Cabinet has agreed to the implementation of a new approach to day services for older people and disabled people based on the introduction of Self Directed Support through Personal Budgets.
Personal Budgets give people who are eligible for social services more choice and flexibility over the care they receive. The future of Day Services will be largely determined by the people who decide to use them through a personal budget. If there is enough demand to sustain a day service there will be the opportunity for it to continue in a similar form, provided by the staff themselves, the voluntary sector, or the independent sector.
It is proposed to roll out Personal Budgets to all people using day services between September and December 2011, ensuring that everybody receives a support plan, and a choice of either a direct cash payment or a managed care service arranged on their behalf. In every case the County Council Social Services department will take steps to ensure that people’s interests are safeguarded and protected. The CC will work with local user-led and voluntary groups to roll out this new initiative.
If you require any additional information about this new service, please contact me in the usual way.
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