Early Help and Help Team
The Early Help and Help Team is part of the Community Wellbeing and Independence Service. Team members carry out a range of functions, including the following:
- Screening all new Adult Social Care referrals and safeguarding concerns;
- Undertaking safety planning in response to safeguarding referrals that are BRAG-rated as urgent;
- Carrying out social care needs assessments in response to referrals that are BRAG-rated as requiring an urgent response;
- Transferring non-urgent (or specialist) referrals to appropriate teams elsewhere in Adult Social Care;
- Completing Wellbeing Plans with residents with emerging needs who are not yet eligible under the Care Act;
- Providing a range of information, advice, guidance and other short term intervention (including equipment) to maximise independence and promote wellbeing.
Early Help and Help Team Contents
Establishing Needs
- Introduction, Legal Requirements and Tools
- Preparing to Establish Needs
- The Skilled Conversation
- Agreeing Needs, Making a Formal Record and Next Steps
Establishing Likely Eligibility for a Disabled Facilities Grant
Understanding and Applying Care Act Eligibility Criteria
Ordinary Residence, Financial Assessment and the Wellbeing Plan
Care and Support Planning
- Setting an Indicative Budget
- Care and Support Planning
- Signing Off a Care and Support Plan and Agreeing a Final Budget
- Arranging Support and Services
Equipment
Monitoring and Reviewing Equipment
Reviewing Other Support and Services
- Legal Requirements of a Care and Support Plan Review and Tools
- Preparing to Carry out a Care and Support Plan Review
- The Full Review Conversation
- The Light Touch Review Conversation
- Deciding the Outcome of a Care and Support Plan Review and Making a Formal Record
- Actions Following a Care and Support Plan Review
- Monitoring Urgent or Interim Support and Services
