpayer and society as a whole. The results also indicated that the cost-benefit performance of the two agencies was improving over time, suggesting that the financial benefits of providing the service could ultimately outweigh the costs involved.