The Care Act & Safeguarding Sarah Davis CIH May 2015 Learn with us. Improve with us. Influence with us | www.cih.org
Care Act 2014 Aims: • Single framework for planning, funding and providing care & support • Transparency on what to expect and what to pay • Promote prevention – reduce/ delay • Services built around individual’s wellbeing • Carer’s right to assessment • Integration of health & care • SABs statutory basis 2 Learn with us. Improve with us. Influence with us | www.cih.org
Important for housing? • Beneficiary of many housing & support services – care and particularly health • Key partner to deliver shift from acute to community based and preventative services • Shared residents/ clients/ patients • Increasing numbers of adults at risk in general needs housing • Cross cutting agendas – housing’s role in ASB, harassment, domestic abuse, tenancy sustainment, etc. 3 Learn with us. Improve with us. Influence with us | www.cih.org
Expectations of housing • Opportunities for better working and integration • Expectations on your role as a partner • Duty for local housing authorities • Population and individual based strategic approaches to services At a glance: • Wellbeing – suitable accommodation • Housing = ‘health related provision’ • Housing mentioned >150 times in guidance 4 Learn with us. Improve with us. Influence with us | www.cih.org
Wellbeing Section 1 (1) …the local authority has a general duty to promote and individual’s wellbeing A broad concept that includes: • Suitability of accommodation • Social and economic wellbeing • Physical and mental health and emotional wellbeing Meeting needs, not fitting people to services Hsg mgt: e.g. sensitivity of allocations, neighbourhoods and ASB 5 Learn with us. Improve with us. Influence with us | www.cih.org
Prevent, reduce, delay Section 2 – preventing, reducing or delaying needs for care and support • Role of universal and support services: supporting safer neighbourhoods; promoting healthy & active lifestyles; reduce isolation • Understanding and planning for current and future needs (assessment process) 6 Learn with us. Improve with us. Influence with us | www.cih.org
I & A/ Integration Section 4 • Section 3 • I&A on care and support • Integration with health and health-related • Not a narrow focus on services, including C&S housing - 3 (5) • ASB services, • Across other duties in handypersons, home act. improvements, housing options 7 Learn with us. Improve with us. Influence with us | www.cih.org
Safeguarding in the act Sections 42-47 • Sets Safeguarding Adult boards on statutory footing • Relevant partners: LA, police, probation and health • Required to set out strategic plan annually and report progress • Undertake Safeguarding Adult Reviews • Can ask others to undertake enquiries (housing support officers?) 8 Learn with us. Improve with us. Influence with us | www.cih.org
Safeguarding 6 principles: Empowerment Prevention Proportionality Protection Partnership Accountability 9 Learn with us. Improve with us. Influence with us | www.cih.org
Safeguarding Expectations of those in contact with adults at risk: Clear operational policies and procedures reflecting/ in consultation with SAB’s framework • Id adults with care and support needs • Recognise risk, & signs/ symptoms of abuse • Routes for referral (internal and external) • Protection for whistleblowers • Working within and to regulatory framework • Working to agreed operational guidelines 10 Learn with us. Improve with us. Influence with us | www.cih.org
Some ‘what to dos’ • Map out SABs , relevant contacts & partnerships – make sector accessible, find best way to engage locally • Shared protocols on information sharing and referral processes – do you have these already? • Clear policies and procedures – links btwn safeguarding, ASB, DV, harassment • Senior management and board champions • Regular training (across partners) for staff & contractors • Knowing your data, emerging issues, risks • Robust procedures for recording concerns, decisions, actions, and monitoring progress – case mgt principles • Close the feedback loop – review action and learn/ continuous improvement 11 Learn with us. Improve with us. Influence with us | www.cih.org
Some more ‘what to dos’ Awareness raising with residents/ training Customer profiling - Identify people • With care & support needs (whether or not LA meeting those needs) • Experiencing or at risk of abuse or neglect • Unable to protect self from abuse / neglect (or risk of) as a result of those care & support needs Risk can arise at any time: • Tenancy sign up • Tenancy reviews • Housing management issues/ arrears • Potential trigger points 12 Learn with us. Improve with us. Influence with us | www.cih.org
Stat partners • Recognise / respect role of housing in safeguarding • Involve housing in shaping strategy, policies and protocols • Develop multi agency training • Develop clear processes: to raise and escalate concerns, how to intervene at early stages, where to go and when if not safeguarding? • SCIE guidance for partners 13 Learn with us. Improve with us. Influence with us | www.cih.org
Resources • CIH how to promote • Housing and good adult safeguarding safeguarding adults practice alliance – checklists, examples, influencing. • SCIE: adult safeguarding for housing 14 Learn with us. Improve with us. Influence with us | www.cih.org
Sarah.davis@cih.org 02476 851793 @sarahdavisCIH www.cih.org 15 Learn with us. Improve with us. Influence with us | www.cih.org
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