Self-directed Support

1. Self-directed Support

2. It is a new model of providing social care. • It places the individual at heart of planning for their future instead of the current ‘service led approach’. • It improves the lives of individuals by offering them greater choice and control.

3. Outcome based assessment – what an individual can do as well as what they need support with • Individual owns their support plan • Support planning options include help from, friends, family, care manager and independent brokerage services. • Care managers will work with the individual to agree their plan, ensuring that what is being proposed is safe and meets their outcomes.

4. Individual can choose how they want to manage their personal budget • Direct Payment • Care commissioned by HCC • Combination of both of the above • Individual works with Care Manager to review how well their support plan is working and to identify any necessary changes

5. How SDS supports the service user • Supported Self Assessment • Outcomes are Identified • Indicative Budget is set • Creating the support plan • Personal Budget is agreed • Support is put in place • Check it is working

6. What do we want to achieve? • The implementation of Self-directed Support throughout Hampshire as the basis of our service delivery for persons with eligible needs. • To embed SDS as part of the wider personalisation programme, and ensure that its processes and philosophy are built in to the total change.

7. SDS has now been implemented across Hampshire county within the Older Persons, Physical Disabilities and Learning Disabilities care management teams • Since April 2010, 1705 (313 LD) people have received an SDS Assessment, with 866 (54 LD) now living their lives with their own support plan in place.

8. Next steps • 2010/2011 • Introducing SDS to all social care teams in; • Mental Health • Hospitals • Crisis Response • Occupational therapy • Sensory