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Assessment:

Process of making a judgement about something.

Advocacy:

Enablement of you to get support you require independent of the local council.

After-care:

Support that is provided in-house or in the community post-hospitalisation discharge.

Autism:

Mental condition characterised by difficulty of communication and relations with other people.

Benefits:

Financial aid provided due to situational impact on an individual’s health or other circumstances.

Behaviour Disorder:

Health conditions causing impact on behavioural actions socially and emotionally.

Care Plan:

A plan created after an assessment stating what your care needs are and how they will be met.

Carer:

A person whom provides unpaid support to another individual who is ill, disabled or struggling, thus would not manage without their aid.

Care Worker:

A person of whom is paid to support an individual who may be ill, disabled or struggling and would not be able to manage without his help.

Community Care Services:

Social care services that can help individuals live fully and independently rather than staying in a care home.

Care Act:

A UK Law passed in 2014 setting out the definition of care and carers entitlement from local councils.

Carer’s Allowance:

Weekly payment by the government to carers, dependent on hours of care, personal salary and the benefits you provide with your care to the cared for.

Carer’s Assessment:

Assessment of a carers needs by the local council. The needs assessed are of the carer themselves and not those separate to the needs of the person being cared for.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy:

Therapy form to help manage problems via a change in the way of thinking.

Confidentiality:

Keeping information regarding someone safe and private from others.

Consent:

Agreement of permission for someone to act.

Councillor:

A professional who is trained to listen and aid through problems or issues being faced and the emotions they evoke.

Direct Payment:

Money paid directly to yourself or paid out directly to someone else by you on a regular basis.

Degenerative Condition:

A condition that worsens over time.

Discharge (Hospital):

Hospital’s allowance of people to leave and return home.

Dementia:

A syndrome concerning an ongoing decline of brain functionality including memory loss, thinking speed, movement slowdown and language difficulties.

Developmental Disability:

A form of disability which affects development of a person’s brain, causing difficulties throughout their whole life.

Duty of Candour:

When a situation that has gone wrong concerning health or social care provided to you, the provider has a legal duty to be open and explain the situation to you.

Eligibility:

Determination of whether or not you meet criteria for certain services.

Formal Patient:

Someone who is held hospitalised and is not allowed to leave for the safety of themselves and others.

Frailty:

Condition of becoming more susceptible to illness or injury and difficulty recovering as you get older.

Gateway Worker:

A mental health worker who helps deal with problems like mild depression, anxiety or stress etc.

Home Care:

Care provided in your own home by a paid care worker to help with daily tasks. Also known as domiciliary care.

Handy Persons Service:

Local service offering aid with small, practical tasks at home.

Homeshare:

An arrangement of someone living with another person who required aid in their own home with minor tasks such as cleaning.

Independent Living:

Living in your own home independently with the level of assistance received being by choice.

Impairment:

A physical or mental issue that someone is born with.

Intermediate Care:

Care services aimed at keeping conditions stable and the cared for independent at home rather than progressively declining in condition until hospitalisation.

Joint Assessment:

Having an assessment of a carer and the cared for’s needs simultaneously.

Kindship Care:

Where a family member or friend cares for a child full time due to the parents not doing so.

Learning Disability:

Where a brain impairment causes difficulties in learning how to communicate, understand complex information or learn new skills.

Means-Tested Contribution:

Financial assessment of means to recognise level of contribution the council will provide in terms of benefits or other entitlements.

Named Social Worker:

A single social worker that is allocated to an individual as a point of contact.

Necessary Care:

Care/support provided by an unpaid carer to help the dependent do what they are unable to do independently.

Needs Assessment:

A consideration of what needs you have based on age, disability and illness and if they are being facilitated.

Neurotypical:

Description of an individual who has a brain which operates in a typical manner.

Next of Kin:

Your closest relative by marriage or blood.

Nominated Individual:

A person who leads a care service and ensures the services are safe and of a good quality, judged by the CQC.

Older People:

Those typically over the age of 50 to most institutions.

Personal Assistant:

Someone you choose to support you in the way you deem best.

Personal Budget:

Allocated means to pay for your care support as outlined by your assessment.

Preventative Services:

Services to prevent one or more serious issues developing from a currently not so problematic situation(s).

N/A

Respite Care:

A service to give carers a break by provision of short-term care for the dependent.

Review:

A re-assessment of your care needs to determine if your needs are successfully being met following initial assessment.

Rights:

What you are entitled to legally as a citizen.

Risk Assessments:

An assessment of your health, safety, wellbeing and ability to manage daily routine tasks.

Safeguarding:

Process of ensuring adults that are at risk are not being mistreated, abused or exploited.

Self-Assessment:

Assessment of one self in regards to your own circumstances and why you need support.

Signposting:

Recommendation of information you may find useful by us for you to explore.

Social Care:

Aid required such as personal care or practical assistance to live independently and comfortably.

Tertiary Care:

Specialist in health and care for the requiring specific issues. These forms of care often have equipment specific for the issue’s needs.

Transfer of Care:

When moving from one form of care area to another a transfer occurs.

Triage:

Process of assessment to decide if urgent medical attention is needed or how long such can be delayed.

Urgent Care Centre:

A centre for illness or injury staffed by nurses and GPs. An alternative to A&E services.

Voluntary Sector:

Organisations such as our own that are independent of government and local councils action.

Walk-in Centre:

A NHS centre accessible without an appointment to treat illness or injuries that are not serious enough to go to A&E.

Wellbeing:

Encapsulates your physical and mental health, control over daily life and relationships.

N/A

Young Carers:

A young person aged 18 or under that is a carer, aka looks after someone who depends on them for support.

Zero-Day Admission:

When you visit hospital but end up not needing to stay for a night or more.

N/A