example of a support plan, leeds adult social care

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Support Plan

EXAMPLE

This is what the new Support Plan form will look like. During your training

you will look in detail at how to fill in each section this is just a basic

example.

Add the personsdetails in thissection.

Add the customersreference number here.

This could be theirESCR number.

Add the indicativebudget amount here(which you will haveused the RAS tool tocalculate, after fillingin the information

from the SDAQ).

How does the personwant to receive theirsocial care money?

Ask for the persons bank details.

This must be an account in thepersons name, specially set up fordirect payments not the personsnormal current account, or anaccount in the name of anotherfamily member.

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The information on this page should closely matchwhat was said in the self-directed assessment form.

SupportPlan/continued

Supporttomaintainpersonalhygieneandappearance

Supportwithroutinesofdailyliving

Supporttomaintainsafetyduringthedayandnight

Supporttomaintaininvolvementinthecommunity

Supporttopreparemealsandmaintainnutrition

Dont forget to includethe customersreference number on

every page.

CareAgency

worker

MondaytoFriday

Helpwash,dressand breakfast.Supportwithlunch.Undress

and

puttobed.

Yes

FredSmith

(son)

Weekend Support withpersonalcare and

meals. Helparoundthe house.

Takemeoutinthecommunity.

No

TomNg

(neighbour)Weekly Canhelpwith

gardenandgoes

toshops. Willprovideadditional

helpifFredcannotvisit.

No

PA 2daysperweek

Takemeouttopursueactivities

andhelpmecontinuetobe

involvedinthecommunity.

Yes

This bit is aboutwho is able tosupport the serviceuser this could befriends, family orpaid supportworkers.

The informationhere should matchup with what theperson has said

during theirassessment andwhat has beenrecorded in theirSDAQ.

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Lookbelowthesurfacetoclearlyidentifyapersons

genuine,eligibleneeds.Dontbeafraidto(politelyandsensitively)challengewhereyoubelievesomeoneschoices

areunrealistic.

These will reflectthe needs identifiedin the completedSDAQ.


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Gettingout, seeingmyfriendsandbeingpartofthecommunityar

eall

important.Familyisveryimportanttomeeventhoughthey have

hadto

moveaway.Myhealthisimportanttomeandthestrokemademe

think

againaboutwhatIeatandhowIlivemylife.IknowIneedtodo

more

exerciseandeathealthyfood.IthinkifIfelthappieraboutthin

gs

generallythenIwouldfeelmoremotivatedto dothat. Iwantto

feel

safe,independent,andbecomemoreactive.

MostofallIdont wantpeopletofeelsorry forme,ortofeelas

though

Ihavenothinglefttooffer.

Encourage the personto talk about what isimportant to them.What do they like?What kinds of thingshave they done in thepast? Who are theimportant people intheir life?

Ineedsupporttomaintainmydailyroutine,tokeepmehealthy,sa

fe

andwell. Ihavedevelopedagoodrelationshipwiththecarersfr

omthe

agencysoIwouldliketokeepthem. Ineedsupport togetoutan

dabout

andmaintaininvolvement.However,Idontwant togotoatradit

ional day

centrewhichIfindboring. IdratheruseaPAtotakemeoutan

ddothe

thingsIused todo,likegoingtothepaintingclass,bow

lsortosupport

metovisitfriendsandfamily. Mydaughter-in-lawFatimaispregnantand

Iwouldliketobe anactivepartofmy grandchildslife.

This question is more

about how the personwants their life to belike. What would theylike to change? Whatwould they do if theycould?

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Customers reference number


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The final question of this section looks at outcomes andhow the person plans to achieve them ...


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Now,telluswhatoutcomesyouhave

fromtheabove,andhowyou

willachievethem.

Getoutmore,

maintaininglinkswith

mycommunity

SupportfromanPAtwicea

weekandsomeextrahelp

fromFredatweekends

PA@8anhour,

8hoursperweek

=64aweek,

3328peryear

Supporttomaintain

personalhygieneand

appearance

Supporttoassistwith

mealpreparationand

maintainnutrition

Supportfromagencywith

wash,dressandbreakfast.

Mealssupportandundress

andputtobed

7.5hours

aweek@14=

105aweek,

5460peryear

Supporttomaintain

safetyduringdayandnight

CareRingandtelecare

personalpendantalarmand

fallsmonitor

Free

Supportfromsonand

neighbour

Free

Supportwithroutinesof

dailyliving

1. Looking back atquestions 4 and 5,work with theperson to identifyoutcomes that is,the things theywould like toachieve. These willnormally be things

to help themimprove their qualityof life, live moreindependently orkeep healthy, safeand well.

2.For each outcome, ask theperson how they plan to achieveit this might be through support

from another person, or use ofequipment, or some other way.


Lookbelowthesurfacetoclearlyidentifyapersons

genuine,eligibleneeds.Dontbeafraidto(politelyandsensitively)challengewhereyoubelievesomeoneschoicesare

unrealistic.

3. In this column, show whowill provide support and how

much it will cost.


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Questions 6 and 7 are about risks, decisions and choices.



Apersonalalarmwillhelpmefeelsaferinthehousealone,knowing

thatifIfell,Icouldcallsomeone. Afallsalarm

willraisehelpifIfall

inthehouseduringdayornight.

Supportof1careworkerwillensureIamsafew

henwashingand

dressing.SupportwithmealswillensureIhavea

goodbalanceddiet.

Smokedetectorswillraisealarmifthereisafire

inmyhome.

AtthemomentIamconfidentinmyabilitytoma

kechoicesand

decisions. MysonFred,andsometimesmydaugh

ter-in-law,Fatima,

helpmetakeanybigfinancialdecisions,butIam

confidentthatIcan

stillmakechoicesaboutmyownlife.AsIgetold

erIknowIwillrely

moreonFredandFatima,butIvaluetheirjudgment.

Ask the person whatrisks there might be inthe outcomes they haveidentified in their plan.How will they managethese risks? What arethe benefits in taking

these risks?

Does the person needany help makingdecisions? What kindof decisions do theyneed help with? Isthere anyone whohelps make decisionsnow? Will someonehelp in the future? Ifso, how does theperson feel about this?Will their views betaken into account?

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Ask the person how they will manage if something goes

wrong ...



If my PAisunabletovisit,mysonFredisusuallyable tocomeat

short

notice.Howeverhewill beworkingfull-timesoon. Luckilyhisjobi

s

flexible,butIwillrelymoreonTom,my neighbourandlong-time

family

friend. TomandhiswifeoftenhelpmeifFredisnotavailable. Ift

hings

wentseriouslywrongIknowIcouldcallonmydaughter-in-law.

If support is unavailable, itis important that theservice user has otherways to get support , evenat short notice. Check ifthere are other people whocan help, and people theycan contact in anemergency.

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This is where the person shows how they will spend their budget,

breaking down individual support costs. If there isnt enough

money for everything the person wants to do, help them identify

what is really important to achieve the outcomes that will keep

them healthy, safe and well.



PersonalAssistant

CareAgency

PA@8anhour,

8hoursperweek

7.5hoursper

week @14

33285460

8788peryear Add the overall costof the support planhere.

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Again,

rememberto

lookbelowthe

surfacetoclearly

identifyapersons

genuine,eligible

needs...

Remindtheserviceuserthat

theymightbeabletoaddtotheirbu

dgetthroughothersourcesoffundingandsupport,e.g.AccesstoWorkor

SupportingPeople.

List types of support here,along with the hoursrequired and the cost per

hour. Add the total at theend.


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Question 10 is for Adult Social Care use only. Indicate whether

the persons needs in areas such as physical and mental health,

personal care, family responsibilities etc. are low, moderate,

substantial or critical.



Tick/check the boxes asappropriate ...

If you answer YES toany of these questions

you must attach thesupporting paperworkas appropriate.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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Question 11 is for Adult Social Care use only. This is where you show

the full breakdown of the personal budget, and how the person

would like to receive it.


Include the personsdetails here ...

Does the serviceuser receive direct

payments or use apersonal budgetalready?

Add the dates asappropriate, andthe name of thesupport planauthoriser ...

Indicate thepersons preferredbudget optionhere...

Show the budgetbreakdown here ...

Here is theweekly amountthe customer willreceive.

Any additionalinformation youfeel is relevant?


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Question 12 is a summary of the approval process, showing the dates

the support plan was completed, agreed by the team manager,

considered by the gatekeeping panel and the outcome.

There is also space to include the date and outcome if the plan has

been sent to a specialist panel.


Fill in the dates asappropriate ...


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